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USA: National Reading Panel member Tim Shanahan reflects on the consequences of the historic 'Reading First' initiative

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:47 am
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Many thanks to literacy specialist and exceptional blogger, Tim Shanahan, for his description of the milestone 'Reading First' initiative in America.

This is not only interesting and well-informed reflection, it is important as yet another illustration of how well-meaning and heavily funded aims to provide evidence-informed and, indeed, sensible literacy provision is scuppered by a number of factors:

https://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog ... -252664161