This is the first in a three-part blog series in which Alex Reynolds, EEF’s Literacy Content Specialist discusses components of the ‘Reading House’ (Adapted from Hogan, Bridges, Justice, and Cain (2011).
My Year 5 class are beginning The Nowhere Emporium by Ross McKenzie. In our first lesson, we’ll explore how the author builds a mysterious opening to the story.
I reread the second sentence in the book:
‘Word travelled quickly around the village, and by midday the place was abuzz with rumour and hearsay.’
