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- Fri May 19, 2023 12:52 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: US: 'More States Are Using Science-Backed Reading Instruction. It Shouldn't Have Taken Them This Long.'
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US: 'More States Are Using Science-Backed Reading Instruction. It Shouldn't Have Taken Them This Long.'
More States Are Using Science-Backed Reading Instruction. It Shouldn't Have Taken This Long. Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana have all seen dramatic improvements in reading scores by investing in "science-based" reading instruction. By Emma Camp May 2023 https://reason.com/2023/05/18/m...
- Fri May 05, 2023 9:59 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know
- Replies: 28
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Re: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know
5th May 2023 - here is an update featuring the Reading Recovery contributed by Cathryn Bjarnesen who says, " As an assessor of Specific Learning Disorders, I routinely see unrecovered Reading Recover y students. Not only do they lack the Basic Reading Skills for functional literacy, they have f...
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 2:01 pm
- Forum: Parent Forum
- Topic: Sensible suggestions for babies to five year olds to develop their language skills
- Replies: 1
- Views: 48144
Sensible suggestions for babies to five year olds to develop their language skills
And if parents and carers wish to learn more about teaching and learning the links between letters and sounds (phonics) for the three to five year olds, these free pre-school resources may be of interest: https://phonicsinternationalpreschool.com ' Teeny Reading Seeds ' resources are 'non-systematic...
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:57 pm
- Forum: Parent Forum
- Topic: Sensible suggestions for babies to five year olds to develop their language skills
- Replies: 1
- Views: 48144
Sensible suggestions for babies to five year olds to develop their language skills
https://theconversation.com/learning-to ... ert-171561Learning to read starts earlier than you might think: five tips from an expert
By Dr Karen Boardman
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post (and more)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 29162
Re: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post (and mo
I'm cross-referencing this thread with one featuring a lot of information about the challenge to the approach of Lucy Calkins that has occurred in America:
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- Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:35 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: USA: Reviews Give Failing Marks to 2 Reading Programs - Fountas & Pinnell's, & Lucy Calkins' + Emily Hanford's reporting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 41926
Re: USA: Reviews Give Failing Marks to 2 Reading Programs - Fountas & Pinnell's, & Lucy Calkins' + Emily Hanford's repor
This thread below has information about further articles in USA newspapers with references to Emily Hanford's 'Sold a Story' series and the work of Lucy Calkins:
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- Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:33 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post (and more)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 29162
Re: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post (and mo
What I find so TRAGIC is the time delay and seemingly disconnect from what so many wonderful champions of research findings in America - including the need for systematic phonics - that took place DECADES ago. You can read about some of the people involved, and the achievements even through legislat...
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:20 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post (and more)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 29162
Re: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post
In The New York Times , more developments and references to Emily Hanford's 'Sold a Story' series and the rising awareness of flawed literacy materials and approach of Lucy Calkin's: 'Kids Can't Read': The Revolt That Is Taking On the Education Establishment Fed up parents, civil rights activists, n...
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:40 pm
- Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
- Topic: 'A deep dive into phonemic proficiency' by Nicola Bell via the Five from Five site
- Replies: 0
- Views: 57355
'A deep dive into phonemic proficiency' by Nicola Bell via the Five from Five site
This is a great, research-referenced report by Nicola Bell, available online via the excellent Five from Five site (hosted by Multilit Australia): A deep dive into phonemic proficiency by Nicola Bell https://fivefromfive.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/A-deep-dive-into-phonemic-proficiency_Mar2023...
- Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:18 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Tasmania: Improving literacy in Tasmanian primary schools
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- Views: 56863
Tasmania: Improving literacy in Tasmanian primary schools
https://www.premier.tas.gov.au/site_resources_2015/additional_releases/improving-literacy-in-tasmanian-primary-schools?fbclid=IwAR2_GD7I-7evtyOupEK3LLvhsx1xa03m1g7AQhHk5i8lsaEeCvsLWZT5Ec0 28 February 2023 Jeremy Rockliff, Premier Roger Jaensch, Minister for Education, Children and Youth Improving li...