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Rapid progress: From phonemes to comprehension
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 01/03/2025There are many challenges facing schools today, and yet, the work gets done and children are educated because the values of our education system are upheld by the extraordinary professionals who dedicate their lives to teaching.
Why empathy boosts reading comprehension
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 16/12/2024In this post I invite you to consider ways in which a focus on empathy can mitigate the challenges of social disadvantage and boost reading comprehension.
Reading fluency: Should it be fast or slow?
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 01/11/2024When a child dials their pace of reading up or down to reflect the degree that they are assimilating meaning from the text, their nuanced and flexible response is a strong indicator that their reading fluency and comprehension are in alignment.
Reading fluency and three key executive functions
By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 29/09/2024How importance are ‘executive functions’ for fluency in the early stages of learning to read? Although the development of phonemic awareness is the main focus of the teaching of early reading, factors such as control of impulses are also key.
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“It’s only an hour that they have with your over the time that you come in over the six weeks and for it to be able to make, for a lot of them, up to a year’s difference in their reading ability is quite amazing really.”
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