Literacy Leadership
International Literacy Day 2020
It’s International Literacy Day today, 8 September 2020. Literacy has, literally, never been so important. Around the world,…
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Barriers to Success – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 6)
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MFL – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 5)
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Effective Intervention – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 4)
Following up the long list of questions from our researched Home presentation on 30 April 2020, we are…
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Fluency and Comprehension – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 3)
Following up the long list of questions from our researched Home presentation on 30 April 2020, we are…
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In-class Support – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 2)
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Assessment – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 1)
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Teaching reading: it’s not as ‘niche’ as you think
“Teaching reading at secondary is very niche.” I’ve heard it said, in different ways, many times. It is…
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When ‘near enough’ is not good enough
There is a tremendous amount of potential in education research. Sadly, this potential is largely untapped because teachers…
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Sympathy is no substitute for effective teaching
Why being sympathetic doesn’t cut it as a reading teacher The first rule of effective teaching of reading…
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The Re-Education of Alison Rounce
We have been privileged to have the enormously talented Alison Rounce (@ali_rounce) working with us in the north-east…
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From novice to expert: seven signs your school is dealing with reading effectively
The focus is changing! It’s exciting to see the shift in attitude and intent towards teaching struggling readers…
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Reading Intervention That Gets Striking Results
We often find ourselves answering questions about the striking results that Thinking Reading students achieve. Teachers are used…
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The researchED Guide to Literacy
One of the many anomalies around literacy is the belief that reading, and its close companion writing, are…
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Reading catch-up for older students: one-to-one or small groups?
Do secondary students need one-to-one tuition to catch up, or can they be taught in groups? The answer…
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The Stubborn Gap
The fight to close the disadvantage gap is far from over – but we mustn’t give up. This…
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You have to make faces at it!
It was a hot, noisy, dusty building site. I was working on a construction project in Wellington during…
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Can reading problems affect mental health?
How hard can it be? At first sight, there may seem to be little relationship between mental health…
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Three styles of problem-solving
How leaders deal with problems determines . . . well, everything. It’s an awkward truth that some leaders…
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The Implementation Trap
When Ofsted review schools under the new category of Quality of Education, the Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, says…
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7 ways to help the bottom third
At the time of year when we farewell Year 11 students, we often experience a mixture of relief,…
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Anything but the teaching . . .
The latest issue of Best Evidence in Brief continues a long-standing trend in the business of teaching children…
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