Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Ros Wilson Ed. Expertise and experience in primary education ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.roswilsoned.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Creative Language for Pupils with ESL](https://www.roswilsoned.com/creative-language-for-pupils-with-esl/) - I was so pleased to be invited by Famida Choudhary to speak on the Teachers’ Talk Radio podcast for the UAE last Saturday. - [The Gift of the Gab](https://www.roswilsoned.com/the-gift-of-the-gab/) - Yes – it’s true! I love to talk. - [Oracy? It's All Greek to Me](https://www.roswilsoned.com/oracy-its-all-greek-to-me/) - I am loving the work on oracy that has come my way since the rebirth in education of this amazing and powerful skill. - [What are the Codes of Restricted and Elaborated Speech?](https://www.roswilsoned.com/what-are-the-codes-of-restricted-and-elaborated-speech/) - Codes of speech are the many different styles and forms of speech that people from around the English-speaking world use naturally and intuitively – or may be taught. - [Reflections on the Oracy Education Commission Report](https://www.roswilsoned.com/reflections-on-the-oracy-education-commission-report/) - The Oracy Education Commission Report was released on Tuesday 8th October to a wide and eagerly awaiting audience. - [The Birth of a New Book](https://www.roswilsoned.com/the-birth-of-a-new-book/) - It really is like a birthday when the first copies of your new book arrive! On August 29th we celebrated a birthday – in a very large cardboard box. - [Oracy: Is that All it Is?](https://www.roswilsoned.com/oracy-is-that-all-it-is/) - For those of us who were teaching in state school classrooms in 1989 and beyond, the introduction of the original National Curriculum for England came as a total shock... - [Oracy in Practice](https://www.roswilsoned.com/oracy-in-practice/) - Currently, I am working with a school very close to my heart on the development of oracy... - [Oracy Is Not Just Speaking and Listening](https://www.roswilsoned.com/oracy-is-not-just-speaking-and-listening/) - I visit schools who are doing ‘oracy’ and I see speaking and listening! - [School Speak Oracy](https://www.roswilsoned.com/school-speak-oracy/) - I was sent a link to an ongoing discussion on Twitter about the ethics of teaching children who do not speak in Standard English to do so. There are clearly many people who feel great sensitivity around this area – and that is totally understandable. - [Home Schooling Advice for Parents and Teachers](https://www.roswilsoned.com/hello-world/) - [It's Just a Journey](https://www.roswilsoned.com/its-just-a-journey/) - A thoughtful blog on Ros' experience developing curriculums to meet schools' and pupils' needs. - [Stamina with Style](https://www.roswilsoned.com/stamina-with-style/) - Building stamina with style is very achievable - it is about expectation. - [Filmclasspod](https://www.roswilsoned.com/filmclasspod/) - Recently, I was privileged to record a podcast with Shain and Sean for @filmclasspod. - [International Women's Day](https://www.roswilsoned.com/international-womens-day/) - I lay in bed and listened to the 24-hour news. A young lady kidnapped, abused and murdered by a policeman. Women saying they are afraid to walk our streets at night. - [Teacher Wellbeing](https://www.roswilsoned.com/teacher-wellbeing/) - Recently I read an excellent Q&A session published by TeachCare. It led to my getting involved in a brief discussion on Twitter... - [Technical Grammar in Primary](https://www.roswilsoned.com/technical-grammar-in-primary/) - I recently started a Twitter debate about the merits and disadvantages of the formal teaching of technical terminology for grammar. - [Reflections on It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher](https://www.roswilsoned.com/reflections-on-it-takes-5-years-to-become-a-teacher/) - It is now 4 years since we published ‘It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher’, and it is gratifying how popular this little book has become. - [Top Tips for Teaching Suave Words](https://www.roswilsoned.com/top-teaching-tips-for-suave-words/) - As so often happens, the more I watch children at work in the classroom, the more examples and ideas for additional support spring to mind... - [Be Word Wise](https://www.roswilsoned.com/be-word-wise/) - Since 1997, I have actively promoted the pro-active teaching of ambitious vocabulary in both primary and secondary schools... - [A Ray of Hope](https://www.roswilsoned.com/a-ray-of-hope/) - What a year! Schools and teachers everywhere have done such a great job in the face of so many repeated crises... - [Be the Teacher](https://www.roswilsoned.com/be-the-teacher/) - ‘Be the Teacher’ is a simple, fun and effective way for children to achieve multiple exposures / opportunities to embed new language features or correct use of English... - [Vocabulary - Research and Practice](https://www.roswilsoned.com/vocabulary-research-and-practice/) - A well-respected English Consultant – whom I hold in high regard – posted a Twitter link to extremely current research on teaching new vocabulary... - [Be the Speaker](https://www.roswilsoned.com/be-the-speaker-blog/) - Talk:Write embraces public speaking, making it accessible to all so that every child may learn to speak clearly and confidently. - [Don't Dis Ma Dialect](https://www.roswilsoned.com/dont-dis-ma-dialect/) - What fun we are having with dialects! It started as part of writing our new resource Talk:Write, aimed at improving children’s speech and writing through talk. - [Chapter 1 of It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher](https://www.roswilsoned.com/chapter-1-of-it-takes-5-years-to-become-a-teacher/) - Times have changed so much over the years. When I started teaching in 1965, there was no help at all. - [The Launch of It Takes 5 Years...](https://www.roswilsoned.com/the-launch-of-it-takes-5-years/) - What a happy day Saturday 24th October 2020 was! That was the day we held a virtual launch of #ItTakes5Years… - [It Takes 5 Years...](https://www.roswilsoned.com/it-takes-5-years/) - Find out how and why It Takes 5 Years to Become a Teacher came to be. - [Scottish Exam Results](https://www.roswilsoned.com/scottish-exam-results/) - A blog on the disaster of exam results in Scotland - [Myrtle Marple](https://www.roswilsoned.com/myrtle-marple/) - Find out why Myrtle Marple is my favourite character. - [A Nerve Wracking Week](https://www.roswilsoned.com/a-nerve-wracking-week/) - The publication of my 1st 2 books for entertainment. - [#ThankATeacher](https://www.roswilsoned.com/thankateacher-day/) - Ros says a heartfelt thank you to all teachers and support staff. - [Reflections](https://www.roswilsoned.com/reflections/) - A thoughtful blog on Ros' experience developing curriculums to meet schools' and pupils' needs. - [Curriculum Issues and Challenges](https://www.roswilsoned.com/curriculum-issues-and-challenges/) - A thoughtful blog on Ros' experience developing curriculums to meet schools' and pupils' needs. ## Pages - [Home Page NEW](https://www.roswilsoned.com/) - Talk, Oracy, Writing, Vocabulary. 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