Word rich teaching to close the vocabulary gap

Did you know that lack of appropriate vocabulary is the single biggest cause of academic underachievement? Experts suggest that pupils need  a ‘word hoard of 50,000 words in order to thrive academically *. This course will  provide busy teachers with a range of innovative strategies for keeping vocabulary at the heart of learning.

Find out how to:

  • Create ‘word rich’ classrooms
  • Get pupils excited about oracy
  • Help pupils deal with difficult vocabulary including examination terminology
  • Develop extended pupil responses and reasoning skills
  • Build pupils’ confidence

*Source: Alex Quigley ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’

This online course is 3 hours long and is available to book for individual teachers at a cost of £145 (+vat) per delegate.

The next available date for this course is Tuesday 24th May 2022 (9.30am – 12.30pm)

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