A fantastic app!!
This app is fantastic for teachers. As an NQT there is a lot of jargon out there to remember in your first year of teaching! I was really worried that I wouldn't be able to remember all of the vocabulary and definitions that you are required to teach, but with this app at my fingertips, I am much more confident that I am doing the job properly. There are even suggestions for teaching strategies. :)
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Love it! But hard on older eyes...
Fabulous to have this at your fingertips on iPhone. Just wish the app would allow rotation to landscape view as the text is v. small on iPhone screen and magnifying means you have to constantly move the text to read across the page. So, please app developers...!
The best literacy app on iTunes.
I first discovered Alan Peat when his “25 ways to improve your sentences” was recommended to me by a colleague. Alan Peat clearly understands teachers, the material is simple and quick to use, which meant I could teach each method to the whole class, as well as using them for ‘Guided Writing’ interventions with smaller groups.
The proof is in the pudding. Writing standards raised immediately with children using grammatically mature sentences - and hugely enjoying the process. Within a month or so, all other teachers in my phase were using these techniques. During extended writing sessions, children can quickly and decisively be prompted to improve their work by being asked to, for example, add a BOYS sentence.
In sum, this is as close to a necessary purchase for KS2 teachers that I have found.
The proof is in the pudding. Writing standards raised immediately with children using grammatically mature sentences - and hugely enjoying the process. Within a month or so, all other teachers in my phase were using these techniques. During extended writing sessions, children can quickly and decisively be prompted to improve their work by being asked to, for example, add a BOYS sentence.
In sum, this is as close to a necessary purchase for KS2 teachers that I have found.
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Must-buy for KS2 teachers!
I wish I'd discovered Alan Peat's books/ideas when I started teaching - his sentence names & ideas not only work (& fast - what's wrong with that?!) but even the most reluctant writers (boys included) get excited about using Exciting Sentences & get quite competitive about coming up with the best examples. Don't struggle with complicated terms for sentence structure that turns kids (& some teachers) off - learn about 2A, Emotion Word, (comma) and so many other Exciting Sentences. This app would be a bargain at a fiver - BUY IT!
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A Brilliant App!
I have used Alan’s exciting sentences in my teaching for many years with fantastic results. This app is extremely useful when planning and teaching using the sentence types. It is a very handy quick reference guide. A must have!
Inspiring Writing
In a world where children are writing for a global audience this app allows teachers to have the tricks of the trade at their fingertips and plan on the move. While the books have been inspiring writers to use complex, exciting vocabulary for years, the app adds an instant dimension to writing which is fitting for education today. The links to cloud storage and email are great for planning and the glossary is easy to access.
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Exciting sentences on the go!!!
I've bought and read the app!!! A BARGAIN at one and half squid - my own mini book, at hand, wherever and whenever.
(I tapped 5 stars but it's only come up as 3 stars. Definitely 5 stars !!!!!!)
(I tapped 5 stars but it's only come up as 3 stars. Definitely 5 stars !!!!!!)
Interesting sentences on the move
Alan Peat is a genius. Having been on his training, I had to buy the book, and now that inspiring book is available as an app. Even the way it is animated is perfect. A hero for all teachers.
Fantastic app
I've been using the Sentence Types books for tha lady couple of years and the difference they have made to the writing standards of my class is astounding. I love the continuum and the examples linked to genre. This app needs to be on every device of every teacher who wants a sure fire way of improving children's writing. What a bargain.
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So useful
The sentences developed by Alan Peat are incredibly useful for exciting pupils & giving them the skills to make progress in their writing. This incredibly useful app brings these techniques together in one place. Invaluable for teachers & parents!
