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Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

09.13.16 Helen Howell Shares Embedded Nonfiction Ideas for Macbeth

Helen Howell is English AST and Lead Teacher for Literacy at The Radclyffe School in Oldham, Manchester, UK, where the school has recently moved from Ofsted’s ‘requires improvement’ rating to ‘outstanding’ and enjoyed their best ever English results in 2016.  As a result of their recent focus on using academic language, building oracy and grammar skills…