Learning Leaps in Literacy! Where’s the Fun Gone?
by Mark RobsonIs there a magic wand we authors can wave that will instantly engage young people and make them want to read and write? I think the simple answer to that is no. However, I do sometimes sit with my head in my hands and wonder what on earth possesses those who devise the English syllabus [...]
Very Able Writers!
by Mark RobsonI’ve just got back from my first two ‘Able Writers’ days. This is a scheme run by Authors Abroad, who arrange to gather together groups of the very best young writers from several schools into a host school and give them a whole day of workshops with a professional writer. It was an eye-opener, I [...]
Another year, another KLQ begins!
by Mark RobsonMy association with the Kid’s Lit Quiz has been a long one, but yesterday marked a milestone – the furthest I’d ever travelled to attend a regional heat. Trevor and Diane, the local coordinators for the quiz, had collared me at the UK Final last year and coerced me into making the trek and I’m [...]
Mark’s & Sparkes’ Success!
by Mark RobsonWhat a great day we had in the Daventry Barcelo Hotel yesterday! Lots of laughs with a super group of teachers, librarians and literacy coordinators. Ali Sparkes and I led a series of creative writing workshops that were designed to equip teachers with lots of fun ideas to take back into their classrooms. The overwhelming [...]
