Ali’s Comments (group member since Jun 14, 2012)

Ali’s comments from the UEL Primary PGCE 2012-13 group.

Alma wrote: "Hi my review of Patrick by Quentin Blake
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Alma, you've posted this as a comment. You'll need to cut and paste as a review, or it won't show up in your final list.

I loved Patrick when I was a child. It's a great book.

Chris1988 wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

Thanks Chris, this sounds like a great books for a topic on toys as well as one to read and enjoy.

Shemona wrote: "Hi Alison,

I've done some book reviews based on the books I have seen in my nursery class

Book review 4:
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Book review 5:
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Thanks Shemona! They will be very useful to your fellow trainees doing EYFS placements.

Thank you Alma! I saw a Secondary school boy on the tube today reading Escape From Shangri La. He was so absorbed he nearly missed his stop! Michael Morpurgo is a great writer. I recently found A Dog Called Homeless in a charity shop; it is recommended for fans of Morpurgo.

Thank you, Salma! Three great reviews. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale is a great version of Cinderella/ beauty and the Beast, and would be a good story to read to children in a Traditional Tales unit, particularly in a culturally diverse school.

Beth wrote: "Hi Alison,

Here is another review of a book that I have come across in my placement called 'Can't You Sleep Little Bear?'. Reading this story with my class is the first time that I've experienced..."

That's a great review, Beth! Martin Waddell is a great picture book author, and that is a wonderful book- not least because it is one of the few with a "dad" figure caring for a "child" figure, which would be important if you had a class with a child living with their dad. Look out for Owl Babies too.

Faye wrote: "I read Elmer the Elephant to my Year 1 class at the end of a long hard day (for them), purely for pleasure. It was a book they all related well to and so thoroughly enjoyed it.

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http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... This is the link to your review, Faye. Two great reviews!

Thanks Mark! Some great reviews there. If you enjoyed Dan Freeman, I recommend Helena Pielichaty's Girls FC series, and Tom Palmer's football and rugby series.

Thanks, Jaide and Sehrish! These are two great books for activities to help develop children's oral language, too. I've used The Snowman with children with language delays many, many times, using toys to represent the boy and the snowman.

Tania wrote: "Aliens Love Underpants!

Hi Alison, here is my book review for Aliens love underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort"

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... is the link to your review. Thanks, Tania!

Montserrat wrote: "Hi everyone!

Here's a review of 'Sideways Stories from Wayside School' by Louis Sachar. A brilliant book for story time!

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

That sounds like a fantastic read. I love Someday Angeline by Louis Sacher.

Angela wrote: "Thanks Alison, I've fixed that mistake now and my reviews are in the right place.
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Alison wrote: "Angela wrote: "Here is my review of Her Mother's Face by Roddy Doyle:
http://www.goodreads.c..."
Thanks, Angela!

Chris1988 wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Thanks Chris! Some great reviews. Here is the link to your review of The Gruffalo- your link was to the book, which has had 107 reviews by UEL trainees! http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... I think I would probably use Michael Rosen's Sad Book either in RE or in PHSE, to discuss death and grieving, particularly if a child in the class had recently had a death in the family, as I think it explains really well that we don't just feel sad when someone dies; we also feel anger, guilt, despair and sometimes, happy.

Thanks Sadia. Three great reviews. It is fine to just post the link!

Beth wrote: "Here is another book review, this time it's one of the Dr. Seuss classics 'Green Eggs and Ham'.


http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Beth x"

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... This is the link to your review, rather than the book, Beth.

Thanks, Kirran and Katie! Katie, have you tried using the questioning techniques from the reading comprehension session? I bet you could use some great role play techniques with Robinson Crusoe as well.

Thanks Livash. I look forward to reading reviews of books that you've read with your SBT1 class.

Great reviews, all of you. It's really interesting to read reviews of books that you have read with children.

Chris1988 wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Chris, your reviews are posted as comments. They won't show up at the end of the PGCE in your list of reviewed books. Please check the guidance on UEL Plus and copy and paste your comments as reviews.

Thanks Joanne- it's fine to just post the link to your review. See the guidance on UEL Plus if you're not sure how to do this.