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/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56...

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434820/RB418_Phonics_screening_check_evaluation_final_report_brief.pdf Conclusions This three-year evaluation has tracked developments in schools from the first national introduction of the PSC in 2012 to the current, 2014, ro...

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...

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....

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

Thank you for flagging this up, Susan. As people can tell, like you I think it is extremely disappointing that a brand new primary magazine for reading and writing launches with yet another Michael Rosen anti-phonics piece. This is getting very tiring - and what a shame considering that many teacher...

Still featuring Dr Marlynne Grant's report of two studies, I focused on this report and compared it with two further reports to illustrate that England is a long way from providing the Synthetic Phonics Teaching Principles in full (that is, without multi-cueing reading strategies) despite the push f...

Below is the report of two successful studies underpinned by 'Sound Discovery' in England: http://www.rrf.org.uk/pdf/Grant%20Follow-Up%20Studies%20-%20May%202014.pdf We have also featured the work of Dr Marlynne Grant via our blog where you can see video footage of a talk she provided at a 'research...

I decided to start a thread on 'International Connections' to illustrate how this push for research-informed reading instruction is an international concern - and those people who work to make a difference on a larger scale than their community are keeping an eye on events internationally, and using...

Here is a letter signed by 30 reading researchers complaining about Reading Recovery in 2002: http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.rr.ltr.experts.htm Experts Say Reading Recovery Is Not Effective, Leaves Too Many Children Behind An Open Letter from Reading Researchers May 20, 2002 Note to the Reader:...