The next Cracking the ABC Code podcast discusses how teachers can use poetry to provide intentional scaffolding to help develop students’ writing. Reference Kerbs, M., McQueston, J., &Lawrance, L. (2024). Playing with words: Scaffolding writing through poetry. The Reading Teacher, … Continued
The ‘wh’ letter combination can be pronounced /w/ with the ‘h’ not pronounced (e.g., white). It can be pronounced /h/ with the ‘w’ not pronounced (e.g., who) and in some dialects of English it is pronounced /hw/. The placement of … Continued
Metacognition is made up of two processes – monitoring and control. As Son (2025) notes, learning involves both of these processes. Accurate reflections are more likely to lead to appropriate behaviours, although this is not always guaranteed. If you know … Continued
Two truths and a lie is a commonly used ice breaker, in which everyone says two truths and a lie about themselves and the other people guess which is the lie. The following is a modification of an idea suggested … Continued