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Ramblings on academic-related matters. For information on my research see https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/research/oxford-study-of-children-s-communication-impairments. Twin analysis blog: http://dbtemp.blogspot.com/ . ERP time-frequency analysis blog: bishoptechbits.blogspot.com/ . For tweets, follow @deevybee.

Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts

Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts

Sunday, 14 September 2014

International reading comparisons: is England really doing so poorly?

I was surprised to see a piece in the Guardian stating that " England is one of the most unequal countries for children's reading ...

Saturday, 5 October 2013

Good and bad news on the phonics screen

Teaching children to read is a remarkably fraught topic. Last year the UK Government introduced a screening check to assess children...

Thursday, 26 September 2013

Raising awareness of language learning impairments

A couple of years ago I did a Google search for ‘Specific language impairment’. I was appalled by what I found. The top hit was a video ...

Saturday, 17 August 2013

Changing children's brains

Portraits of Serafino & Francesco Falzacappa; Pier Leone Ghezzi [1674 - 1755] Source: J. Paul Getty Museum Our children are be...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Phonics screening: sense and sensibility

There’s been a lot written about the new phonics test that is being introduced in UK schools in June. Michael Rosen cogently put the argumen...

Saturday, 15 October 2011

Lies, damned lies, and spin

©www.cartoonstock.com The Department for Education (DfE) issued a press report this week entitled “ England's 15-year-olds' ...

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