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by Susan Godsland
Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:40 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Paper by Prof. Pamela Snow 'Language is literacy is language'
Replies: 1
Views: 12805

Paper by Prof. Pamela Snow 'Language is literacy is language'

Every now and again an academic paper appears that makes you want to say '' Everybody, please read this now ''. Here is one such paper (open access), written by Prof. Pamela Snow. Elizabeth Usher Memorial Lecture: Language is literacy is language - Positioning speech-language pathology in education ...
by Susan Godsland
Sun Jan 24, 2016 1:14 pm
Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
Topic: Paper: So Much to Read, So Little Time: How Do We Read, and Can Speed Reading Help?
Replies: 0
Views: 6877

Paper: So Much to Read, So Little Time: How Do We Read, and Can Speed Reading Help?

So Much to Read, So Little Time: How Do We Read , and Can Speed Reading Help? Keith Rayner, Elizabeth R. Schotter, Michael E. J. Masson, Mary C. Potter and Rebecca Treiman http://psi.sagepub.com/content/17/1/4.full.pdf?ijkey=0GSjhNaccRKTY&keytype=ref&siteid=sppsi This fascinating paper is an...
by Susan Godsland
Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:40 pm
Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
Topic: Decoding and Comprehension
Replies: 1
Views: 57963

Re: Decoding and Comprehension

Balkanism – decoding separate from reading comprehension? https://notquitetabularasa.wordpress.com/2015/08/09/balkanism-decoding-separate-from-reading-comprehension/ Also- see 'shinpad's' comment: The simplification of the phonics approach (by government, by reporters, by some publishers) left schoo...
by Susan Godsland
Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:15 pm
Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
Topic: Decoding and Comprehension
Replies: 1
Views: 57963

Decoding and Comprehension

Reading ability is based on two major, essential, interacting but different components: phonics decoding ability x language comprehension (vocabulary and background knowledge) . http://splash.abc.net.au/parents/blog?id=624968 Prof. Pamela Snow: ''So, learning how to read comprises two important com...
by Susan Godsland
Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:13 pm
Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
Topic: Multi-cueing
Replies: 1
Views: 8999

Multi-cueing

A collection of articles on the subject of using Multi-Cueing for decoding : also known as Searchlights (NLS), a mixture of methods , a balance of strategies , the three-cueing system and a variety of approaches ...... ''The definition of what reading actually is, was hijacked by the whole language ...
by Susan Godsland
Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:23 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Response to Intervention or Really Terrible Instruction?
Replies: 3
Views: 16744

Response to Intervention or Really Terrible Instruction?

Prof. Dylan Wiliam tweeted this comment today: A 13-state evaluation of "Response to Intervention" found it actually lowered reading achievement in 1st graders Here's the evaluation he was commenting on: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20164000/ Evaluation of Response to Intervention Practices...
by Susan Godsland
Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:18 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Myths and facts about dyslexia
Replies: 4
Views: 10185

Re: Myths and facts about dyslexia

SEN Magazine (no.49. Nov/Dec 2010) - scroll down to page 2 to read the article:

Six myths about dyslexia

http://www.rrf.org.uk/docs/SEN49_Dyslexia_myths.pdf
by Susan Godsland
Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:03 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Myths and facts about dyslexia
Replies: 4
Views: 10185

Re: Myths and facts about dyslexia

Profs Joe Elliott and Elena Grigorenko: The Dyslexia Debate research briefing paper with 5 major myths discussed:

https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/educati ... iefing.pdf
by Susan Godsland
Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:59 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Myths and facts about dyslexia
Replies: 4
Views: 10185

Re: Myths and facts about dyslexia

https://theconversation.com/seven-myths-about-dyslexia-put-to-rest-49201 Myth 1: I’m a bad speller because I’m dyslexic Some researchers and organisations include spelling problems in their definition of dyslexia. This can be a problem because spelling and reading are different skills even if they a...
by Susan Godsland
Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:26 pm
Forum: Parent Forum
Topic: Isabelle Lee: Help! What Are Phonics? A Confused Parent's Guide
Replies: 2
Views: 9800

Isabelle Lee: Help! What Are Phonics? A Confused Parent's Guide

I was delighted to find this article, written by a parent, which contains *accurate* information about synthetic phonics teaching. What a change and what a joy! Added bonus: it recommends Debbie's programme. Help! What Are Phonics? A Confused Parent's Guide http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/isabelle-l...