The Difficult Questions About Teaching Reading
Good morning,
Most questions about teaching reading do not have simple answers.
Should a Year 5 pupil miss parts of the wider curriculum for reading intervention? What can a reading age actually tell us? When does fidelity to a phonics programme help, and when does it get in the way? Do audiobooks count as reading?
In Saturday’s episode, Christopher Such and I work through these questions and others submitted by listeners. The conversation is really about judgement, identifying the precise difficulty, understanding the trade-offs and choosing the most useful response.
The episode is available wherever you get your podcasts and through the links below…
Hope you enjoy!
A link to wherever you get your podcasts…
YouTube Audio
Christopher’s recommendations
Such, C. Reading intervention flow diagram. Available directly from Christopher through the contact details on Primary Colour.
Such, C. Professional development videos for Primary Reading Simplified. Produced with StepLab and featuring classroom footage. Further information is available directly from Christopher through Primary Colour.
TDaPE Online and On-Demand
Tickets are available for TDaPE Conference Online and here’s an overview of the wonderful sessions available…
NB: We will stop selling tickets at some point in August, so now is the time to get involved if this is of interest and you want to donate to Velindre.
Every ticket gives you access to the full collection of sessions, and all funds will be donated to Velindre Cancer Centre, a cause that means a great deal to many of us in the TDaPE community.
A big thank you to everyone who shared last week’s episode. It really does make a difference and helps the podcast reach more thoughtful primary teachers and leaders. If someone came to mind while you were listening, I’d be very grateful if you sent the episode their way.
That’s all from me this week. I’d love to hear what you thought, so leave a comment wherever you listen or simply reply to this email.
Until next time, thanks for listening.
