Dr Kerry Hempenstall has kindly provided some literature featuring the Reading Recovery programme. [Some of this may be a repeat of content previously provided in this thread.]
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/u8dqd7bn ... pxd9r7ua3r
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- Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:17 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know
- Replies: 27
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- Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:17 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know
- Replies: 27
- Views: 571657
Re: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know
Here is some great news - described in an article by Aaron Churchill:
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It's time to abandon Reading Recovery
July 2023
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- Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:06 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
- Replies: 2
- Views: 30986
Re: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
And here is some 'back story' about the approach of Lucy Calkins over the years:
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- Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:05 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
- Replies: 2
- Views: 30986
Re: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
Here is some important 'back story' about Reading Recovery and the many warnings about its use over the years:
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- Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:00 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
- Replies: 2
- Views: 30986
Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
Do read the whole article (which includes important links) - this is a huge development in Ohio: It’s time to dump Reading Recovery by Aaron Churchill 27th July 2023 https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/its-time-dump-reading-recovery This month, Ohio joined a growing list of states and s...
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:26 pm
- Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
- Topic: Information about spelling and handwriting
- Replies: 0
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Information about spelling and handwriting
Thank you to Dr Kerry Hempenstall for these links on spelling and handwriting: Spelling has a close link with reading - worth paying attention. Handwriting? Worth the trouble these days: https://www.nifdi.org/resources/hempenstall-blog/809-handwriting-worth-the-trouble-these-days.html The Research o...
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 4:54 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: US: 'On the state of Texas takeover of the Houston Independent School District (HISD)' - note reference to 'phonics'!
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US: 'On the state of Texas takeover of the Houston Independent School District (HISD)' - note reference to 'phonics'!
On the state of Texas takeover of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) By Neal Meyer July 22nd, 2023 https://www.bloghouston.com/2023/07/on-the-state-of-texas-takeover-of-the-houston-independent-school-district-hisd/ On teaching phonics and taking a hacksaw to the HISD payroll One of the ...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:42 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Many responses to Lucy Calkins' 'NO ONE GETS TO OWN THE TERM "THE SCIENCE OF READING"'
- Replies: 11
- Views: 134797
Re: Many responses to Lucy Calkins' 'NO ONE GETS TO OWN THE TERM "THE SCIENCE OF READING"'
Heartfelt article about the damage of multi-cueing word-guessing: I work with struggling readers. Here’s what’s standing in their way. It’s heartbreaking to realize that I never taught many of my former students to read. By Bridget Scanlan Jun 12, 2023, https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2023/6/12/2...
- Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:44 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Aus: The end of 'open plan' classrooms in New South Wales!
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Aus: The end of 'open plan' classrooms in New South Wales!
Jennifer Buckingham flags up the good news about classroom design in New South Wales:
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- Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:21 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Scotland: Anne Glennie's 2017 petition is now 'live' again - please sign regardless of your country of origin
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Re: Scotland: Anne Glennie's 2017 petition is now 'live' again - please sign regardless of your country of origin
UK Reading Reform Foundation committee member, Gillian Evans, has written a blog to describe a tribunal in Scotland which failed to reach the right conclusion for her dyslexic son - this was not a 'just' event: "All Learners in Scotland Matter”, No They Don’t – Dr Gillian Evans 22 June 2023 htt...