The Sounds-Write Podcast

Episode 13: Cultivating a Love of Reading with Gemma Pierson

The Sounds-Write Podcast

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In the thirteenth episode of The Sounds-Write Podcast we hear from Gemma Pierson, headteacher at Princecroft Primary School in Warminster, UK. Gemma discusses the literacy strategy that Princecroft have implemented across the school and talks about how her team cultivate a love of reading amongst their student. Enjoy! Some helpful links: Princecroft Primary School's website Gemma's Twitter Princecroft's Sounds-Write Success Story Talk for Writing Sounds-Write's Facebook Sounds-Write's Instag...

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