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- Mon May 23, 2022 6:33 pm
- Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
- Topic: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: English'
- Replies: 1
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Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: English'
This Ofsted review is well worth reading regardless of your country if you are teaching reading, spelling and writing in the English language. It's findings draw upon a wide body of research internationally: Research and analysis Curriculum research review series: English Published 23 May 2022 https...
- Mon May 23, 2022 5:30 pm
- Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
- Topic: Canada: Ontario Human Rights Commission 'Right to Read' inquiry findings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 21717
Re: Canada: Ontario Human Rights Commission 'Right to Read' inquiry findings
And vice versa too, Geoff: International to National to Local. It was international inquiries in America, Australia and Canada that drew sensible conclusions and recommendations many years ago: https://iferi.org/evidence/ All the more reason why it is nothing less than tragic, and unnecessary, that ...
- Mon May 23, 2022 2:25 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: English'
- Replies: 5
- Views: 26374
Re: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: Englis
The use, or otherwise, of decodable books for beginners to apply and extend their code knowledge and decoding skill is a hot topic internationally. This is what it states in the review: Decodable books The national curriculum requires that children hear, share and discuss a wide range of high-qualit...
- Mon May 23, 2022 1:56 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: English'
- Replies: 5
- Views: 26374
Re: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: Englis
The recommendation in the review is not to wait for phonemic awareness to develop strongly as if it is a pre-requisite for the teaching of reading: Starting phonics teaching early A rigorous review and meta-analysis of research literature on reading by the National Reading Panel (NRP), from the Unit...
- Mon May 23, 2022 1:50 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: English'
- Replies: 5
- Views: 26374
Re: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: Englis
Early reference to the 'Matthew Effect' and the importance of developing vocabulary explicitly, especially in the early years: Developing vocabulary explicitly, especially in the early years, is therefore critically important. Without action to tackle it, the word gap grows.[footnote 31] This has be...
- Mon May 23, 2022 1:45 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: English'
- Replies: 5
- Views: 26374
Re: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: Englis
I'm in the process of reading through the review myself. As my specialism is foundational literacy in the early years and primary, I'm already pleased to see the reference, in brackets, to 'unjoined handwriting'. I have been championing teaching simple print without joins or lead-in joins for some c...
- Mon May 23, 2022 1:36 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: English'
- Replies: 5
- Views: 26374
Eng: Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication 'Curriculum research review series: English'
Chief Inspector of schools in England, Amanda Spielman, announces the publication of Ofsted's review of English via Twitter: Amanda Spielman @amanda_spielman · 12m Very pleased to publish this today - we know this is of interest to many of you. Research and analysis Curriculum research review series...
- Sat May 21, 2022 10:16 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Aus: Education Ministers agree a new Australian Curriculum April 2022 - and news on phonics check developments
- Replies: 2
- Views: 22300
Re: Aus: Education Ministers agree a new Australian Curriculum April 2022 and news on phonics check developments
Here is the open letter prepared by Robyn Wheldall and Max Coltheart with more than 600 signatures submitted to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority : https://maxcoltheart.wordpress.com/letter-to-acara/ Here is the Literacy Hub where an online version of the Year 1 Phonics S...
- Sat May 21, 2022 10:12 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Aus: Education Ministers agree a new Australian Curriculum April 2022 - and news on phonics check developments
- Replies: 2
- Views: 22300
Re: Aus: Education Ministers agree a new Australian Curriculum April 2022 and news on phonics check developments
The latest version of the Australian Curriculum 9.0 has now been published online. It was substantially revised and improved after public consultation on the draft document released last year. The draft of the primary school English curriculum released for consultation contained numerous references ...
- Wed May 18, 2022 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: 'Toddlers' speech and motor skills have dropped sharply in the wake of the pandemic...'
- Replies: 0
- Views: 27086
'Toddlers' speech and motor skills have dropped sharply in the wake of the pandemic...'
Thank you to Geraldine Carter for flagging up this article in The Telegraph - referring to consequences of the covid lockdowns in the UK: SPEECH THERAPY – TELEGRAPH ARTICLE MAY 22 Toddlers’ speech and motor skills have dropped sharply in the wake of the pandemic, official data show. Experts said tha...