Introducing JJ Books
Illustration, Nature, Self Reliant People
This is the JJ Books blog. JJ Books is me, JJ, in book publishing mode. Most people know me as John Jackson which, loosely interpreted, means a chap who is the son of a chap. That is how I started life and how I expect to end it.
Read MoreWhy is reading out loud so important?
When we read out loud we can employ greater colour through intonation, inflection and rhythm
Reading aloud has always been important to me and I want others to share the same sense of liberation
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Teaching free composition - a route into fantasy worlds
Before university I spent some time teaching free composition to nine and ten year olds
Putting concerns about spelling and precision into the background can free the mind to enter worlds of fantasy
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Can apps help children learn to read?
As with any technology, some people are concerned about the effect of apps
I don't think we should fear apps, and think they will have a beneficial effect on children
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