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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

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Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, the elementary schools in this economically depressed area have produced better readers than some of the wealthiest places in the country. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

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Applications for the ninth summer school on statistical methods for linguistics and psychology close on April 1, 2025. Every year people contact me saying they missed the call, so here it is again :) vasishth.github.io/smlp2025/

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Brutal takedown of reading policy in Wales and Scotland, as Northern Ireland looks to change course with its new strategy based around phonics. @kathyrastle.bsky.social makes several important (and apparently still necessary) observations about the evidence on reading. www.itv.com/news/2025-02...

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NEW @nature.com article w/Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Liz Spelke + fantastic team! ☑️Children working can use arithmetic to solve problems in their shops, but struggle with abstract math ☑️Children in school can do abstract math, but cannot apply it www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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This is probably the most important book that any primary teacher or leader will read. I know that’s a big statement & I don’t make it lightly. There is nothing more important than getting every child reading fluently. This book provides a clear framework to make that happen.

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This is a wonderful book that dives into every aspect of how to teach children to read well: organising instruction, building a reading curriculum and culture, leading whole-school change. It belongs in every primary school. 📚💯💥

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This is a wonderful book that dives into every aspect of how to teach children to read well: organising instruction, building a reading curriculum and culture, leading whole-school change. It belongs in every primary school. 📚💯💥

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Happy to share that Liz Schotter and I have just published a beginner-level tutorial introduction to eye-tracking-while-reading studies in Behavior Methods: link.springer.com/article/10.3...

submitted 36 days ago • 5 comments

Very pleased to see the Experimental Psychology Society here. Their London meeting this week was great as always. Whether you’re a familiar or new member, or just a curious aspiring psychologist please follow the @exppsychsoc.bsky.social and check out their meetings and support!

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Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come. ‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair. Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

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Oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed in Syria www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 85 days ago • 3 comments

The main drivers of this success in England: 1. Phonics 2. Knowledge-rich emphases 3. Focussing on sequenced curriculums 4. Clearer behaviour guidance based on the behaviour curriculum, boundaries, consequences and support. 5. Teacher training/ ECT reform 6. Assessment clearly linked to curriculum

submitted 86 days ago • 3 comments

If a child received a treatment known to be flawed in hospital, it wouldn’t be surprising to seek redress in court. We should not accept this in education either.

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

Step 1 is increasing access. Step 2 is about quality and results. Step 1 is far easier (and less controversial) than Step 2.

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Our Journal Club meets monthly to explore word research! Join us tomorrow (Dec 5) as we discuss "Inadequate foundational decoding skills constrain global literacy goals for pupils in low- and middle-income countries" by Michael Crawford, Neha Raheel, @mariakna.bsky.social & @kathyrastle.bsky.social.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Excellent news!!

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting article on #reading www.nature.com/articles/s41... Inadequate foundational #decoding skills constrain global #literacy goals for pupils in low- and middle-income countries #edusky

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Schooling in not the same as learning www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

Morphology. ❤️

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Looking to follow some reading scientists and some practitioners who are interested in their work? I've got you covered with this starter pack! #EduSky

submitted 104 days ago • 10 comments

Are you new here and interested in following more Science of Reading people? Here is a starter pack from @jodidevries.bsky.social! #SOR go.bsky.app/DrhYgSX

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

This looks massively useful. Thanks so much to bsky.app/profile/mari... and team.

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

This is so, so sad www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

Hello, Bluesky community! We're thrilled to make our first post and what better way to debut than by announcing exciting news? We are looking for a scholar to join us as a lecturer (full-time, research & teaching), starting 12 August 2025! jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

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Fascinating; new data suggest summer slide is not just forgetting of academic material; seasonal variation observed on lab cognitive measures.

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

Enormously important work from enormous datasets. The point about needing to use absolute measures (eg wpm) rather than effect sizes drew a hallelujah! We know how to do this - get every child reading. It’s not dramatically expensive. The challenge is to increase expertise.

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New paper in Nature Human Behaviour shows that pupils in low- and middle-income countries #LMICs are failing to acquire the most basic skills needed for reading comprehension. Evidence-aligned #phonics instruction needed to meet global literacy goals #SDGs www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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I ♥️ this blog on early reading by @kathyrastle.bsky.social et al. 'With book vocabulary being so intense, it is crucial to develop reading skills and motivation early on. And because different books use different words, it is important that children read widely.' www.rastlelab.com/post/what-wo...

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“It is manifestly clear that the PSC has fulfilled its original purpose of assessing pupils’ decoding skills and identifying children in need of extra support.” @kathyrastle.bsky.social www.rastlelab.com/post/has-the...

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New paper in Nature Human Behaviour shows that pupils in low- and middle-income countries #LMICs are failing to acquire the most basic skills needed for reading comprehension. Evidence-aligned #phonics instruction needed to meet global literacy goals #SDGs www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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