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Alex Quigley
@AlexJQuigley
Education, education, education. Making a difference through literacy, teaching, and using evidence, turns my page. Website: alexquigley.co.uk
York, England
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    Alex Quigley
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    Mar 22
    It’s nearly here… In just over a month, my new book - ‘Literacy Essentials for Every Teacher’ is released. I aim to distil the essential knowledge and practical approaches for reading, writing, talk and vocabulary, and more. Pre-order here: amzn.eu/d/09rHoSlG
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    Alex Quigley
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    Jun 19, 2020
    The obsession with 'live' lessons is a red herring. There'is no evidence live lessons are better than recorded (bit.ly/3ddiXch). Indeed, recorded can be more flexible & used again; feedback more personalised etc. The notion live lessons replicate the classroom is false.
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    Alex Quigley
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    Jul 17, 2022
    *THREAD on Working Memory* Understanding ‘working memory’ is a valuable concept for teachers (& more) to inform them about how children learn. Put very simply, it’s the ability to retain things in your head at once. This thread shares some useful & free sources & resources... /1
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    Alex Quigley
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    Apr 8, 2020
    *FREE RESOURCES* As ‘Closing the Reading Gap’ has now been released, I‘m pleased to share free support resources for teachers & schools. Find them here: bit.ly/3aSj0d5. Grab a book copy from Amazon (amzn.to/2URKyKb) or Routledge (bit.ly/3aTLser)
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    Alex Quigley
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    Jan 7, 2023
    *** '7 Helpful Vocabulary Websites' *** 🧵 1. Rewordify.com. This tool has lots of uses: 'reword' texts; identify complex Tier 2 vocab; create glossaries; learn new vocab, and more. rewordify.com /1
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    Alex Quigley
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    Dec 17, 2019
    To say I’m excited would be a mild understatement...the book cover for ‘Closing the Reading Gap’ has landed!
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    Alex Quigley
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    Nov 20, 2022
    Useful research paper on ‘What should teachers know about spelling?’ It turns out, quite a lot. But too few teachers feel prepared with such understanding along with practical strategies. foundationforlearningandliteracy.info/wp-content/upl…
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    Alex Quigley
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    Apr 6, 2020
    This is my most exciting lunchtime in ages! Look what arrived...
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    Alex Quigley
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    May 22, 2022
    *** RESOURCES THREAD *** If you’re interested in the teaching of writing, there are 5 free resources to go alongside the publication of my new book, ‘Closing the Writing Gap’ 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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    Alex Quigley
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    Mar 11, 2018
    Uncomfortable truth: to really address teacher workload issues you simply have to look at contact time/PPA. But if you reduce contact time/increase PPA you need many more teachers teaching...during a worsening recruitment crisis. And you need lots of money to pay for both.
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    Alex Quigley
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    Jun 3, 2023
    *** 'The Grammar Gap' *** "Almost universally, teachers lack confidence in teaching grammar... With a little support, we could improve annotations in art, essays in history, arguments in RE, experiment write-ups in science, and much more." theconfidentteacher.com/2022/05/the-gr…
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    Alex Quigley
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    Apr 12, 2021
    My quote of the week from @jon_severs' TES editorial: "Teachers can barely find time to go for a wee or eat lunch, let alone drill down into the intricacies of cognitive load theory. So where in a school timetable is the protected time for learning to occur?"
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    Alex Quigley
    @AlexJQuigley
    May 13, 2022
    🚨BOOK GIVEAWAY🚨 ‘Closing the Writing Gap’ is officially published next Tues (17th May) by @RoutledgeEd. As a result, I’m delighted to announce I’m giving away three signed copies. Simply RETWEET this tweet for a chance to win! 3 winners to be announced on Tuesday.
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    Alex Quigley
    @AlexJQuigley
    Dec 16, 2021
    🎄 *XMAS BOOK GIVEAWAY* 🎄 I’m giving away three pairs of ‘Closing the Reading Gap’ & ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’ for Xmas. Simply RETWEET to have a chance of picking up a pair of signed books. (Draw on Monday 20th December)
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