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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- 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
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- Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:06 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
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Scotland: Anne Glennie's 2017 petition is now 'live' again - please sign regardless of your country of origin
Dear All, I do hope you will take a look at Anne Glennie's very simple petition urging the officials in Scotland to ensure teacher training in research informed reading instruction - specifically bringing them up to speed with 'systematic synthetic phonics' (the missing link!). It takes seconds to s...
- Sat May 20, 2023 12:14 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: Eng: PIRLS 2023 - England does relatively well with steady results where some other countries' results dip
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Eng: PIRLS 2023 - England does relatively well with steady results where some other countries' results dip
There are always complex variables when trying to ascertain literacy results - not least being that countries have different languages and writing systems. Nevertheless, the latest PIRLS 2023 results indicate steadiness in England's results - whereas some other countries considered to be 'leading' (...
- Fri May 19, 2023 12:52 pm
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: US: 'More States Are Using Science-Backed Reading Instruction. It Shouldn't Have Taken Them This Long.'
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US: 'More States Are Using Science-Backed Reading Instruction. It Shouldn't Have Taken Them This Long.'
More States Are Using Science-Backed Reading Instruction. It Shouldn't Have Taken This Long. Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana have all seen dramatic improvements in reading scores by investing in "science-based" reading instruction. By Emma Camp May 2023 https://reason.com/2023/05/18/m...
- Fri May 05, 2023 9:59 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know
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Re: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know
5th May 2023 - here is an update featuring the Reading Recovery contributed by Cathryn Bjarnesen who says, " As an assessor of Specific Learning Disorders, I routinely see unrecovered Reading Recover y students. Not only do they lack the Basic Reading Skills for functional literacy, they have f...
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 2:01 pm
- Forum: Parent Forum
- Topic: Sensible suggestions for babies to five year olds to develop their language skills
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Sensible suggestions for babies to five year olds to develop their language skills
And if parents and carers wish to learn more about teaching and learning the links between letters and sounds (phonics) for the three to five year olds, these free pre-school resources may be of interest: https://phonicsinternationalpreschool.com ' Teeny Reading Seeds ' resources are 'non-systematic...
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:57 pm
- Forum: Parent Forum
- Topic: Sensible suggestions for babies to five year olds to develop their language skills
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Sensible suggestions for babies to five year olds to develop their language skills
https://theconversation.com/learning-to ... ert-171561Learning to read starts earlier than you might think: five tips from an expert
By Dr Karen Boardman
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post (and more)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 26452
Re: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post (and mo
I'm cross-referencing this thread with one featuring a lot of information about the challenge to the approach of Lucy Calkins that has occurred in America:
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- Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:35 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: USA: Reviews Give Failing Marks to 2 Reading Programs - Fountas & Pinnell's, & Lucy Calkins' + Emily Hanford's reporting
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Re: USA: Reviews Give Failing Marks to 2 Reading Programs - Fountas & Pinnell's, & Lucy Calkins' + Emily Hanford's repor
This thread below has information about further articles in USA newspapers with references to Emily Hanford's 'Sold a Story' series and the work of Lucy Calkins:
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- Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:33 am
- Forum: Around the World: News and Events
- Topic: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post (and more)
- Replies: 3
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Re: 'How Black activists in Northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to read' in The Washington Post (and mo
What I find so TRAGIC is the time delay and seemingly disconnect from what so many wonderful champions of research findings in America - including the need for systematic phonics - that took place DECADES ago. You can read about some of the people involved, and the achievements even through legislat...