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Narrowing the Gap: Catch-up or Catch-22?

Narrowing the Gap: Catch-up or Catch-22?By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 26/02/2025

Researchers have found that the importance of motivation increases as the child’s perception of reading difficulty increases. The reverse is also true. This is why reading 'catch-up' can also feel as if it’s a catch-22 situation.

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Narrowing the Gap: Catch-up or Catch-22?

Phonemes and Executive Functions in Early Reading Development

Phonemes and Executive Functions in Early Reading DevelopmentBy: Dr Marion Long Published on: 24/01/2024

A meta analysis, in which many research studies were compared found significant relationships between decoding print and executive function skills. This challenges the dominant view that word recognition relies on knowledge of phonemes and graphemes.

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Phonemes and Executive Functions in Early Reading Development

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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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