Watch this video clip to get a good understanding why children are experiencing reading failure and what we need to do about it. Recommended!
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Letter 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 MoreDfE: 150,000 infants to receive catch-up classes in reading
Looks like the phonics check in Year 1 is helping to identify pupils who need extra help with reading: Click here to read an article from the Telegraph.
Read MoreMagic Belt series wins award from Primary Teacher Update
We are delighted to announce that the Magic Belt series has just won the silver award for best primary resources at the recent Primary Teacher Update awards ceremony. The books were given to two different teachers to test with their pupils. Here is what they said: “An excellent resource. The books are very appealing and […]
Read MoreImaginative decodable books get children writing – see fantastic example based on Talisman series
This story was sent it by Adam Sheedy from Co Limerick in Ireland. He decided to write the next instalment of the Talisman series. A great example of how exciting decodable books can get reluctant readers and writers to love stories and get enthused about writing their own! Adam-Sheedy-The-Return-of-the-Dark-Master
Read More7 out of 12 schools in Stock-on-Trent do not teach reading well enough – what is going on?
John Walker of the Literacy Blog discusses recent sampling of schools in Stoke-on-Trent. Is this just the tip of the iceberg? http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/the-tip-of-iceberg.html
Read MoreSpelling photosynthesis
Thanks to TRT for Teachers blog for this post: http://trt-for-teachers.com/2014/06/26/spelling-photosynthesis/
Read MoreEducational technology fails to bridge achievement gap
Read this rather depressing article by Annie Murphy Paul on the ‘Matthew Effect’ and how education technology is failing to create a level playing field in education: http://hechingerreport.org/content/educational-technology-isnt-leveling-playing-field_16499/
Read MoreRead it and weep
Why does Congress hate the one part of No Child Left Behind that works? Read it and weep… http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/013/850gvneh.asp?pg=1 Thanks to Susan Godsland from www.dyslexics.org.uk for flagging this article up
Read MoreIlliterate boys – The new international phenomenon by Bonnie Macmillan
Here is an article by Bonnie Macmillan on the causes of illiteracy in boys. It is on the Reading Reform Foundation website. Thanks to Susan Godsland from www.dyslexic.org.uk for flagging it up. http://www.rrf.org.uk/archive.php?n_ID=117&n_issueNumber=51
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