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Kathy Rastle
Nov 12, 20245 min read
Has the Phonics Screen Improved Children's Reading?
Last week, a report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) investigating the impact of England’s phonics screening check (PSC) was...
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Maria Korochkina & Kathy Rastle
Mar 12, 20245 min read
What Words do Children Encounter When They Read for Pleasure?
The ability to read opens up worlds. Reading enables children to progress into post-primary education and provides the basis for lifelong...
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Kathy Rastle
Nov 29, 20225 min read
Some thoughts on “The Myth of Normal Reading” (Huettig & Ferreira, 2022)
Last week, Perspectives on Psychological Science published an article that left me mystified, hardly knowing where to begin. In “The...
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Rebecca Crowley
Mar 17, 20225 min read
Sleep deprivation impairs learning and memory, but now is the time for replication science.
Research has long suggested that sleep is critical for learning and memory. Sleep after learning strengthens new memories and...
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Kathy Rastle
Jan 26, 20225 min read
Some musings on that "landmark" study
Last week, those of us interested in how children are taught to read woke up to dramatic headlines that England’s approach is “failing...
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