For any intervention program to be effective, you need to be consistently practising concepts being learned. It’s like learning a musical instrument. If you drop your child off at guitar lessons once a week and the child does not pick up … Continued
I’m often asked about the value of on-line and computer based programs for students that are having difficulty with reading and spelling. Although there is definitely a place for some of these programs, I believe that at this stage of … Continued
The National Centre on Improving Literacy (NCIL) is a partnership among literacy experts, university researches and technical assistant providers, with funding from the United States Department of Education. The mission of this organisation is to increase access to and use … Continued
Are you a supporter or an opponent of national reading assessments? In many countries around the world students are regularly assessed for reading proficiency. Catts (2022) argues that these assessments are unfair to students, teachers and schools. Impact on students … Continued
In their article ‘The Reading Brain is Taught, Not Born” Gotlieb and colleagues (2022) provide a historical lens on how cognitive neuroscience research can be used to teach, connect and strengthen the reading circuit. As discussed in this article, despite … Continued