In this episode, host Alex Quigley and the EEF’s Literacy Specialist, Chloe Butlin, discuss the importance of subject-specific talk across the curriculum. They are joined by experts and practitioners from different phases and subject areas:
 


Shareen Wilkinson (Education Adviser and Author, and Executive Director of Education, LEO Academy Trust) X: @ShareenAdvice BlueSky: @mrswilkinson.bsky.social LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shareen-wilkinson


Alex Fairlamb (Assistant Principal (Teaching & Learning) at Kings Priory School, and WAT T&L Network Lead)  X: @lamb_heart_tea BlueSky: @lambhearttea.bsky.social  Website: alexfairlamb.com

Rachel Dixon (Curriculum Area Leader for Science, Oldham Sixth Form College) @pinnacleLTRS ,  https://www.linkedin.com/company/oldham-sixth-form-college/

 
Further resources


EEF, Improving Literacy in Key Stage 2 Guidance Report (November 2021)
EEF, Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools Guidance Report (July 2019)
EEF blog, What does the evidence base tell us about effective oral language practice?
EEF blog, From talk to text: integrating oral language within writing instruction
EEF blog, Building strong readers: why oral language is the foundation of the reading house



 

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