Foundation for Learning and Literacy

January 30, 2023

A case for why both sides in the ‘reading wars’ debate are wrong — and a proposed solution

The Washington Post by Valerie Strauss March 27, 2019 This is an unusual post about the “reading wars,” that seemingly never-ending battle about how to best teach reading to students —

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

January 27, 2023

Making sense of reading’s forever wars

KAPPAN Leah Duran and Michika May 2,2022 ...No doubt, some of the strategies recommended by SoR advocates are helpful for some students, in some schools. However, genuine, lasting improvement in reading

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

December 3, 2022

The Science of Reading and the Perils of State Literacy Policies: Virginia’s Cautionary Tale

NCTE 12.01.22 Dorothy s. Suskind In this space, where the Reading Wars have claimed to be won, and the science settled, where narrow reading instruction is purported to support a wide

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 28, 2022

How to evaluate letter name knowledge

Letter names provide an important foundation for students. Literacy expert Sharon Callen talks about the different activities teachers can use to check a child's understanding of letters. Continue Reading

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 25, 2022

How to teach letters and sounds to early readers

Cue Learning latest blog 25 July, 2022 Teachers need to use clear statements and shared readings when teaching the different sounds of letters to early learners. Establishing the best steps for teaching

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 13, 2022

Is literacy education in Australia on the right track?

The Educator 11 July, 2022 by Brett Henebery “Over the past nine years, five Federal education Ministers have loudly argued their ‘back to basics’ focus on phonics would ensure improved performance

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

May 25, 2022

A Balanced Approach to Literacy Development

A balanced approach to literacy development is a decision-making approach through which the teach makes thoughtful choices each day about the best way to help each child become a better

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 11, 2022

Phonics can coexist with whole language, if done carefully

The Record by Stephen Krashen April 6, 2022 I have been involved in the whole language movement since it began. Whole language is not opposed to phonics, but does not support

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

February 22, 2022

Letter to The Age by Alan J Wright

February 21, 2022 Reductionist, dysfunctional approachThat some children come to school as fluent readers is not recognised by Science of Reading advocates. These children arrive at school with no formal teaching

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

February 16, 2022

10 Ways to Help Children ENJOY Reading!

January 25, 2022 Nancy Bailey's Education website Children were being drilled in phonics before they knew what a word looked like, then judged as “failing” if they could not recall or

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