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Ground-breaking work by a Thetford school to encourage "mental literacy" in the classroom will be showcased at a national conference next week.
John Bell, Head of Literacy at Norwich Road Primary School, developed the first lesson plans based on the board game, Keyboard Crazy, and still uses them to boost spelling and grammar.
On Monday he and 30 pupils will travel to London to show off their lessons to delegates at the Basic Skills Agency conference which is focusing on new ideas.
Mr Bell said mental literacy should be considered in the same way as mental arithmetic. The Basic Skills Agency, an independent charity funded by the Department for Education and Skills, could support this idea.
The lessons are based on Keyboard Crazy, a game from Keywise Systems that helps children to find their way around a standard computer keyboard, picking up basic grammar and spelling quickly.
Mr Bell said: "This approach is different and new, and nobody else is doing it. That's because the game is produced by such a small company; there are only two of them. Hopefully the conference will bring it to the Government's and other important agencies' attention so it can be introduced elsewhere."
View the full story from the Eastern Daily Press.
John Bell, Head of Literacy at Norwich Road Primary School, developed the first lesson plans based on the board game, Keyboard Crazy, and still uses them to boost spelling and grammar.
On Monday he and 30 pupils will travel to London to show off their lessons to delegates at the Basic Skills Agency conference which is focusing on new ideas.
Mr Bell said mental literacy should be considered in the same way as mental arithmetic. The Basic Skills Agency, an independent charity funded by the Department for Education and Skills, could support this idea.
The lessons are based on Keyboard Crazy, a game from Keywise Systems that helps children to find their way around a standard computer keyboard, picking up basic grammar and spelling quickly.
Mr Bell said: "This approach is different and new, and nobody else is doing it. That's because the game is produced by such a small company; there are only two of them. Hopefully the conference will bring it to the Government's and other important agencies' attention so it can be introduced elsewhere."
View the full story from the Eastern Daily Press.
