Spend enough time in literacy education and you begin to notice that almost everybody claims research is on their side.

For the past number of years, I have been writing and speaking about early reading intervention in Ireland, often returning to the same underlying question: are we providing the right kind of support ...

Every Thursday evening, in homes up and down the country, a familiar routine plays out.

Early reading development is critical for long-term academic success, highlighting the need for timely and effective intervention for children with reading difficulties. This paper critically exami...

Think about something you really dislike doing.

ALT: sadness from inside out is crying and saying it 's ok ... i 'm fine .

The Research Behind Skilled Reading

Why English Shouldn’t Be Sliced Into Separate Pieces

Writing problems, and solutions, can too often go undetected in schools. Unlike reading, there are relatively few specific writing assessments to detect issues that schools can use, so it is hard to f...