A practical guide and recommended resources for teacher aides and learning support staff on everyday reading and writing strategies that help struggling readers build up their skills and reading confidence.
Dr Helen Walls reflects on her latest release with Dr Christine Braid and unpacks her top six research-backed reading strategies from How to Teach Reading – the latest title in their How to Teach collection.
Helen Walls explores her four-book writing intervention, offering practical, research-based tools to help teachers rebuild writing foundations and boost student confidence.
Discover how interest-based writing can re-engage reluctant writers in your English classroom. Inspire creativity, confidence and joy, and see your students fall in love with writing again.
Discover how the How to Teach Writing, Spelling and Grammar course helps teachers build confidence, align practice and boost student success through structured literacy.
Get to know author and literacy expert, Helen Walls, who answered a few of our questions about reading, writing, and teaching.
In her latest blog, teaching expert, Dr Helen Walls emphasizes the importance of foundational writing skills. Foundational writing skills are essential for student progress. Discover why spelling, handwriting, and sentence writing are critical and how to support struggling writers in your classroom.
Writing is not just a skill; it’s a way for children to make sense of their world. Learners who struggle with writing may feel disempowered,
Author Helen Walls discusses the benefits of learning to write, reevaluates current teaching approaches and uses research to identify methods that better serve students.