Primary English Adviser @ HFL Education | Writing & Reading for Pleasure-obsessed ✍️ 📚 | MA Children’s Lit | NPQSL | Mum 👨‍👩‍👧 | All views my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellencounter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellencounter.bsky.social/post/3mcd554wccc24I often find that, rather than a misunderstanding of sentence construction being the issue, we need to teach how to proof-read and give children time to use these strategies. Sharing with a real, chosen reader at the end of the process often provides the motivation to want to do so ✍️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:sxmdvi5k6jv43fzdcqo7z6tf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcd554wccc24https://bsky.app/profile/ellencounter.bsky.social/post/3lmahcf2eds2cFeeling chuffed to have an article published in Teach Primary, about ensuring we value children’s interests and experiences when it comes to writing ✍️ https://cdn.teachwire.net/e-mag/Teach-Primary-Issue-19.3/67/07 Apr 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:sxmdvi5k6jv43fzdcqo7z6tf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmahcf2eds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ellencounter.bsky.social/post/3lhjfnprai22y‘The notion of play is really important’ - emphasising the need for joyful creativity - what a privilege to listen to legend @davidjalmond.bsky.social talking about how to make the writing process less intimidating whilst sharing his own notebooks ✍️👏👏 #powerfulpedagogy @hfleducation.bsky.social06 Feb 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:sxmdvi5k6jv43fzdcqo7z6tf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjfnprai22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellencounter.bsky.social/post/3lhjdabj5z22pWhat a brilliant and inspiring conference it’s been so far… #powerfulpedagogy from @hfleducation.bsky.social 👏👏 Joyful poetry from Valerie Bloom, what the research says about writing from @writingrocks.bsky.social and rethinking reading teaching & assessment from Dr Wayne Tennent… WOW!! ✨🙌06 Feb 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:sxmdvi5k6jv43fzdcqo7z6tf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjdabj5z22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ellencounter.bsky.social/post/3lbuwlkx3dk2kIf you’re interested in writing for pleasure, or just writing teaching in general, hopefully this is of interest! Thursday (online) from 4-5:30pm 👇 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-children-need-to-write-for-pleasure-now-more-than-ever-ellen-counter-tickets-102831981123726 Nov 2024 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:sxmdvi5k6jv43fzdcqo7z6tf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuwlkx3dk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ellencounter.bsky.social/post/3lbuuxb3qxs24Wow wow wow! 👏🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:sxmdvi5k6jv43fzdcqo7z6tf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuuxb3qxs24