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In the light of the House of Commons Education Committee Inquiry into the purpose and quality of education, I’ve been pondering on the primary profession’s long-term goals for teaching reading...
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Aileen Kennedy’s (2005) ‘most read’ article was used as a starting point for a current research project that explores the CPD experiences of a sample of Early Years educators in the north of...
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I’m both laughing and crying. We do a lot of that in education, don’t we? Someone at work who works closely with teachers just told me that teachers in English schools, if asked about a test...
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‘Everything can change, but not the language that we carry inside us, like a world more exclusive and final than one's mother's womb.’ Italo Calvino Why is it that...
Continue readingIn 2014, ReadingWise invited us to carry out an independent study of its Computer-Based Literacy Programme for Accelerated Reading Acquisition. Following exploratory meetings, schools and adult...
Continue readingThe early years settings have a very strong influence on children’s future cognitive and social performance. The interactions and the activities in this area hold an important role in...
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This Innovation Session that took place at BERA took the form of a workshop/masterclass in researching early childhood using visual methodologies, combining presentations, graffiti and Information...
Continue readingYou may be aware of two pieces of research recently published about children’s speech, language and communication needs. The National Literacy Trust (Read On Get On campaign) commissioned James...
Continue readingThis blog is based on the papers presented in the BERA 2015 Conference Symposium ‘De-professionalising or re-professionalising the Early Childhood Workforce in England?’ Elizabeth Wood, Jo...
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The teaching assistants that I meet are enthusiastic, keen to improve their practice, and valued by the teachers and senior leaders that they work with. However, research on the national picture...
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One of the most challenging considerations when researching with children is the question of gaining children’s consent to participate in research and their perspectives on the topic under...
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In the US we have a systematic and prescriptive practice to deal with children manifesting chronic behavioural issues in the classroom. The method is called Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS). PBS...
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