Issue 31, Pages 8-9: Can vocabulary teaching support both comprehension and phonics?
Vocabulary teaching is important Large numbers of pupils have been identified with low levels of vocabulary (1), linked to factors such as low income, Developmental Language...
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Recently, I was in a meeting discussing phonological awareness (PA) skills and their importance. These skills are essential not only for laying the foundations for...
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Literacy, while a seemingly innocuous (although incredibly important) topic, stirs up fierce debate across the globe when it comes to which approach we should be...
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