Articles tagged with: teach reading

Phonics is just part of the story…

Posted on 15th August 202230th September 2022 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Synthetic Phonics and tagged how to teach reading, reading intervention, struggling readers, teach reading, teaching tips on readingLeave a Comment

I love the way Christopher Such writes about teaching reading, and if you haven’t read his book The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading – do. I have found it is very accessible and really useful for busy teachers to keep up with recent research into reading instruction. What I like most about his […]

What if?

Posted on 14th January 202221st January 2022 in Disadvantaged Pupils, Dyslexia, Learning to Read and tagged disadvantaged pupils, disadvantaged students, illiteracy, teach readingLeave a Comment

What if a young illiterate man had not travelled to New York from the Bahamas to find work? What if he hadn’t been rejected from the American Negro Theatre in Harlem because he couldn’t read? What if he hadn’t had to work as a dish washer in a restaurant in New York? What if an […]