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How could a text message transform literacy?

In Closing the Reading Gap, Uncategorized by Alex Quigley10/02/20181 Comment

Just over five million adults in England are functionally illiterate, with the literacy skills equivalent to an eleven year old. Not only that, around half of the adults in prison are illiterate …

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This is a really good listen! I’m looking forward for more episodes from @EducEndowFoundn https://twitter.com/educendowfoundn/status/1334226786633314308

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'Why nostalgia for classic children's books is a problem'

NEW article from @AspirerRS' Laura Ovenden in the @tes.

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Is confusion in the classroom really such a bad thing? https://schoolsweek.co.uk/is-confusion-in-the-classroom-really-such-a-bad-thing/ via @schoolsweek

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Alex Quigley

Alex Quigley

I write this blog in a personal capacity.

After fifteen years in the classroom, I now support the cause of education from the other side the school gates. For most of the week I work for the EEF, as National Content Manager, supporting teachers and school leaders to access research evidence.

Additionally, I write edubooks and offer consultancy. Also, I am very lucky to have a column for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

Alex Quigley

I am National Content Manager at the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), after fifteen years as an English teacher and school leader. The focus of my work is supporting school improvement and making research  evidence accessible and useable for teachers and school leaders.

I write books for Routledge, including the bestseller, ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’. Currently, I am a columnist for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine. I am a ResearchED Trustee & a member of the Chartered College of Teaching Impact Journal board.

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