We partner with secondary schools to ensure that struggling readers catch up rapidly & completely. Poor reading is a teaching problem. We change the teaching.
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Reading problems in secondary school create a complex web of consequences for mental health, confidence and self-esteem – as well as limiting academic progress. Read more in our book.
Link to our book: (Amazon): ow.ly/lyeX50R2ol9
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Rapid progress is the only acceptable progress for intervention at secondary school. Students need to progress at three or more times the normal rate.
Read more in our blog ‘Can’t Read, Won’t Read: Matthew Effects’ wp.me/p4hKgx-1u (4 min read).
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Why does Thinking Reading work so well? Our programme is rigorous, research-backed and systematic. We teach more in less time using age-appropriate books and expert teaching methods. Highly detailed assessment tracks progress in every aspect of the customised, one-to-one lesson.
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Find out about the links between reading difficulties and behaviour in our book.
Link to our book: amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Readin…
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Jun 10
Proud to be a part of this 💪
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Jun 10
Great to see @astreaacademies in this list.
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We've got much more to do our journey, but it's good to see this.
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Thinking Reading retweeted
Jun 11
It was an honour today to welcome federal Education Minister @JasonClareMP and Vic Education Minister @BenCarrollMP to @latrobe to see a demonstration of high quality explicit teaching courtesy of the fabulous team at @tempyheightsps led by principal @rhyssy33. The Year 4 students were the star of the show 🙌
Jun 11
With the Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Education @BenCarrollMP today at La Trobe Uni to see their simulated classroom for teaching students in action.
This year we have changed what our future teachers are taught as part of their university degree.
This includes a stronger focus on how the brain works, how to teach children to read and write and count, and how to manage classroom behaviour.
La Trobe has led the way with the science of learning and evidence-based teaching.
That is embedded in the new curriculum for teaching students and is a key part of the reforms we are rolling out across the country.
This facility here at La Trobe is one of a kind in Australia and helps take that training to the next level.
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Jun 10
Ensure your reading interventions enable precise calibration based on close assessment. Read more in our blog ‘15 Tests for secondary school reading interventions’ wp.me/p4hKgx-6z (5 min read).
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Do your reading interventions provide assessments that enable individualised instruction? Read more in our blog ‘15 Tests for secondary school reading interventions’ wp.me/p4hKgx-6z (5 min read).
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Jun 10
Do you know if your reading interventions are based on phonics, whole language, or ‘mixed methods’?
Read more in our blog ‘15 Tests for secondary school reading interventions’ wp.me/p4hKgx-6z (5 min read).
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Jun 10
Solving reading problems at secondary school is tricky.
Read more in our blog ‘15 Tests for secondary school reading interventions’ wp.me/p4hKgx-6z (5 min read).
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Jun 9
If we want to make a child stressed, anxious or angry, all we have to do is leave them struggling with their reading. Teach them to read and everyone around them can see the difference. If you'd like to see these changes for your pupils, contact us.
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Our mission is to eradicate adolescent illiteracy. No student should leave school unable to read well, regardless of background. If you believe this too, we'd love to hear from you. thinkingreading.com/contact
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Teachers must be experts in: language, learning, instruction & motivation to have rapid, lasting impact.
Read more in our blog ‘10-Point Checklist: Literacy at Secondary School’ wp.me/p4hKgx-33 (2 min read).
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Effective interventions will demonstrate measurable, sustained gains.
Read more in our blog ‘10-Point Checklist: Literacy at Secondary School’ wp.me/p4hKgx-33 (2 min read).
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📚 No student should leave school unable to read well, regardless of background.
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Jun 6
We’re off at @researchEDBmth .. love all the meet-ups. Great to see Joe Jackson-Taylor, @IamMisterMba Grace Barron @HughesHaili Rachel Higginson
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Jun 8
To catch up completely, students need to progress at least 3x the normal rate.
Read more in our blog ‘10-Point Checklist: Literacy at Secondary School’ wp.me/p4hKgx-33 (2 min read).
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For struggling readers, progress should be monitored frequently and reliably.
Read more in our blog ‘10-Point Checklist: Literacy at Secondary School’ wp.me/p4hKgx-33 (2 min read).
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Jun 7
It is vital to know whether your low-progress readers have difficulty with decoding, comprehension, or both.
Read more in our blog ‘10-Point Checklist: Literacy at Secondary School’ wp.me/p4hKgx-33 (2 min read).
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Intervention should not lead to students falling behind in other areas.
Read more in our blog ‘10-Point Checklist: Literacy at Secondary School’ wp.me/p4hKgx-33 (2 min read).
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