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Our lost generation of children Part 1: Low school attendance and home schooling

Our lost generation of children Part 1: Low school attendance and home schoolingBy: Dr Marion Long Published on: 27/01/2025

Although the SEN crisis may be a driver of the issues at the heart of our lost generation of children there are in fact three layers of loss that we need to consider. Let’s begin with low school attendance and the rise in home schooling.

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Our lost generation of children Part 1: Low school attendance and home schooling

Why empathy boosts reading comprehension

Why empathy boosts reading comprehensionBy: Dr Marion Long Published on: 16/12/2024

In 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.

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Why empathy boosts reading comprehension

What can we do to support the development of reading fluency?

What can we do to support the development of reading fluency?By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 01/12/2024

Although the development of reading fluency is less well understood than are other aspects of reading, it can be assessed by tracking a child's engagement with the text, their expression, prosody, flow and understanding, week by week.

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What can we do to support the development of reading fluency?

Phonemes mixed with fluency and musical notes

Phonemes mixed with fluency and musical notesBy: Dr Marion Long Published on: 26/11/2024

In the Rhythm for Reading Programme, we introduce the names of musical notes through rapid responses and multi-sensory approaches. In this way, children experience that learning to read in a small group always feels immersive and playful.

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Phonemes mixed with fluency and musical notes

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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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