In her article, Penn (2026) explores how instruction (in her example a phonic-based sorting activity) can unintentionally be racist. She discusses an activity in which her daughter, Jiselle, (with an African American accent) and her daughter’s friend, Samira, (with a … Continued
This episode discusses how to use generative AI in the classroom to generate comprehension questions with specific reference to research by Yang and colleagues. The aim of their research was to showcase how to prompt ChatGPT to generate high-quality questions … Continued
This episode provides an overview of Cowan’s research regarding short-term memory capacity, finishing with a quick overview of the importance of chunking as a learning strategy, especially in relation to decoding longer words. ReferenceCowan, Nelson. (2001). The Magical Number 4 … Continued
Many students who are struggling to learn to read and spell, face the extra challenge of perfectionism. Perfectionism is a personality trait characterised by a relentless desire to achieve a perfect outcome every time. The problem for students with learning … Continued
Telestrations is a board game that is a combination of Pictionary and Pass it On. The video of the official instructions is available here, but below is an ‘educational’ modification to help develop students’ understanding of key vocabulary words. Setup … Continued