Literacy

What does today’s Schools White Paper mean for teaching and learning and pastoral care? Here’s what you need to know

As research finds that exposing children to the language of science and the natural world in key stage 1 engages them with literacy and aids progress, Kate Parker chats to the academics to find out more

Introducing workshopping into key stage 3 English lessons has been transformational, says Katie Packman – as she shares how to reap the benefits

Five years ago, South Shore Academy in Blackpool set out to boost reading and writing levels across the school – and today, students receive up to four interventions on literacy at any one time. Here, Kate Parker discovers how it works

Children who struggle with reading benefit from specialist support – so why aren’t we upskilling more teachers, asks Megan Dixon

As research shows that being labelled as dyslexic lowers academic expectations, Alex Quigley explores the issue

Before dismissing the use of systematic phonics in classrooms, the research needs further analysis, warns Julia Carroll

Synthetic phonics approaches underpin much early reading teaching, but changes to current practice are desperately needed, researchers argue

Wordle has captured the world’s attention this January, but do games like this have a place in the classroom? Kate Parker investigates

Research shows that early shared reading can be a protective factor for those pupils most likely to struggle with comprehension, finds Alex Quigley

As new research reveals a link between early language difficulties and poor mental health, the experts explain what teachers need to know

Debates about the best ways to teach children to read have raged in education for years. On 15 June 2018, three researchers, Kate Nation, Kathleen Rastle and Anne Castles, turned to evidence from psychological science in an attempt to cut through the divisive rhetoric