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by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know
Replies: 27
Views: 488443

Re: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know

Here is some great news - described in an article by Aaron Churchill:
It's time to abandon Reading Recovery

July 2023

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by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: Around the World: News and Events
Topic: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
Replies: 2
Views: 27161

Re: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'

And here is some 'back story' about the approach of Lucy Calkins over the years:


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by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: Around the World: News and Events
Topic: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
Replies: 2
Views: 27161

Re: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'

Here is some important 'back story' about Reading Recovery and the many warnings about its use over the years:

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by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:00 pm
Forum: Around the World: News and Events
Topic: Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'
Replies: 2
Views: 27161

Ohio: 'It's time to dump Reading Recovery'

Do read the whole article (which includes important links) - this is a huge development in Ohio: It’s time to dump Reading Recovery by Aaron Churchill 27th July 2023 https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/its-time-dump-reading-recovery This month, Ohio joined a growing list of states and s...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
Topic: Information about spelling and handwriting
Replies: 0
Views: 54676

Information about spelling and handwriting

Thank you to Dr Kerry Hempenstall for these links on spelling and handwriting: Spelling has a close link with reading - worth paying attention. Handwriting? Worth the trouble these days: https://www.nifdi.org/resources/hempenstall-blog/809-handwriting-worth-the-trouble-these-days.html The Research o...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Sat Jul 22, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: Around the World: News and Events
Topic: US: 'On the state of Texas takeover of the Houston Independent School District (HISD)' - note reference to 'phonics'!
Replies: 0
Views: 41088

US: 'On the state of Texas takeover of the Houston Independent School District (HISD)' - note reference to 'phonics'!

On the state of Texas takeover of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) By Neal Meyer July 22nd, 2023 https://www.bloghouston.com/2023/07/on-the-state-of-texas-takeover-of-the-houston-independent-school-district-hisd/ On teaching phonics and taking a hacksaw to the HISD payroll One of the ...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:42 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Many responses to Lucy Calkins' 'NO ONE GETS TO OWN THE TERM "THE SCIENCE OF READING"'
Replies: 11
Views: 118044

Re: Many responses to Lucy Calkins' 'NO ONE GETS TO OWN THE TERM "THE SCIENCE OF READING"'

Heartfelt article about the damage of multi-cueing word-guessing: I work with struggling readers. Here’s what’s standing in their way. It’s heartbreaking to realize that I never taught many of my former students to read. By Bridget Scanlan Jun 12, 2023, https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2023/6/12/2...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:44 am
Forum: Around the World: News and Events
Topic: Aus: The end of 'open plan' classrooms in New South Wales!
Replies: 0
Views: 41574

Aus: The end of 'open plan' classrooms in New South Wales!

Jennifer Buckingham flags up the good news about classroom design in New South Wales:

https://twitter.com/buckingham_j/status ... 0971226112
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: Around the World: News and Events
Topic: Scotland: Anne Glennie's 2017 petition is now 'live' again - please sign regardless of your country of origin
Replies: 1
Views: 18641

Re: Scotland: Anne Glennie's 2017 petition is now 'live' again - please sign regardless of your country of origin

UK Reading Reform Foundation committee member, Gillian Evans, has written a blog to describe a tribunal in Scotland which failed to reach the right conclusion for her dyslexic son - this was not a 'just' event: "All Learners in Scotland Matter”, No They Don’t – Dr Gillian Evans 22 June 2023 htt...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: This is a MUST WATCH video of IFERI committee members giving evidence in Scotland - but relevant internationally
Replies: 34
Views: 456042

Re: This is a MUST WATCH video of IFERI committee members giving evidence in Scotland - but relevant internationally

June 2023: Anne Glennie's petition has gone 'live' again - please read the update and sign the petition in support - thank you so much:

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