Every subject has vocabulary that students need to understand in order to make sense of the content being taught. The current research suggests (see for example Rastle, 2018) that skilled adult readers routinely use morphological knowledge in addition to knowledge … Continued
Sometimes a good way to ‘kill’ a child’s interest in reading is to ask questions about the book. As soon as you are asking questions, you are testing and for many children (especially poor readers) testing can be stressful.[divider]Instead of … Continued
The starting point as a parent or teacher is to accept that most children find editing their work pointless and boring. In addition, they often don’t have the skills to, or a structured process for, editing their writing. Here are … Continued
English is a confusing language!! However, like every language, the written form of English is a code for the spoken language. For many children to become proficient in reading and spelling they need direct explicit instruction in this language code. … Continued
Evaluation of any text, whether it is paper-based or online, is a critical skill for all readers. You need to be able to actively engage with the text, carefully considering the validity of the information (taking into account the reliability … Continued