'Long time coming': Vic Govt shuns Reading Recovery program By Sarah Duggan https://educationhq.com/news/long-time-coming-vic-govt-shuns-reading-recovery-program-122373/ Two documents supporting the discredited literacy intervention program Reading Recovery (RR) have been removed from the Victorian...

Here is a thread featuring confirmation of official rejection of Reading Recovery in Victoria, Australia:

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The Reading Recovery (Marie Clay) intervention programme has dominated professional 'understanding' and provision for young struggling readers for decades - but increasingly criticism of this programme has actually led to public 'official' rejection of its use and promotion - this is no small thing:...

A memorial tribute for the wonderful Professor Diane McGuinness who has influenced and supported so many of us in the quest for understanding, promoting and providing informed reading instruction:

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The work of Professor Diane McGuinness has made a huge contribution to the movement of 'understanding' about why teaching has failed so many children, and how best to make changes for teaching children how to read. Historically, Diane was enormously supportive of the UK Reading Reform Foundation thr...

I've cross-referenced the Ofsted review - and via this particular thread featuring the review below, I've also added some worries about the use of children's literature and the delivery of reading experiences in infant classes in England: https://iferi.org/iferi_forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1445&am...

I've added a link to this important and useful Ofsted publication to the 'Research and Recommended Reading' forum here:

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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...

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 ...

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...