Practice, Practice, Practice!!!

December 17, 2012 in Reading

Imagine something you hate with a passion. For me, that is watching football. I hate watching football. I would rather watch paint dry, poke myself in the eye with a
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The Secret’s Out – Boys’ Reading Achievement CAN be improved…

March 26, 2012 in Literacy, Reading, Struggling Readers

Sometimes it takes someone else to tell us what we already know! So it is with the vexed issue of boys’ reading achievement. In its 2009 report, the OECD acknowledged
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I Will Read Them on a Train…

February 13, 2012 in Challenges, Engaging Learners, In the Classroom, Reading, Stories and Examples, Struggling Readers

I always loved reading.  I read all the time, under my covers with the flashlight after my parents tucked me in.  I remember reading the word ‘red’ in Kindergarten, but
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Introducing our Trust Members

December 9, 2011 in Announcements

We’re getting closer and closer to launching this blog in January! We’ve been lucky enough to secure four regular blog contributors who are passionate about education, have a lot of
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