@lateralalbert

Primary teaching, especially reading. Plus coffee, Dr Who. Striving to understand education research. Edu Twitter is an alternative universe.

Joined May 2016
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Uh-oh. I hear New South Wales in Oz is considering a phonics check that may include (gasp!) nonsense words such as POS, TER, DRIV, SWOL, DREN, and LOP. That's prePOS/TERous DRIVel. Utter codSWOL/LOP. Our chilDREN do not need the ability to read nonsense words. @DyslexiaMSL
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Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from @SarahAsome Assistant Principal at Bentleigh West Public School in @LD_Australia Wednesday Webinar series. Register here ldaustralia.org/conferences-…
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Stuart Kitto@stukitto10 Jul 2020
Sound advice for teaching ANYTHING "This advice is especially important for teachers who, themselves, may find phonics to be boring. Don’t communicate that to your students about phonics or anything else that you teach. Enthusiasm is contagious, so buck it up."
five from five@FIVEfromFIVE9 Jul 2020
From the latest edition of Nomanis Notes, How to Knock Down Five Strawman Arguments About Phonics by @ReadingShanahan 57ebb165-ef00-4738-9d6e-3933…
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The #ScienceofReading allows ALL children to succeed. Effective and inclusive instruction is the greatest tool we have to promote #SocialEquity in every classroom. Come along to this free webinar on the 28th July with Dr @RWheldall. Head to mellcop.org to sign up!
Join us for this special free webinar from Dr Robyn Wheldall entitled "How can the Science of Reading improve my practice"

ALT Join us for this special free webinar from Dr Robyn Wheldall entitled "How can the Science of Reading improve my practice"

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Reading Teachers - If you're teaching these strategies you're actually doing harm - and any phonics you might be teaching is getting overshadowed and sidelined. Let go of "cueing" and learn to teach reading properly. My FREE books can help you (see my profile).
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Emily Hanford@ehanford14 Jun 2020
I've spent the better part of the past 3.5 yrs reporting on how children are taught to read and what scientists have figured out about how children learn -- and the shocking disconnect. In this presentation, I tell the story of what I've learned. youtube.com/watch?v=GO4_S26g…
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If you do nothing else today, watch this! @ehanford articulates in such a considered way the Science of Reading. Definitely one to show all staff. youtu.be/GO4_S26gOkQ
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Visit fivefromfive.com.au/how-to-t… for more information
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This is why we need to teach spelling explicitly.
Dr Charlotte Forwood
@talkinged1930 May 2020
Thanks @ChristineMadill for sharing importance of spelling @kemanners1 @nrwatkins @miss_hinch @mel_dehaan @lisablanc @AndyJane1964 @PamelaSnow2 @HaleyTanc @WordAware @Lang_LearnSP @lifelonglit @MaureenPollar17 @BeckyClark22 @EminaMcLean @RobertPWells @EduSum @jen_gordo
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It seems like a good time to share the video of the phonics debate again. (Note: Five from Five is now a community education initiative of @MULTILITmedia). youtube.com/watch?v=snUNsYfr…

ACE/CIS Phonics Debate 2018

Full recording of the Phonics Debate on 31 July 2018 hosted by the ...

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Dylan Wiliam@dylanwiliam29 May 2020
An @EducEndowFoundn-funded evaluation of "Achievement for All" involving 134 schools (108 of which were rated good or outstanding by Ofsted) found that the programme reduced progress in English and maths in years 5 and 6 by 8%: bit.ly/2XVZFCH
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Don’t be fooled by reassur­ances that students are learning “phonics in context” or as a “balanced literacy” diet. Both are euphemisms for a non-systematic, non-evidence-based approach. My article in the Weekend Australian today: theaustralian.com.au/inquire…
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How deep does the legacy of #WholeLanguage run through our education system? So far I’ve found its now discredited and outmoded ideas embedded in #ITE #ProfessionalLearning, Education Departments, #EducationalConsultants & the #Curriculum. THESE VIDEOS ARE PRIME EXAMPLES 👇 #mt
𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗻@NathanielRSwain16 May 2020
Ok twitter community - See any issues with the pedagogy promoted in these Aus Curric videos? I am dismayed. #threecueing #MSV #RunningRecords "Phonic Knowledge": teachingacenglish.edu.au/exp… "Comprehension Strategies" teachingacenglish.edu.au/exp…
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"Listen, here's the secret: If you can't read, you can't do anything else. It's the doorway to education," she said. "Reading is the basis of freedom.” Wise words from an incredible 83 year old activist
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Here is Tim Shanahan's take on the Simple View. Pay close attention to points 1 through 4 in his blog: shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/… Here's my own take on the Simple View: parkerphonics.com/post/the-s… See what you think.
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Stuart Kitto@stukitto8 Mar 2020
In which @ParkerPhonics suggests that the simple view of reading requires language comprehension (rather than merely listening comprehension referred to by @ReadingShanahan) and restores balance to the world of Reading Twitter.
Stephen Parker@ParkerPhonics8 Mar 2020
Here is Tim Shanahan's take on the Simple View. Pay close attention to points 1 through 4 in his blog: shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/… Here's my own take on the Simple View: parkerphonics.com/post/the-s… See what you think.
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