Ben Rogers
@benrogersedu.bsky.social
UK teacher writing about subject knowledge, cognitive science and literacy. Also physics and primary science. Blogging at readingforlearning.org. author of the Big Ideas in Physics and Primary Science in a Nutshell.
Thank you to @astroroyalscot.bsky.social @maggiephilbin.bsky.social @timminshall.bsky.social and @rogerhighfield.bsky.social for your kind words about my book 'Up A Scientist's Guide to the Magic Above Us' ! (out in April)
Thanks Mark
Mark Goodrich@markgoodrich.bsky.social · 9mo agoNo. 2 - one thing every new teacher should know is that good sentence construction is the foundation of good writing and needs to be taught explicitly. Loved the way @benrogersedu.bsky.social applied this idea to chemistry in this @rsc-eic.bsky.social piece. edu.rsc.org/ideas/build-...
🏗️ Sentences are the tools learners use to build mental models. Teacher @benrogersedu.bsky.social shares three techniques for helping learners to construct complex sentences about chemistry 👇 edu.rsc.org/ideas/build-...
Discover three ways to improve your chemistry students' sentence writing, tried and tested by @benrogersedu.bsky.social, plus downloadable teacher notes to help plan your lessons ⬇️ edu.rsc.org/ideas/build-... #iteachchem #edusky
Build better conceptual understanding
How you can model constructing complex sentences to improve learners' mental models
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Chemistry has several tools for developing and communicating complex ideas including models and formulas. Sentences are often neglected, but can you imagine a chemistry lesson without complex sentences?
Education in Chemistry@rsc-eic.bsky.social · 9mo ago🏗️ Sentences are the tools learners use to build mental models. Teacher @benrogersedu.bsky.social shares three techniques for helping learners to construct complex sentences about chemistry 👇 edu.rsc.org/ideas/build-...
I am so beyond excited for this 😍
Dr Lucy Rogers@drlucyrogers.com · 12mo agoI am very excited to report that my book is now available for pre-order!! If you like things that fly – be it aircraft, bugs or birds, then this book is for you! I am also so delighted with the beautiful cover art by @Rachelhillustrates.bsky.social :) www.penguin.co.uk/books/461507...
New post on the cognitive benefits of writing in full, rich and connected sentences across subjects: readingforlearning.org/2025/07/20/w...
Writing Full (and I Mean Really Full) Sentences in Subjects
When we quiz students for knowledge retrieval, we are helping them remember key knowledge but we aren’t helping them build that knowledge into rich connected schema. This is where sentences c…
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New post: the jobs sentences do in science: readingforlearning.org/2025/07/13/j...
Some Jobs Sentences Do in Science
I’ve been thinking a lot about how important sentences are in science. The new DfE Writing Framework puts sentences at the heart of writing in subjects, so here are some sentence types I woul…
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Your weekend read ↓ Why questioning in lessons often fails (and what to do about it) #EduBlogUK #EduSky #UKEd
Christian Moore-Anderson@cmooreanderson.eurosky.social · last yr.New blog post ↓ Why questioning in biology lessons often fails (and what to do about it) #iTeachBio #SciTeachUK cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol...
Inspired by The Writing Revolution, here's a physics version of but, because, so: readingforlearning.org/2025/06/26/a...
Redesigning our Year 9 curriculum to include Semmelweis and Snow, and vaccinations. Explaining through causality is part of our curricular metacontent. So these models build on a culture of explaining. I explain metacontent here: cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol... #iTeachBio #chatbiology
Teaching students how to write better sentences in science (a 3min video): drive.google.com/file/d/1D87U...
sentence expander
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How to teach sentence writing in science to develop deeper understanding. A new post readingforlearning.org/2025/04/15/b...
Build better sentences in science writing
How can we ensure students understand complex scientific ideas, beyond just recalling facts? Developing their ability to write clear, precise sentences about science is a powerful, often overlooked…
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A key aim of chemistry education is to help young people understand the world they live in. Here is my new EiC article on how to teach chemistry for understanding the world: edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why...
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This is very good - linking cognitive science, knowledge and the science of reading. Lots of sticky notes! @natwexler.bsky.social
I got a lot out of this Alex - thank you.
Alex Quigley@alexjquigley.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 NEW 🚨 Teachers have heard of Barak Rosenshine’s principles of instruction, but what about his essential insights into ‘knowledge structures’? ‘Rosenshine on knowledge structures’ alexquigley.co.uk/rosenshine-o...
Who knew - sometimes when pupils are reading in class, they aren't paying full attention! Evidence here: readingforlearning.org/2025/05/24/t...
This week’s surprising news: some readers aren’t concentrating as hard as we’d like.
My Trust has an online reading programme which sets quizzes based on short texts. The pupils have a choice of text at the right level for them. The quiz pass rate is 8/10. We’ve analysed quiz…
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How closely do you need to support readers' comprehension? For some readers, a lot. readingforlearning.org/2025/05/24/t...
This week’s surprising news: some readers aren’t concentrating as hard as we’d like.
My Trust has an online reading programme which sets quizzes based on short texts. The pupils have a choice of text at the right level for them. The quiz pass rate is 8/10. We’ve analysed quiz…
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Are you a mathematics teacher in the UK? Or do you work in a job that requires the regular use of mathematics?
A new post - using short connected texts to enrich the content you've taught: readingforlearning.org/2025/05/18/a...
Inspired by the DfEs new secondary school literacy publication, here's a practical new post about reading comprehension readingforlearning.org/2025/05/11/w...
Words Flowing Through Me: Nothing Going In
Sometimes when I read, the words just flow through me. The meaning doesn’t go in. Comprehension isn’t passive: it takes effort to extract the meaning. If I’m reading for a purpose, or if I’m readin…
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I'm on the great Physics Teaching Podcast! "Modelling Electricity with Ben Rogers is live! Join Robin, Rosie and friend-of-the-Podcast-and-author for a delectable selection of ways to teach electricity spanning from year 4 all the way through to some fun ideas for year 12 A-level classes."
New post - teaching reading comprehension strategies - classroom tips readingforlearning.org/2025/05/11/w...
Words Flowing Through Me: Nothing Going In
Sometimes when I read, the words just flow through me. The meaning doesn’t go in. Comprehension isn’t passive: it takes effort to extract the meaning. If I’m reading for a purpose, or if I’m readin…
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I'm listening to Science of Reading: The Podcast | A guide to integrating knowledge building into your classroom, with Jackie Relyea, Ph.D. on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-csynn...
A guide to integrating knowledge building into your classroom, with Jackie Relyea, Ph.D.
In this special episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Jackie Relyea, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at North Carolina State University, who’ll give y...
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Question: to what extent is your subject about understanding the world and how much about preparation for the next stage in learning? I think it's something like this for science.
Read up on why @benrogersedu.bsky.social thinks literacy is so vital in your science classroom. Then find the #teachingresources you need for your chemistry lessons in our collection #SciTeachUK #ASEChat edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why... edu.rsc.org/resources/co...
Learners struggling with terminology in your science lessons? Read this advice from teacher, blogger and researcher @benrogersedu.bsky.social edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why... #SciTeachUK #teachingideas