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Month: March 2009

Baddiel · Goswami · Horizon · print · sounds

Research on reading

March 24, 2009 John

I don’t know whether you saw the recent Horizon programme, in which David Baddiel asked the question ‘Who Do You Want Your Child to Be’. A somewhat bemused Baddiel was seen asking Usha Goswami, a Cambridge professor, what reading is about and was amazed to learn that reading is much about the sounds of the… Continue reading Research on reading

Evidence based · OECD

Teaching reading and spelling: time to change course

March 22, 2009 John

According to the OECD (1997), more than 100 years of universal education in the UK has resulted in less than half of the UK adult population becoming literate: less than 50% of children grow up to become accurate and fluent readers. What’s more, only half of those who do learn to read can spell accurately… Continue reading Teaching reading and spelling: time to change course

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