We hope you enjoy using these dialects with your children. We are very grateful to everyone on Twitter who engaged with this fun activity and provided so many versions of each word. The words included in these resources are only a selection.
You might find that a word from your area isn’t exactly as you would say it. Dialects vary hugely so we don’t expect these selections are totally accurate for everyone. The locations listed aren’t exhaustive. A word listed from a location maybe used in many other places too.
Chapter 1 of It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher
Read the first chapter, covering Ros’s first experiences of being a teacher in the 1960s, of It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher.
It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher
This book will show you why it takes five years to truly feel comfortable as a confident teacher. It will provide reassurance, advice and support for educators in their early careers and beyond.