Literacy Blog
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What is literacy and why does it matter? A guide for parents

Schools often emphasise the importance of literacy in their communication with parents. It’s regarded as a vital life skill – but what exactly does ‘literacy’ mean, why is it important and how can families support the development of their child’s literacy skills? Find out in this guide.

Praise, encourage, intervene: 3 ways to motivate students on Bedrock

How to improve literacy in Key Stage 2: embedding EEF guidance

Engaging students, parents and teachers: tips from Bedrock school leaders

How to improve literacy at your school

3 ways to make knowledge visible in your classroom

How well does your school teach vocabulary? 8 key questions

Rosenshine's 10 Principles of Instruction: Bedrock's approach to evidence-informed teaching

With the current drive towards evidence-informed teaching, there’s a wealth of pedagogical research available; however, translating it into the classroom can be a struggle. At Bedrock, we’ve based our online curriculum’s unique learning process on extensive academic research into both teaching and vocabulary instruction best practice.

Improving learners' outcomes: tips from experienced literacy leads

Reading complex academic texts: Miss Ashton reflects

3 strategies for teaching Tier 3 vocabulary

Improve whole-school literacy with these tips to teach subject-specific terminology across the curriculum.

21 fun ways to improve your child's vocabulary