Great recommendations and confirms the views of education expert Bart Simpson ' We are going to catch up by going slower!'m.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcBI5…

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I agree Jennifer Buckingham Time for Ireland 🇮🇪 to consider a similar move.

News doesn't come much bigger than this in the reading world.
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Dr Patrick Burke enlightens us on how to tackle word recognition in tonight’s Fireside Chat hosted by LAI. #literacyireland

Credit where it’s due: the Grand Concourse at Central Station in Sydney is magnificent.

Out now – The Ignite Series of Firecracker Books, a collection of 25 titles designed to engage and support low-progress readers in Years 4–6. This new series of hi-lo books features 15 fiction and 10 non-fiction high-interest and accessible chapter books. Order today! #hilobooks

Loved speaking with High Five Literacy and Judy Boksner on The Literacy View about what we've learned from our Economic and Social Research Council QJEP analysis of 1200 children's books (CYP-LEX). Thank you for having me!

Announcing a guest webinar!
In 'Unlocking the secrets of grammar: Insights from the science of language' Dr Iain Giblin will demonstrate how exciting grammar can be for teachers and students.
Register: multilit.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Delighted to be giving a series of three connected lectures at The University of Notre dame Australia. It's sure to prove uncontroversial!

Get tickets using the link below.

8 May Fremantle
The Dark Ages: historical and current myths in school behaviour.

14 May Sydney
The…

I started going down this rabbit-hole a while back and came to wonder why we don’t just call them “breaks” 🤔

Do ‘brain breaks’ help students learn?
Find out what the evidence says in a new Nomanis Note by Maddy Goto and me.
tinyurl.com/246axnx3

“The science of reading is only effective when paired with the Science of Instruction, focusing on the HOW of reading and learning behaviours.” 💯

Do ‘brain breaks’ help students learn?
Find out what the evidence says in a new Nomanis Note by Maddy Goto and me.
tinyurl.com/246axnx3