You got there first, Jim! I was just copying the link to post it up. It cannot be a coincidence that the rising popularity of reading for pleasure for children follows on so neatly from the introduction of sp in all schools - more like cause and effect for me. As well as all the children involved, a...

Sadly my 6 year old grandson is still sent home with 20 yr old ORT books to read. I've tried to access the new RRF statement on book bands that is mentioned on the home page, but can't get to it- any advice on how to do that?
Joan

Article in today's Daily Telegraph (my friend's newspaper!)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03 ... rens-book/

Joan

Just testing whether posting works this time! It's great to see the website showing signs of life once again- thank you to everyone involved, both in the old version and the new.
Joan

I've tried looking at tutor agencies for the area, but none of those listed seem trained in synthetic / linguistic phonics, any methods (if any at all) referred to are of the multi-sensory variety.

I've been thinking about this, and wondered how all you trainers advise the classroom teachers you train?
Joan

I would have thought that they should be told to talk about differences and model in the regional accent of the children they're teaching and their own. As a northerner teaching adults in London I often gave two versions. Or three- London, northern and RP! http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/m...

Scroll down a bit in the main letters section of today's paper:

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... -the-tests

Joan

Article in today's Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/education/20 ... tudy-finds

Joan

Does anyone else think that passing new visitors to the General Forum might assume it is moribund because the first items, with very old posting dates, are stuck at the top? I don't know if other people can see more, but my screen does not show the newer subjects unless I scroll down far enough. Eve...

Sounds-Write is similar in approach to TRT, SRS and the American programme I trained in, so should be fine. I often found that auditory processing/ sound manipulation exercises could be of benefit to new students, using real or nonsense words. Some people (tutors) object to the use of nonsense words...

I hope you find teaching adult students is enjoyable and rewarding, like I did! I retired from 1:1 teaching adult beginner and struggling readers a few years ago, and still miss it. What you have found out from your assessment checks does sound typical of most students I taught, and training in ling...

Welcome, I'll look forward to reading more from you!

Very good response indeed - who was it? time for someone to cough slightly, own up and take a bow.......
Wish it was me.

Dorothy Bishop has just been interviewed on the R4 Jim Alkalili (?sp) programme A Life Scientific: interesting half hour.