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 12:05 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
- Replies: 2
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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
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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
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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
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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
- Replies: 1
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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...
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:07 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: This is a MUST WATCH video of IFERI committee members giving evidence in Scotland - but relevant internationally
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Re: This is a MUST WATCH video of IFERI committee members giving evidence in Scotland - but relevant internationally
June 2023: Anne Glennie's petition has gone 'live' again - please read the update and sign the petition in support - thank you so much:
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- Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:06 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
- Replies: 1
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Scotland: Anne Glennie's 2017 petition is now 'live' again - please sign regardless of your country of origin
Dear All, I do hope you will take a look at Anne Glennie's very simple petition urging the officials in Scotland to ensure teacher training in research informed reading instruction - specifically bringing them up to speed with 'systematic synthetic phonics' (the missing link!). It takes seconds to s...
- Sat May 20, 2023 12:14 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Eng: PIRLS 2023 - England does relatively well with steady results where some other countries' results dip
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Eng: PIRLS 2023 - England does relatively well with steady results where some other countries' results dip
There are always complex variables when trying to ascertain literacy results - not least being that countries have different languages and writing systems. Nevertheless, the latest PIRLS 2023 results indicate steadiness in England's results - whereas some other countries considered to be 'leading' (...