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Co-Founder and Programme Designer at Thinking Reading. Intervention is only successful if students catch up completely. Instructivist. DI fan. Alfie. Web: www.thinkingreading.com
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A common assumption is that reading is easy to teach. If that is so, why do 20% arrive at secondary school reading well behind their age? Read more in our blog ‘Whose Responsibility?’ wp.me/p4hKgx-82z (4 min read) & let us know what you think. #EduBlogUK #EduSky

Is your school dealing with reading effectively? We have created a handy 7 point check list. Let us know what you think: ‘7 ways to tell if your school is addressing reading effectively’ wp.me/p4hKgx-We (3 min read). #EduSky #EduBlogUK #UKEd

We believe that fixing inequality in society begins with fixing inequality in education. Our book explains. Thinking Reading - what every secondary teacher needs to know about reading Link to our book: ow.ly/XPiV50VA9rl #EduSky #UKEd

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It's this kind of impact that all the work has been for. There is so much that can be done to resolve literacy problems - and we are privileged to help schools to do it. Thank you for sharing your results. ow.ly/QLaP50VRRUc

Fallingwater - built in 1936 by Frank Lloyd Wright. The only thing on my bucket list is to see it.

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Very much this. Bear in mind that independent schools cite ‘dyslexia’ and ‘special needs’ as justification for 25% of their students having exam access arrangements. Even the teachers know it’s gamed.

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Things to make your soul sing 🎶 Brussels Art Nouveau door collection . These doors all bear the name of Ernest Blerot, outstanding architect of Art nouveau , around 1900. #Brussels. #Belgium (Photos Phalempin Christian ) #SingingSoul

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Ukrainian bandura band on the train. Planes can't fly in #Ukraine because of Russian strikes, so we travel by trains.

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He's not the only one. 😉

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#ResistanceRoots “Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.” — Timothy Snyder

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The new government was supposed to be strengthening the economy 🤷🏼‍♀️

Excellent post from @paulkirschner.bsky.social 👇🏼

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Albo’s up, please!

Coronation Street - written by Brian Finch (3rd May 1978). After Albert takes to the stage there's not a dry eye left in the house.

The literacy problem is bigger than you think. But, there are solutions! Our book will help. Thinking Reading - what every secondary teacher needs to know about reading Link to our book: www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Rea... #EduSky

Unfortunately, there are many parents who have to teach their children to read ‘in spite of’ the school. Read more in our blog ‘Whose Responsibility?’ wp.me/p4hKgx-82z (4 min read). #EduBlogUK #EduSky

Engaging in, or condoning, practices based on false information maintains misconceptions and multiplies its influence. Our blog on the use of coloured overlays in schools: ‘Papering Over the Reading Gap’ explains more wp.me/p4hKgx-7Xq (7 min read). #EduBlogUK #EduSky

Everyone feels better when we can apply a label to excuse ineffective teaching. Read more in our blog ‘Looking Past the Masks’ wp.me/p4hKgx-qW (5 min read). #EduSky #EdublogUK

An excellent podcast on an important topic. Thanks @trivium21c.bsky.social and @didau.bsky.social for such a respectful discussion 👍🏼