Here is a thoughtful post by David Didau: If writing is magic, grammar is alchemy
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The effect of Reading Recovery
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Read MoreWhy comparing Finnish and USA teaching of reading is not helpful
Here is an article that lists the social and cultural differences between Finland and the USA and why the USA can’t just import “the Finnish way”. What we know is, that teaching all children to read with systematic synthetic phonics is the way to bridge the social gaps and get all children reading. This article […]
Read MoreAre all reading interventions created equal?
It is time for some research which compares different reading intervention programmes. They are not all equal…
Read MoreNonsense words – why everyone needs them
I visited the Victoria and Albert Museum this weekend. As I travelled on the underground, I saw lots of signs, many of which had really strange words. I needed to use my decoding to break down these words, as I had never seen them before. When breaking down a multi-syllabic word, one often reads syllables […]
Read MoreHow to prevent reading failure – a must see video from Spelfabet
Watch this video clip to get a good understanding why children are experiencing reading failure and what we need to do about it. Recommended!
Read MoreWhat is the Initial Teaching Alphabet – and why did it fail?
Read John Walker’s informative explanation on the Literacy Blog: http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/ita-great-idea-but-dismal-failure.html
Read MoreIndependent review of new ‘Dandelion Readers’ and ‘Rescue’ series
Thank you Melinda Crean, of Top Notch Teaching website, for reviewing the ‘Rescue’ series and Dandelion Readers Level 4, ‘Toad and Newt’. To see the review click here and scroll down: http://topnotchteaching.com/reviews/reading-spelling-ideas/
Read MoreLetter from a parent of a struggling reader: who and what helped her son?
Susan Godsland (newly named ‘Godsend’) was contacted through her website www.dyslexics.org.uk by a parent of a struggling, 7 year old reader. Here is a letter from that parent:
Read MoreThe importance of alternative spellings
One of the most difficult aspects of the English Alphabetic Code is that a sound in a word (phoneme) can be spelled in different ways. In ‘transparent’ alphabetic codes, a sound is consistently spelled the same way. Children learning to read English soon discover that many vowels and consonants can be spelled in different ways. […]
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