This is worrying (I wonder why they have decided some children need 'reading recovery' in the first place?): http://www.wyodaily.com/story/2017/06/29/news/reading-recovery-to-return-to-worland/4931.html Reading Recovery to return to Worland A first-grade reading intervention program will be returnin...

Regardless of the country in which you reside or the role/s you fulfil, please do support Anne Glennie’s parliamentary petition to bring about an official enquiry in Scotland regarding teacher-education in evidence informed reading instruction: http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/re...

I'm cross-referencing Pam's post with the very famous paper by Dr Louisa Moats:

Whole Language Lives On: The Illusion of Balanced Reading Instruction

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=820&p=1530#p1530

I'm cross-referencing Pam's post with the very famous paper by Dr Louisa Moats:

Whole Language Lives On: The Illusion of Balanced Reading Instruction

http://www.iferi.org/iferi_forum/viewto ... 1530#p1530

I'm cross-referencing this thread with Professor Pamela Snow's excellent piece on Balanced Literacy:

Balanced Literacy: An instructional bricolage that is neither fish nor fowl

http://www.iferi.org/iferi_forum/viewto ... ?f=2&t=797

Dr Louisa Moats' article is still relevant to this day. The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation provides a platform for Dr Moats' famous article: http://www.ldonline.org/article/6394/ Whole Language Lives On: The Illusion of Balanced Reading Instruction Thomas B. Fordham Foundation In this article: Forewor...

About the Parents and Teachers for Excellence (PTE) organisation for anyone who is interested: http://www.parentsandteachers.org.uk/about What we believe We believe that every school child should have an excellent education and great prospects - regardless of where they live or how much their parent...

I think it is relevant and of interest to add a link to Heather Fearn's blog post on early years assessment here: Early years assessment is not reliable or valid and thus not helpful May 14, 2017 https://heatherfblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/14/early-years-assessment-is-not-reliable-or-valid-and-thus-n...

In the Times Educational Supplement: Campaign group calls for overhaul of reading in the early years foundation stage Martin George 23rd June 2017 https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/campaign-group-calls-overhaul-reading-early-years-foundation-stage Parents and Teachers for Excellence...

Many people in England were optimistic about the direction of travel for the inspectorate, Ofsted, when Amanda Spielman was appointed Chief Inspector. Amanda Spielman's speech at the Festival of Education Ofsted's Chief Inspector talks about a review of the curriculum and the importance of recognisi...