This post provides an overview of Rastle’s (2019) article, Writing Systems, Reading and Language, in which she argues that written language has diverged from spoken language, communicating different information. Understanding this divergence is arguably key to effective reading and spelling … Continued
An important, and underlying, component of reading and spelling is phonological awareness. This involves being able to identify the sounds and syllables in words and then being able to manipulate those sounds. There are many programs and resources available to … Continued
A noun is a ‘naming word’. If refers to things that you can see, touch, hear, taste, smell, think about or experience. If it is something you can perceive using your senses (book, noise, odour, sourness), it is a concrete … Continued
In this episode our AI investigators will do a deep dive into teaching students a simple strategy of breaking multisyllabic words into manageable chunks, thereby reducing the load on working memory. It is easily learned and can be effectively applied … Continued
In his book ‘Teaching Primary Reading’, Such (2025) makes the following points about reading fluency: In the referenced article, Such suggests that the following aspects should also have been included: ReferenceSuch, C. (2025). Five things I wish I’d said about … Continued