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Apr 8 201808/04/2018

Vocabulary Development Reading List

Closing The Vocabulary Gap / By Alex Quigley / 5 minutes of reading

For a long time now I have been reading about vocabulary development. After teaching English Language and English Literature for over a decade and a half (including child language acquisition), I came to the stark realisation that I didn’t know enough about how children not only learnt to read, but went on to read to …

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Teaching English: Online Reading & Resources

Uncategorized / By Alex Quigley / 5 minutes of reading

English teachers are a privileged lot. Of course, there is the poetry, the novels, the discussion, debate, philosophy, the odd spelling, the plays, the spell-binding craft of writing and the essential power of reading. Well, not only all that stuff – we also have some great online resources and bloggers. This compilation is an updated …

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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley ·

I’ve shared the 8th issue of my fortnightly newsletter:

‘The 3Rs: What I'm reading, (w)riting, & the research I'm interested in - Issue #8’

Featuring an ace book on the word gap, @EvidenceInEdu’s new school leadership review, ‘@tes Explains', & more.

https://bit.ly/3y98VWZ

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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley ·

Read my latest: “The 3Rs: What I'm reading, (w)riting, & the research I'm interested in - Issue #8”

It features a brilliant book on the word gap, Evidence Based Education's new school leadership review, the new 'TES Explains' series, and more.

https://www.getrevue.co/profile/AlexQuigley/archive/1364972

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Daniel Willingham @dtwillingham ·

You: SOR is not just phonics, I get it. But where do I start with comprehension? Esp early grades?
Me: Did you know Susan Neuman at NYU has been working on this issue for YEARS?
You: Where can I read a quick intro?
Me: https://www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/more-actionable-take-science-reading @SusanBneuman

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