Strong insights into how primary schools should think about time spend on reading. Don't just have it timetabled: it needs to be clear about what components are being met (fluency, vocabulary etc), alongside goals etc. www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/whats-t...

Unsurprisingly, small schools find implementing national policies a greater challenge than most. This study explores how small schools implemented the early career framework in the face of challenges of recruiting mentors, travel etc. See here: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I’ve been busy drafting blogs for summer/autumn. Questions I am asking: - Is it the end of the ‘knowledge rich’ era? - Is AI compromising independent study as we know it? - How do we move beyond the spelling test? If you want to stay updated, sign up to my FREE 3Rs newsletter: alexquigley.co.uk

In the news now… Andy Burnham (English Lit graduate) setting out his stall as Prime Minister. ‘The Odyssey’ is global box office no. 1 (first book of my English uni degree). Classics are atop Amazon. Reading skills proving essential for AI age. English degrees are back!

‘Is AI making us stupid?’ A very good short research study exploring the issues related to cognitive offloading & posing important questions about AI use: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

The new @theeef.bsky.social 'Guide to Inclusive Teaching' goes live today. It explores universal teaching alongside adaptations and additional support. Explore the guide, the evidence base, and the additional CPD resources here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

Handy discount on @routledgebooks.bsky.social for ‘Literacy Essentials for Every Teacher’ right now! It has been best selling for a few months, so it could be worth taking a look for a productive summer read (maybe not your beach read choice!): www.routledge.com/Literacy-Ess...

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘Literacy leadership: Marathons, not miracles’ “The 'new big idea' replaces the effortful grind of sustaining practice with tricky approaches such as phonics instruction or writing instruction.” alexquigley.co.uk/literacy-lea...

Great to be at the @theeef.bsky.social Research School Network summer meeting (in sunny Sheffield) and ‘making sense of the moment’ exploring inclusion and inclusive teaching. Hearing @mmulholland.bsky.social & @sendmattersuk.bsky.social is such a great starting point.

‘Literacy Essentials for Every Teacher’ What teachers need to know & do when it comes to reading, writing, vocabulary and talk. Chapters on literacy and assessment, along with supporting SEND students too. Grab a copy for summer now: amzn.eu/d/07fCaE5q

New Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) 'Evidence into Action' podcast on maths problem solving. Feat. @gracecoker27.bsky.social, @camillakgilmore.bsky.social, Helen Drury, Tom Pole & Mike Williams. evidenceintoaction.podbean.com/e/maths-prio...

New research explores the issue of toddlers watching YouTube. It is mostly low-quality content, when quality is exactly what shapes early language. Worth knowing and worth sharing with parents. (research via @juliangrenier.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The academic language of school is either a barrier to learning or instead it can unlock the curriculum. I wrote ‘Literacy Essentials for Every Teacher’ to distil what teachers need to know and do about teaching that language: amzn.eu/d/0aSwqxSB

💡NEW POST 💡 'Talk routines: ABC Feedback' "Done well, this approach promotes more active listening, more focus and attention on task, and therefore more learning." alexquigley.co.uk/talk-routine...

A really interesting new @booktrust.org.uk National Family Survey report. It shows positives about reading, but also major challenges too: www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/fi...

I’ve grabbed myself a little book mountain to read!

💡 FREE RESOURCES 💡 You can find new literacy resources (quick sign up) based around my new book, 'Literacy Essentials for Every Teacher' - Talk routines: ABC feedback - The SEEC model for vocab - 6 strategies to develop reading fluency - 5 steps for spelling success alexquigley.co.uk/resources/

I’m delighted that my new book, ‘Literacy Essentials for Every Teacher’, has gained bestseller status on Amazon! You can pick it up your copy too before it sells out - here: amzn.eu/d/04ocXE6v

Timely & important research on the impacts of social media posts on anxiety. Sharing might not mean helping. ‘The impact of mental health-related social media posts on young adults' mental health reporting: A two-study experimental investigation’ osf.io/preprints/ps...

A compelling article by @dtwuva.bsky.social on 'Do Today's Kids Have Reduced Attention Spans?' Well, yes and no - it is a complex question... "It’s not that students can’t pay attention, but rather that they more readily choose not to." www.aft.org/ae/spring202...

‘How can we take advantage of reading-writing relationships?' by @ReadingShanahan "Reading and writing summaries, analyses/critiques, or syntheses of the information has a powerful and positive impact on learning…" www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/how-can...

💡 Birth month always needs to be a consideration: - Summer born children are more likely to be recorded as having SEND - September born children 30% more likely to go to an elite university - More progress in P8 scores for summer born children …& more ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2022/11/the-...

I have some personal news… After 7.5 rewarding years at the Education Endowment Foundation, I’m moving into a full-time consultancy role this July. I’m deeply grateful for my brilliant, committed EEF colleagues – and excited for what comes next! Time to start a new chapter!

My new book ‘Literacy Essentials for Every Teacher’ is published 3 weeks today. You can pre-order from @routledgebooks.bsky.social now with a 20% discount! www.routledge.com/Literacy-Ess...

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 'What should we do about 'reading for pleasure'?' “But sir, I hate reading!” For teenagers who struggle to read, the idea of choosing books they'll fall in love with is anathema. So, what should we do about it? alexquigley.co.uk/what-should-...

Are you looking to harness feedback and pupil understanding in the classroom to adapt your teaching? The new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) ‘Check.Adapt’ tool offers a simple scaffold for reflection. Find it here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/checkin...

The resource can help reflection around feedback and checking for understanding. There is a lot of training currently about, ‘adaptive teaching’ or ‘inclusion’, that is referencing how to adapt teaching. There isn’t often a shared language here. This tool can help reflection in CPD sessions etc.

How can feedback drive successful teacher adaptations? This new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) resource - ‘Check.Adapt’ - offers a concise, usuable resource to reflect on decisions in the classroom. Read more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/checkin...

‘Do banded books make for poorer readers?’ “There is clearly a disconnect between early reading outcomes and the way progress flattens after early phonics gains - and banded books might be part of the problem.” www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Useful short explainer of the new an ‘improved’ Progress 8 model for schools in the White Paper (p36) ‘Every Child Achieving & Thriving’ Along with a new progress measure to better capture the achievements of children who start secondary school significantly behind peers. Link: lnkd.in/egXRNs5Y