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Knowledge translation in early years reading instruction: a tale of two paradigms
Why simply putting phonics ‘into the mix’ does not constitute effective reading instruction. By Pamela Snow Download PDF I have written...
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Oct 28, 20196 min read


Defining differentiation
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to attend the DSF (Dyslexia Speld Foundation) Language, Literacy and Learning conference in Perth....
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Oct 28, 20195 min read


Enhancing literacy learning outcomes for beginning readers: research results and teaching strategies
A research project at Massey University, New Zealand aims to improve literacy outcomes in the early years of school by educating teachers...
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Oct 28, 20192 min read


The promise of meta-analysis for our schools: a Q&A with Gene V. Glass
Download PDF Meta-analysis is a statistical technique that combines data from multiple studies on the same topic to explore trends. In...
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Oct 28, 20197 min read


An introduction to cognitive load theory
How do we apply our understanding of how people learn, think and solve problems to classroom instruction? This is the question that...
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Oct 28, 20195 min read


Finding the fundamentals of reading
Debate over how to teach children to read has raged over the past 40 years. But what is the best practice for those children who are...
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Oct 28, 20195 min read


The myth of the ‘growth mindset’
The concept of growth mindset has become hugely popular in recent years, but does it have a foundation in research? Tom Chivers Download...
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Oct 28, 20195 min read


In other words
I love words. Which is why I’d love to be on the side of the phonics-in-context debate that gets to define literacy as something like, ‘an o
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Oct 18, 20193 min read


What does evidence-based practice mean in education in 2019?
How to use research to more effectively and appropriately assess different approaches to teaching reading.
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Oct 18, 20197 min read


What we've been reading
By the Nomanis Editorial Committee Nicola Bell I recently read Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. I raced through it a...
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Oct 18, 20196 min read
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