@AndyJane1964

Research based Teaching, Learning Difficulties and the Environment

 Melbourne
Joined February 2016
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Christopher Such@Suchmo8331 May 2022
It's the holidays again, which means it's book giveaway time. If you'd like the chance to win a copy of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading, simply *retweet* this tweet. I'll pick a winner at random this coming Sunday.
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David Kinnane@speechbloke14 Apr 2019
Replying to @talkinged19 @SnowyKC
Agree! #includEDau #DevLangDis
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Emina McLean@EminaMcLean23 May 2018
If a child memorises ten words, the child can only read ten words, but if the child learns the sounds of ten letters, the child will be able to read 350 three sound words, 4,320 four sound words and 21,650 five sound words (Kozloff, 2002). #phonics #literacy – at Shepparton - Mooroopna, Victoria
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Humbling Infographic Reveals 20 Writing Mistakes Even Native Speakers Make: grammarcheck.net/writing-mis…
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Alex Quigley@AlexJQuigley2 Apr 2018
To celebrate the release of my new book, ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’, being released this Friday, I’m doing a free giveaway of a signed copy. Retweet to enter! Winner drawn at random this Friday. (Book available here: amzn.to/2pX4F8U)
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“Why ‘sleep on it’ is the most useful advice for learning, and also the most neglected” by @fjmubeen medium.com/@fjmubeen/why-sle…

Why ‘Sleep on It’ Is Our Most Useful Advice for Learning

It’s one of humanity’s truest cliches. Educators keep ignoring it

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Introduction to Fractions youtu.be/nBdWxsm6x5M via @YouTube Love Eddie Woo's focus on the language of Mathematics!! He makes the topics so accessible!

Introduction to Fractions

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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"Decodable texts are important because they match a student’s level of expertise...No repetition, no predictability and definitely no guessing is needed to read the text." xitter.cf/JohnKenny03/status/961…
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Good justification for why NSW is not continuing with Reading Recovery! xitter.cf/lifelonglit/status/949…
Lyn Stone@lifelonglit6 Jan 2018
Reading Recovery is in the news again here in Australia. Here is a chapter I wrote for my next book on the subject: lifelongliteracy.com/reading…

Reading Recovery: first impressions of bad teaching - Lifelong Literacy

One of the best aspects of my job is when I get to observe other practitioners in action. I’ve been very lucky to have such generous colleagues. This is the story of the first time I saw someone...

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Nick Gibb@NickGibbUK5 Dec 2017
Speaking at today’s launch of the PIRLS results. These figures vindicate the government’s promotion of phonics and show that we are building a Britain fit for the future @TIMSSandPIRLS gov.uk/government/speeches/n…

Nick Gibb: reading is the key to unlocking human potential

School Standards Minister speaks at a presentation of England's successful Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results at the British Library

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Ian Gibson@gibsoni2 Dec 2017
Replying to @2heavn4eternity @dubioseducator @DennisDill @bashaierk @bergindubai @Learnforlife20 @seni_bl @steph_bernier01 @HostBrian @cristinnowak @CarinaHilbert @carlameyrink @Dee_Saran @DrHarrisonMcCoy @expat_educator @Mr_F_Learning @fowlersusann @clive_gibson
#edchatMENA @woodard_julie infographic strengthens what we are trying to achieve by building positive student - teacher relationships and Creating a positive culture for making mistakes is essential for real learning. @VisibleLearning
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Alternative facts about phonics spelfabet.com.au/2017/11/alt…

Alternative facts about phonics

I’ve just read a new e-book called Reading the Evidence: Synthetic Phonics and Literacy Learning, edited by Margaret M Clark OBE, a UK Visiting and Emeritus Professor who the About The Editor…

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Sounding off about teaching children to read theconversation.com/sounding… via @ConversationEDU
A teacher tweets spectator.co.uk/2017/11/a-te…
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Australian-first trial investigates impact of highly-trained dogs on autistic children amaze.org.au/2017/11/austral… via @destmelbourne
Rob Stokes Minister for Education NSW: Say Yes to the Year One Phonics Screening Check - Sign the ... change.org/p/rob-stokes-mini… via @ChangeAUS
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Check out "SPELD Victoria End-of-Year Fundraising Movie Night - UNBROKEN" eventbrite.com.au/e/speld-vi… @Eventbrite
#strathypln And brilliant Junior School staff led by Geoff Little! xitter.cf/talkinged19/status/919…
Dr Charlotte Forwood
@talkinged1914 Oct 2017
Great work @gasmithpill running after school workshops on architecture & engineering @StrathconaBGGS
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Training teachers in phonics should be prioritised, says thinktank trib.al/tOQxYnS

Training teachers in phonics should be prioritised, says thinktank

Centre for Independent Studies says education degrees do not equip teachers ‘to effectively teach reading’

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Dr. Mark Rowe
@DrMarkRowe6 Oct 2017
This weekend take a break for rest recharge and renewal. 50 ways to take a break. #fridayfeeling #wellbeing #selfcare
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