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Education Scotland Dyslexia Scotland Utter madness. Why are you not using the research advocated by Anne Glennie and others? Significant numbers of children in Scottish schools are functionally illiterate and that is a disgrace and a moral outrage.

Education Scotland Dyslexia Scotland Disappointing that Dyslexia Scotland is promoting Scottish Government policies rather than 150 years of scientific research on how humans learn to read and that those born with developmental dyslexia need early identification and are taught using evidence-based teaching methods.

"Establish, while reading, that the first 4 words in each sentence are always the same and it is only the last word/words that are different - the picture clues help us to read this." - Teacher Instructions from "Active Literacy", Scotland's most popular Literacy programme.

This morning, 113 years after this poignant photo was taken, I’m heading down to Leeds for the White Star Heritage exhibition, because people are still fascinated by RMS #Titanic.

Thanks to Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP raising these vital issues in Parliament today. What did you make of the First Minister’s response to her question? Here’s our take: The First Minister focused on working with local authorities — not with parents and carers. We’re still not part of the

The third episode of Talking Scottish Education is available now. In it Stuart Farmer - stuartphysics.bsky.social & I speak with Carole Ford & Lindsay Paterson on the importance of a knowledge-based curriculum, the role of assessment, and the need for coherence in educational practices.

Working with our reading partners this morning to complete a #ReflectiveReading Short Read Blankety Blank based on the story ‘The Disgusting Sandwich’. We are working hard on identifying the missing words by using clues from the text! Anne Glennie #reading #comprehension #text

I couldn’t be more proud of my published children’s novels and am really looking forward to seeing the next one in print this summer. Not retiring any time soon! 😍

'The head of Scotland's second largest teaching union has told the BBC that "education is broken"... with schools being overwhelmed by an "explosion" in children with additional support needs (ASN), including dyslexia' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

*My new thing!* NOTES FROM THE EDGE OF THE HERD Monthly articles where I will write, each in turn, about the art of slow living, everyday sociology, and - of course! - books. Please join me in my first article on all things SLOW… (link in bio)…

Session 2 with Chris Devlin -Everyone can read....Anne Glennie you were sent ♥️ Pedagoo #pedagooghlaschu

Anna Stokke This is a rare example of government policy producing a significant positive impact on student achievement (though I would have used 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 rather than 🇬🇧 since things aren't going quite so well in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿)

Scotland and the USA: Two Systems, One Silent Surrender on Learning: Dr Gillian Evans bit.ly/sue119ge Anne Glennie Daisy Christodoulou Dana Goldstein Education Scotland Enlighten UK Column #education #schools #knowledgematters

An excellent summary of some of the reasons so many are struggling with reading in Scotland. Glad to see Dr Gillian Evans keeping this in the spotlight.

👀 ‘According to a spokesperson for Education Scotland, phonics has been a part of literacy teaching since the introduction of Scotland’s 2010 Curriculum for Excellence’ Why phonics is still fighting the reading wars | Tes tes.com/magazine/teach…

New Zealand has finally dumped Reading Recovery because it “ignored the evidence about the science of how … children best learn to read.” This new paper tracks its rise and demise. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Meanwhile in Scotland...

In education it is *always* necessary. "Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again." -André Gide