Chatta founder, Chris Williams, led workshops in schools in Helsinki last week as part of Helsinki Education Week. Chris was joined by Cheryl Bowers, Head of Early Years Workforce in Hull. There were many highlights of the week, the most exciting was the launch event of the HundrED Summit where Chatta was named as one […] Read more
We are delighted to welcome our new team member, Olivia Bilham. Olivia joins us from our partnership school in Pocklington, where she also continues to teach with Chatta in the classroom. We asked Olivia a few questions to find out more about why she is so excited to be joining the Chatta team. How did […] Read more
HundrED 2020 Global Collection Released! Chatta, the powerful classroom approach which strengthens language development and learning in all subjects for students of all ages, has again been selected by the global education nonprofit organisation HundrED. In its third global innovation collection, HundrED 2020, highlights 100 of the brightest innovations in education from around the world. […] Read more
Chatta is offering free trial projects to groups of schools. We have upcoming projects in Rochdale, Sheffield, East Riding and Hull (and have room for 2 more projects in January). The approach is simple, evidence-informed and extremely powerful in teaching students of any age with proven impact in communication, language and literacy, as well as […] Read more
Brilliant news for Chatta: Strong impact in Hull is leading to city-wide launch for families Chatta’s impact in Hull. Chatta was introduced to families across the HU6 postcode area of Hull in Summer 2017 through regular family workshops, stay and play sessions. 512 families in this area have also accessed regular Chatta activities through the ‘Chatta […] Read more
A visit from Emma Hardy MP to Paisley Primary School Paisley Primary School has seen ‘phenomenal’ impact for children since beginning working with Chatta 12 months ago. Progress in speaking and writing has been strong and sustained. The number of children in EYFS exceeding age related expectations in writing has rocketed. Chatta’s success at Paisley […] Read more
In the U.K. there is a growing profile of ideas, initiatives and information supporting and promoting early language development for children under 5 . Yesterday’s government announcement of ‘Hungry Little Minds’ promotes play, stories and interaction. Chatta completely supports the values of the initiative, and for our part we will be submitting an entry to […] Read more
How does Chatta link research evidence, teachers, parents/carers, technology, memory, language and classroom impact? Take a look at our video. Read more
Chatta is a powerful teaching approach used in classrooms across the world. It links experiences, stories and subject content with images, modelled language and opportunities for oral rehearsal. Teachers find it ‘powerful’ and ‘simple’ and impact on communication language and literacy is described as ‘phenomenal’. More and more schools are choosing to work with Chatta […] Read more
Dual Coding and Evidence Informed Teaching “people learn more deeply from words and pictures than from words alone” Professor Richard Meyer The theory of ‘dual coding’, or the linking of images and words is a powerful method of teaching. “People can receive new information visually or verbally and when images are linked to words, they strengthen […] Read more
