How can we be lighthouse teachers, illuminating the way for writing? Is there enough space for informal book talk in your classroom? and an interview with Miranda McKearney, founder of Empathy Lab.

Join Jane Considine and Heather Wright for insights into ways we can breathe life into the writing process, thoughts on making space for book blether in the classroom and an inspiring interview with Miranda McKearney, sharing the recently released Reading for Empathy Collection 2024

This week, Jane is grateful for windows and good vibes, while Heather is grateful for musical theatre and car song-a-longs.

In Sentence of the Week, Jane talks about being a lighthouse teacher of writing, while Heather blethers about informal book talk.

Our guest this week is social justice entrepreneur and founder of Empathy Lab, Miranda McKearney, chatting about the Reading for Empathy collection 2024.

In this week’s Wonder of Words, Jane shares a piece about peeling, while Heather reads a pupil teacher interaction extract.

Heartbursts from Jane and Big Love from Heather xxx 💕💕💕

Find Jane at https://www.janeconsidine.com/

Find Heather at https://wherereadingrocks.com/

Find Miranda at https://x.com/mirandamck?s=21&t=-DJPB9i0hRpBkUnj88wBew

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Links from the show:

Jane’s FREE Writing Unit plans - https://www.janeconsidine.com/offers/QupXWMG6/checkout

Reading Rocks Badges - https://wherereadingrocks.com/product/ask-me-what-im-reading-badge/

OU on Informal Book Talk - https://ourfp.org/finding/rfpp/booktalk-and-recommendations/

The latest Read for Empathy collection - https://www.empathylab.uk/RFE-2024

Read For Empathy Collection CPD Training (20 February) - https://www.empathylab.uk/our-foundation-empathy-programme

General support and training for schools from Empathy Lab - https://www.empathylab.uk/schools-programme

Empathy Lab main website link - https://www.empathylab.uk/ Miranda’s book shout outs -

The Final Year - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/562/9781915659040

Crossing the Line - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/562/9781471413049

I am Nefertiti - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/562/9781912923311

Safiyyah's War - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/562/9781839133138

Jane’s Wonder of Words choice: The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/562/9781526629883

Heather’s Wonder of Words choice: The Piano at the Station https://uk.bookshop.org/a/562/9781800902183