Working with English Teachers

The start to the new term has been extremely busy. Having identified 20 English teachers for P4 and P5 in my 12 focus schools, I trained them for two days on the use of Phonics and Comprehension activities in the classroom. The training went very well and the participants were  enthusiastic about the new methodologies. We spent time in classrooms so that the teachers could try out the activities, which gave them the opportunity to highlight any difficulties. I then spent the past 2 weeks visiting all my teachers in schools, where I observed them teaching a lesson and trying out the activities we had looked at together. The results were great and I was incredibly impressed with how quickly they had mastered the activities and how positive they seemed about using them every day in English lessons.