We shouldn't confuse skills with knowledge One of the most discussed topics in education today is...
Literacy Leadership Part 3: Return on Investment
Smart leaders invest wisely. Investment in reading has long-term payoffs. Investment in turning...
Literacy Leadership Part 2: Building With Care
Transformation can be incremental For the second part of this three-part series, we talked to Lisa...
Literacy Leadership Part 1: Vision and Mission
What does it take to see real change in literacy outcomes? When it comes to literacy, we all agree...
Seven Steps to Improving Reading Comprehension
We often test comprehension, but how do we teach it? In the so-called reading wars, all sides...
No Excuses Left
So what if they can’t read? And whose fault is it anyway? A recent discussion on Twitter provided...
Building on the Evidence
How do you start to build an evidence base? We all know that it’s important to know the evidence...
Blurred Vision
Can coloured lenses solve reading problems? One of the most common ‘interventions’ for...
Looking for Impact? Structure Matters
Why do school structures matter when it comes to reading interventions? Sometimes the obvious...
What Works?
The latest edition of Prof Greg Brooks' work provides important insights - and raises questions....
Addicted to Denial?
When it comes to the reading problem there appear to be two forms of denialism: the claim that...
Post Script
Assumptions based on our own experience do not necessarily inform a debate. I have been...