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): https://t.co/MIb8T8t88y

We love to say we’re building a ‘love of reading’. The evidence suggests we’re doing no such thing. Pleasure doesn’t lead to fluent reading; fluency makes pleasure possible. Reading for pleasure should be an outcome, not a curricular aim. Trying to teach enjoyment is missing the

Thank you to the staff at Integrated College Glengormley for sharing this update with us. Well done to the students who have made 18 months progress in just 3 weeks' worth of lessons. Our promise to our partner schools is that their pupils will catch up 📚 completely and

Teachers must not only deliver an instructional programme; they must also become behavioural coaches. Read more in our blog “Because Reading Was Never ‘Just Phonics’”- https://t.co/S89NHKIYvw (3 min read).

The complexities of the English writing system make it much more challenging to master. Read more in our blog ‘Speed Wobbles’ https://t.co/HaS0UXkQEw (5 min read).

I am delighted to be able to speak at ResearchEd for the first time, not more so than to be able to see such incredible people and hear what they have to say. My session will be called Turnaround! - I am waiting on Bonnie Tyler’s RSVP.

Effective intervention needs to happen at scale if we are to overcome the systemic problems of low literacy. Read more in our blog “Can Struggling Readers Catch Up Quickly? Completely?” https://t.co/s12BPQv0Xa (3 min read). #EduTwitter

Teaching reading IS rocket science. Read more in our blog ‘New Horizons for Struggling Readers at Secondary School’ https://t.co/6H7acaKwZD (3 min read).

Our mission is to ensure that all pupils leave secondary school reading well. We support schools with training, resources and lesson design, so that pupils who were struggling with their reading catch up quickly and completely.

Etymology enables students to see language as something that has been passed down from those who have gone before us – something to be cherished and treasured. Read more in our blog ‘The Bridge Over the Reading Gap – In-Class Support’ https://t.co/ArnGRSh9wE (8 min read).

Rejecting myths liberates students from falsely low expectations. Read more in our blog ‘12 Qualities of an Effective Reading Teacher’ https://t.co/BRC0AqtUMW (5 min read).

Learn how to help your students when reading difficulties interfere with their progress. Our book is deliberately concise because we know how busy teachers are. Available here https://t.co/2QGCWMWQbA

Is there a link between poor reading and mental health? Read more in our blog ‘A Heart for School Improvement’ https://t.co/t177O5KOyH (3 min read). #EduTwitter

To teach reading, we have to be experts in spoken and written language. Read more in our blog ‘Code-Teaching or Code-Breaking?’ https://t.co/znkS2RNtJn (3 min read).

Thinking Reading - what every secondary teacher needs to know about reading Link to our book: https://t.co/VP58msdjdp #EduTwitter

Reading independently is a prerequisite for progress at secondary school. Read more in our blog ‘A Heart for School Improvement’ https://t.co/t177O5KOyH (3 min read). #EduTwitter

Breaking: Too many children are ‘falling out of step with the expectations of school life’ through absence, making them ‘more likely to cross boundaries, challenge teachers’ and disrupt learning, the head of Ofsted has warned https://t.co/TflabHEJU1

On October 22, I delivered the Mornington Peninsula Oration, with the title Reading instruction in Australian schools: Headwinds, tailwinds and crosswinds. In the original recording, my slides weren’t in view. That problem has now been fixed 🙌: https://t.co/AXxnHD4SLx

Shout this from the rooftops 🙌🏼 Zig Engelmann was spot on when he coined the phrase ‘dysteachia’. “If the learner hasn’t learned, the teacher hasn’t taught.” This is empowering because we, the teachers, can change our teaching to ensure learning happens.

Thinking Reading is specifically designed to meet the needs of older struggling readers, quickly, efficiently and powerfully. Read more in our blog ‘Literacy Leadership – Return on Investment’ https://t.co/KI6n0bKxcv (3 min read).

Do your reading interventions have enough practice opportunities for students to become fluent? Read more in our blog ‘15 Tests for secondary school reading interventions’ https://t.co/uNyZOqcYYG (5 min read).