Following up the long list of questions from our researched Home presentation on 30 April 2020, we...
Effective Intervention – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 4)
by Dianne and James Murphy | May 10, 2020 | Teaching Struggling Readers, Whole School Literacy
Following up the long list of questions from our researched Home presentation on 30 April 2020, we...
Fluency and Comprehension – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 3)
by Dianne and James Murphy | May 6, 2020 | Teaching Struggling Readers, Whole School Literacy
Following up the long list of questions from our researched Home presentation on 30 April 2020, we...
In-class Support – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 2)
by Dianne and James Murphy | May 4, 2020 | Teaching Struggling Readers, Whole School Literacy
Following up the long list of questions from our researched Home presentation on 30 April 2020, we...
Assessment – The Bridge Over the Reading Gap revisited (Part 1)
by Dianne and James Murphy | May 2, 2020 | Effective Practice, Teaching Struggling Readers, Whole School Literacy
Following up the long list of questions from our researched Home presentation on 30 April 2020, we...
When ‘near enough’ is not good enough
by Dianne Murphy | Mar 1, 2020 | Effective Practice, Teaching Struggling Readers, Whole School Literacy
There is a tremendous amount of potential in education research. Sadly, this potential is largely...
Sympathy is no substitute for effective teaching
by Dianne Murphy | Feb 23, 2020 | Effective Practice, Teaching Struggling Readers, Whole School Literacy
Why being sympathetic doesn’t cut it as a reading teacher The first rule of effective teaching of...
The Re-Education of Alison Rounce
by Dianne Murphy | Feb 15, 2020 | Effective Practice, Teaching Struggling Readers, Whole School Literacy
We have been privileged to have the enormously talented Alison Rounce (@ali_rounce) working with...
From novice to expert: seven signs your school is dealing with reading effectively
by Dianne Murphy | Feb 8, 2020 | Effective Practice, Teaching Struggling Readers, The Science of Learning, Whole School Literacy
The focus is changing! It’s exciting to see the shift in attitude and intent towards teaching...
Reading Intervention That Gets Striking Results
by Dianne and James Murphy | Jan 6, 2020 | Effective Practice, Teaching Struggling Readers, The Science of Learning, Whole School Literacy
We often find ourselves answering questions about the striking results that Thinking Reading...
Reading catch-up for older students: one-to-one or small groups?
by James Murphy | Nov 16, 2019 | Teaching Struggling Readers, Whole School Literacy
Do secondary students need one-to-one tuition to catch up, or can they be taught in groups? The...
You have to make faces at it!
by James Murphy | Jul 21, 2019 | Effective Practice, Myths and Misconceptions, Teaching Struggling Readers, Whole School Literacy
It was a hot, noisy, dusty building site. I was working on a construction project in Wellington...











