This article recently featured in Nasen’s Special The landscape We have emerged from a few years of ‘fervent phonics’ in primary schools which promises to eradicate reading failure amongst our older learners and so contribute to ‘narrowing the gap’ of attainment. Whilst there are mixed views about the evidence […]
The challenges of teaching reading to secondary aged students; new landscapes.
25/03/2014 by Leave a Comment
Reflections on boys’ reading
09/07/2012 by Leave a Comment
Reflections and tips on boys’ reading… I asked a few friends who have boys of varying ages what their thoughts and top tips might be on getting/keeping boys reading. Here are their responses … 1. Well, he’s gone slightly off the boil at the moment, not enjoying his current book…. Anyway, I’d recommend: – Start early; read […]