We'll be using this great new clinical #phonetics resource in our teaching this year - anyone else?🤩

— Strathclyde SLT (@Strath_SLT)
3:50 PM • Sep 10, 2024

RELEASE ALERT!

Today we release the last of the materials from The Syntax Project.

Just over a year ago we became the proud custodians of The Syntax Project, building on the amazing work begun by Steph Le Lievre, Rebecca Glasson, Christina Guy and Jasmyn Hall.

— Ochre Education (@OchreEducation)
10:23 PM • Sep 12, 2024

Do you have older struggling readers? Check out this free app I made. It generates custom segmenting worksheets, for multi-syllabic words. (It only works on PC, not mobile).

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— Nate Joseph (@NateJoseph19)
10:57 PM • Sep 8, 2024

Discovering Literature's best-loved articles are available again.
padlet.com/discovering_li…
From Othello to Orwell, Agard to Angela Carter, we've recovered a selection of 100 articles, films and classroom resources, perfect for English teachers of Years 10-13.

— British Library Learning (@BL_Learning)
2:00 PM • Sep 9, 2024

Our slides from @researchED1 yesterday are now available on the lab website: "Words in books: a challenge, a blessing, or both?" #rED24rastlelab.com/slides

— Kathy Rastle (@Kathy_Rastle)
11:15 AM • Sep 8, 2024

A day of thinking, listening, talking & pondering @researchED1 1500+ attendees & a smorgåsbord of presenters including @AlexJQuigley@ClareSealy@HoratioSpeaks@Kathy_Rastle here are a few of the many takeaways #rED24 thanks @tombennett71 & the team for hosting a fabulous event

— Dr Charlotte Forwood (@talkinged19)
2:58 PM • Sep 7, 2024

In this episode of the Teaching Literacy Podcast, Drs. @tricia_zucker and @SoniaCabell discuss their “Strive-for-Five Conversations” strategy for promoting oral language development through simple, serve-and-return style conversations in the classroom.

— The FCRR (@TheFCRR)
2:32 PM • Sep 9, 2024

We invest significant time/resources into upskilling people at work - whether it is improvement methods, or interpersonal skills or compliance or technical training. But does it deliver? Research shows only 12% of employees actually apply new skills learned from training provided… x.com/i/web/status/1…

— Helen Bevan (@HelenBevan)
3:06 PM • Sep 11, 2024

The antidote to overthinking isn't thinking less. It's rethinking more.

Overthinking is ruminating on old ideas without a new lens. It narrows your focus and wears you out.

Rethinking is revisiting the same issue from a different perspective. It broadens and sharpens your view.

— Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant)
4:25 PM • Sep 10, 2024

This is a valuable new study on the impact of technology on early language development from Oz. Screen-time can negatively impact quality talk & back & forth interactions. The concept of 'technoference' is catchy & would be useful to explore further.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

— Alex Quigley (@AlexJQuigley)
4:01 PM • Sep 11, 2024

Really delighted to see this piece published - wonderful to get our messages about DLD out to colleagues working in clinical psychology

authors.elsevier.com/c/1jk4A3AZg~bA…

— Prof Courtenay Norbury (@lilacCourt)
9:21 AM • Sep 9, 2024

In 1969, James Earl Jones recited the alphabet for the second episode of Sesame Street. His slow, steady delivery had such an impact on children that it was dubbed "the James Earl Jones effect," showing that repetition and anticipation could promote interactive learning, and… x.com/i/web/status/1…

— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet)
8:15 PM • Sep 11, 2024