What's going on here I wonder? And people think the reading wars are over? Criticism buries reading test bill By Dan Walters 14 July 2019 https://calmatters.org/commentary/criticism-buries-reading-test-bill/ Senate Bill 614 was born, or reborn, on June 18 when state Sen. Susan Rubio stripped the con...

I suggest this is a profoundly important post by teacher-blogger, Quirky Teacher - and not just relating to children on the autistic spectrum specifically, but for many children considered to be 'neurotypical': https://thequirkyteacher.wordpress.com/2019/07/14/does-the-typical-nursery-and-reception-...

Relevant to Pamela's post, Jennifer Buckingham and Linda Meeks report on the state of play in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in Australia:

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This is an invaluable, but shocking, insight into the state of play in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) regarding evidence-informed reading instruction - or apparent lack thereof: S HORT- CHANGED: PREPARATION TO TEACH READING IN INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION Jennifer Buckingham & Linda Meeks https://...

Pathways to reading comprehension: A longitudinal study from 4 to 9 years of age https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-62688-001 Citation Hjetland, H. N., Lervåg, A., Lyster, S.-A. H., Hagtvet, B. E., Hulme, C., & Melby-Lervåg, M. (2019). Pathways to reading comprehension: A longitudinal study fr...

Although we have already flagged up Professor Pamela Snow's blog, The Snow Report ' via another forum Education Blogs and Websites of Interest , there is no doubt that Pamela's knowledge, writing and pioneering talent needs to be highlighted widely - thus I am going to 'pin' Pam's blog on this, the ...

Read about further positive developments for The Reading League as an alliance is announced with Decoding Dyslexia Maryland : Decoding Dyslexia Maryland and The Reading League Announce Alliance Reading advocates & educators set to boost the use of evidence-aligned reading instruction in Maryland...

Here are Jackie Morris's wonderful books too:

https://www.waterstones.com/author/jackie-morris/46962

Here is Waterstone's announcement featuring Cressida's books:

https://www.waterstones.com/author/cres ... well/51984

Another wonderful author and illustrator, Jackie Morris, stands with Cressida as proclaimed via Twitter. Who is with them? Jackie Morris ‏ @JackieMorrisArt 30m30 minutes ago More I would like to stand beside @CressidaCowell in making school libraries, WITH a librarian, a legal requirement for all sc...