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- Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:40 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Paper by Prof. Pamela Snow 'Language is literacy is language'
- Replies: 1
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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 ...
- 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: 6959
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...
- Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:40 pm
- Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
- Topic: Decoding and Comprehension
- Replies: 1
- Views: 58198
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...
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:15 pm
- Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
- Topic: Decoding and Comprehension
- Replies: 1
- Views: 58198
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...
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:13 pm
- Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
- Topic: Multi-cueing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9057
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 ...
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:23 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Response to Intervention or Really Terrible Instruction?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16903
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...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:18 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Myths and facts about dyslexia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10252
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
Six myths about dyslexia
http://www.rrf.org.uk/docs/SEN49_Dyslexia_myths.pdf
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:03 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Myths and facts about dyslexia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10252
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
https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/educati ... iefing.pdf
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Myths and facts about dyslexia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10252
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...
- 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: 9965
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...