Category: Read better

How Can I Get Better At Teaching? 5 Ebooks For Your Teaching Journey

Feb 5, 2021

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Executive Education, Export Education, Improve teaching practice, Indigenous education, inform teaching, International education, Lean education, make better, Read better, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, You can teach better

If you want to get better at teaching, regardless of your role, here are 5 eBooks that are easy to understand and that will help you in your journey.
New Fiction: Te Kererū, Book 2 – Shaking the Nest is out…!

Jul 2, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in New Zealand Context, Amazon Book, Fiction, gumroad, how, How do I, How do I get started, How do you, How to, How to improve, New Zealand, NZ, NZ Context, NZ made, Read, Read better, Reading, Science Fiction, self-publishing, SG SMITH, Speculative Fiction, Susan Smith, What shall I read, Write, Writing

Are you looking for some new fiction to read? Wanna read some new New Zealand Literature? Check out Te Kererū by SG Smith After much editing, Book 2 in SG Smith’s Te Kererū series is finally out…! This is the second instalment and it’s about another 100 pages with more of Kate’s adventures. If you…
What should I read during the Covid-19 Lockdown? You should read Te Kererū by SG Smith

Mar 26, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Amazon Book, Book review, Books, eBook, Education, Fiction, gumroad, Indigenous education, Maori, Maori Literacy, Pākehā, Read, Read better, Reading, Science Fiction, self-publishing, SG SMITH, Speculative Fiction, Susan Smith, THISISGRAEME, What shall I read, Write, Writing

What should I read during the Covid-19 Lockdown? You should read Te Kererū by SG Smith. Free download and free audio introduction here.
Te Kererū Book 1 – The Nest by Susan Smith

Mar 3, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Amazon Book, Book review, Education, Fiction, gumroad, Maori, Maori Literacy, Pākehā, Read, Read better, Reading, Review, Science Fiction, self-publishing, SG SMITH, Speculative Fiction, Susan Smith, What shall I read, Write, Writing

Check out Te Kererū Book 1, The Nest by Susan Smith
How Can I Learn To Write Better?

Jun 6, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Improving learner writing, make better, Read better, Teach better, Teach Better Now, Write, Writing, Writing frame, You can teach better

How do you teach yourself to write better? The rules aren’t hard but you don’t get better without actually writing. Here’s my take: Rule #1: Good writing is a kind of fitness… so try and think of it as such This means that you need to build your writing muscles in the same way that…
Online Configurator for Embedded Learning Outcomes

May 25, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Learning Outcomes, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Read, Read better, Reading, Reading comprehension, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Uncategorized, Vocab, Vocabulary

This is an experiment and it’s far from perfect… But tell me what you think in the comments. I’ve designed an online configurator to help you write embedded learning outcomes. There are two versions of it below. The first deals with the reading strand of the Learning Progressions. The second is much more specific and deals…
Want to help your kids with reading?

Sep 20, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Knowing the learner, learner, Learners, Learning, Learning Outcomes, Online learning, Read, Read better, Reading, Reading comprehension, Reading Comprehension Strategies, teaching, Teaching philosophy, Uncategorized

My friend James is developing free resources for parents to help kids with reading. There’s video tutorials, PDF downloads, comprehension questions, and all kinds of stuff. This is very cool Kiwi content that you should support. You can also watch and listen to James reading the stories out loud. You can have a look at…
12 Things You Can Do Right Now To Read Better, Improve Learning, and Understand More

Nov 18, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in 2.0, Adult, ALEC, comprehension, Education, Graeme Smith, Hacking, Hacks, Improve, Improve learning, Learning, Literacy, Numeracy, Read, Read better, Reading, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Right now, Strategies, Understand, Understand more

You might think that becoming a better reader is a big secret, but it’s totally not. Here are 12 things you can do right now to read better and improve what you remember and understand: 1. Look for connections: Ask yourself what you already know about the topic that you have to read. Draw a…