Feb 23
Can’t switch users easily for the photos but choosing ‘everyone’ and using a unique tag like BetterReadingPartners seems to work.
Not sure why the words on the second line of this post are oddly spaced…
Feb 20
BRP - parents page
I’ve just used a fact sheet that I made a couple of years ago as the basis of this new page. I’m going to invite someone who has been a parent of a child on the programme to have a look at the page tomorrow and see if she’d like to add anything.
BRP year 5 & 6 contributions- children want a voice!
So there I was merrily adding stuff to the wiki today when an ex-Better Reader looked over my shoulder and said:
“When are you going to ask us to add what we thought of it Miss?”
A very good question! So I thought I’d take a couple of groups from Years 5 & 6 on the wiki over the next few days and get them to add their thoughts. Children in my current (soon to be ex) school are used to being asked for their thoughts about their learning, especially by me! It’s been part of my role as research assistant for the last 3 years to make sure that children’s voices are heard so why stop now?
Choosing Books
I’ve added some advice and explanation to this page today as well.
Mailing list progress
I’ve been collecting e-mail addresses and asking if people want to get involved and the response has been quite positive in school. I’m still not sure if it should be a Google group or something owned by usefulwiki. We need to decide soon!
So all in all a good day 
Feb 03
Hi, I’m Linda and I’m going to be looking after much of the content at usefulwiki. I’m starting by adding a bit of what I’ve learned over the last 4 years of using a ‘real books’ scheme called Better Reading Partners.
A ten week intervention programme to improve the reading skills of children reading just below average. It works best for children whose reading age is about a year below their chronological age. These are often children who have some grasp of the mechanics of reading but have not ‘taken off’ as independent readers.
Find out more on the FAQ