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Why Jaydon Can't Read: Australia
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:46 am
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
I'm raising this video footage of some fab people in Australia - if you're in a hurry go to 31 minutes to hear Steven Schwartz's cut-to-the-chase summary and then when you have more time, try to watch all through:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPxIni6mtBE
Re: Why Jaydon Can't Read: Australia
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:05 am
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Here is the wonderful Jennifer Buckingham delivering her opening talk (not long) based on the theme 'Why Jaydon Can't Read':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWPtyEypWHs
Jennifer Buckingham's short piece 'Why Jaydon Can't Read' in the
Learning Difficulties Australia bulletin:
https://www.ldaustralia.org/BULLETIN_NOV13-JB.pdf
Re: Why Jaydon Can't Read: Australia
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:07 am
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
This is the third video in the 'Why Jaydon Can't Read' series featuring Justine Ferrari and Tom Alegounarias:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyDNiEqcpi0
Please bear in mind that whilst this is focused on teaching reading in Australia, the same issues are relevant in other English-speaking countries and contexts.
This is an
international issue, a long-lasting, serious and totally unnecessary state of affairs - it's a tragedy to this day.
Re: Why Jaydon Can't Read: Australia
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:45 pm
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
I developed a thread previously about this topic and the talks hosted by
The Centre for Independent Studies which provides additional information and literature for anyone who is interested - no doubt particularly our friends in Australia:
http://www.phonicsinternational.com/for ... ght=jaydon
And here are further postings on this topic:
http://www.phonicsinternational.com/for ... ght=jaydon
Re: Why Jaydon Can't Read: Australia
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:55 pm
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Kevin Wheldall writes about the rationale for Multilit and Response To Intervention (RTI):
How do we ensure that all children learn to read?
http://www.kevinwheldall.com/2012/07/ho ... ldren.html
Kevin's article on the same theme:
How do we ensure that (almost) all children learn to read:
http://www.iferi.org/wp-content/uploads ... ucator.pdf
Re: Why Jaydon Can't Read: Australia
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:03 pm
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
The full text:
Why Jaydon can't read: The triumph of ideology over evidence in teaching reading
Policy: A Journal of Public Policy and Ideas
Volume 29 Issue 3 (Spring 2013)
Buckingham, Jennifer1; Wheldall, Kevin2; Beaman-Wheldall, Robyn3
Abstract: The current entrenched rate of illiteracy among Australian children is unnecessary and avoidable.]Why Jaydon can't read: The triumph of ideology over evidence in teaching reading.
GREAT NEWS - FREE link to the paper above via The Centre for Independent Studies here:
http://www.cis.org.au/publications/poli ... ng-reading