This is Alice, a trainer at Thinking Reading 📚

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One of our Directors of Training shares why she works at Thinking Reading 📚

❓Why are both our organisation, and our teaching programme, called ‘Thinking Reading?’ Glad you asked!

Being more efficient relies on the quality and scope of our data. Read more in our blog ‘Can We Do More With Less?’ wp.me/p4hKgx-z9 (4 min read). #EduBlog #UKEd #EduSky

We partnered with an 11-18 secondary school in Kent who were determined to eliminate adolescent illiteracy. 📚24 of their students have now graduated from the programme. 📚The students gained between 2.5 years to 8 years in their reading. 📚The average gain was 5 years in 33 half-hour lessons.

1. More great news from one of our partner schools. The proof is in the pudding, & here is the pudding 😁 A partner school in north Kent has now almost eliminated the problem of poor reading in their students.

"Children who are now joining Year 7, at the age of 11, lost large chunks of learning during Covid and some have never caught up" We are very proud to part of this 'catch up' drive in literacy. #UKEd #EduSky www.itv.com/watch/news/s...

Nice to see this work getting noticed. Lots of teachers and students quietly doing amazing stuff around the country.

We are delighted our literacy programme is featured on ITV Meridian. Congratulations to all the pupils for the progress they have made with their reading & to their teachers who have worked tirelessly to support them. Watch here: www.itv.com/watch/news/s... #UKEd @itvnews.bsky.social

Addressing serious reading problems creates new horizons for students - and schools. Read more in our blog ‘New Horizons for Struggling Readers at Secondary School’ wp.me/p4hKgx-D1 (3 min read). #EduSky #EdUK #EduBlog

While every organisation needs finance for operational costs, including paying their staff, our focus is on successful implementation to achieve our mission. We wrote this for anyone thinking about working with us : ‘Finding the Right Partner’ wp.me/p4hKgx-8au (2 min read). #EduBlogUk #UKEd

We shouldn't wait for early readers to fail. Systematic teaching is best. Read more in our blog ‘Looking Past the Masks’ wp.me/p4hKgx-qW (5 min read). #EduSky #EduBlogUK

We believe that fixing inequality in society begins with fixing inequality in education. Our book explains. Thinking Reading - what every secondary teacher needs to know about reading Link to our book: ow.ly/XPiV50VA9rl #EduSky #UKEd

Is your school dealing with reading effectively? We have created a handy 7 point check list. Let us know what you think: ‘7 ways to tell if your school is addressing reading effectively’ wp.me/p4hKgx-We (3 min read). #EduSky #EduBlogUK #UKEd

Recall is not 'lower order thinking'. It is foundational. Read more in our blog ‘Seven Steps to Improving Reading Comprehension’ wp.me/p4hKgx-oi (7 min read). #EduSky #UKEd #EdublogUK

It's this kind of impact that all the work has been for. There is so much that can be done to resolve literacy problems - and we are privileged to help schools to do it. Thank you for sharing your results. ow.ly/QLaP50VRRUc

🥳 The ‘holy grail’ of reading inventions that was birthed in NZ & exported to the world has finally been dumped. Now the way is clear for children to receive scientifically-based instruction & stop being instructional casualties. H/T @kathyrastle.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A common assumption is that reading is easy to teach. If that is so, why do 20% arrive at secondary school reading well behind their age? Read more in our blog ‘Whose Responsibility?’ wp.me/p4hKgx-82z (4 min read) & let us know what you think. #EduBlogUK #EduSky

In case you missed it... this is what Thinking Reading was designed to do - identifying the children who have been missed and teaching them to read. ⬇️ 🧵 #EduSky #UKEd

This!

We always love hearing the stories of students making such amazing progress. That’s what Thinking Reading is designed to do. Congratulations to the young man and wishing him every success in his GCSEs 📚 #EduSky www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...

Hi! I'm a final year speech and language therapy student at Birmingham City University and am new to Bluesky 🩵 Looking to make some connections and keep up to date with the world of SLT! Any suggestions of who to follow would be greatly appreciated ☺️ #slt #speechandlanguagetherapy

It's this kind of impact that all the work has been for. There is so much that can be done and we are privileged to help schools to do it. #UKEd #EduBlogUK #EduSky

🧵 📚 Tom's story. Learning to read changes lives. Learning to read is more than an academic milestone — it shapes how a child engages with the world, and the adult they grow up to be.

We partner with secondary schools to ensure that struggling readers catch up rapidly & completely. Poor reading is a teaching problem. We change the teaching. www.thinkingreading.com/contact/ #EduSky #UKEd

Students who learn to read at secondary school almost invariably comment on how much more confident and calm they feel. Read more in our blog ‘Can Reading Problems Affect Mental Health?’ wp.me/p4hKgx-ST (3 min read). #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #EdublogUK

📚 We love hearing from our partner schools about the difference Thinking Reading makes. Congratulations to everyone involved #EduSky 🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/thinki...

Low attainment is a function of schooling, not ‘lack of ability’. Read more in our blog ‘Six Ways to Help Struggling Readers in Your Classroom’ wp.me/p4hKgx-Dw (5 min read). #EduSky #UKEd #EduBlogUK

📚 We love hearing from our partner schools about the difference Thinking Reading makes. Congratulations to everyone involved #EduSky 🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/thinki...

Spending time planning what vocabulary to teach, and practising how to teach it efficiently, has a powerful payoff. Let us know what you think: ‘The Bridge Over the Reading Gap – In-Class Support’ wp.me/p4hKgx-Zk (8 min read). #EduSky #EdublogUK

Unfortunately, there are many parents who have to teach their children to read ‘in spite of’ the school. Read more in our blog ‘Whose Responsibility?’ wp.me/p4hKgx-82z (4 min read). #EduBlogUK #EduSky

Engaging in, or condoning, practices based on false information maintains misconceptions and multiplies its influence. Our blog on the use of coloured overlays in schools: ‘Papering Over the Reading Gap’ explains more wp.me/p4hKgx-7Xq (7 min read). #EduBlogUK #EduSky

The literacy problem is bigger than you think. But, there are solutions! Our book will help. Thinking Reading - what every secondary teacher needs to know about reading Link to our book: www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Rea... #EduSky

Everyone feels better when we can apply a label to excuse ineffective teaching. Read more in our blog ‘Looking Past the Masks’ wp.me/p4hKgx-qW (5 min read). #EduSky #EdublogUK

There are more and less effective ways to teach. Read more in our blog ‘There is Hope’ wp.me/p4hKgx-kU (4 min read). #EduSky #UKEd #EduBlogUK

We believe that fixing inequality in society begins with fixing inequality in education. Link to our book: www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Rea... #EduSky #UKEd

We have been analysing results from partner schools to show how struggling readers can catch up completely – and quickly. One of our most read blogs of the last 12 months: “Can Struggling Readers Catch Up Quickly? Completely?” wp.me/p4hKgx-8je (3 min read). #EduBlogUK #UKEd #EduSky

Budget considerations are hopefully not the primary standard by which school leaders judge interventions. But, even on this criterion, Thinking Reading provides extraordinary return on investment: ‘Reading Intervention That Gets Striking Results’ wp.me/p4hKgx-VW #UKEd #EduSky #EduBlogUK

1. 📚 Acquiring the ability to read alters how children engage with the world - and the people that they grow up to be. This story, from a partner school in Kent, illustrates the incredible change that takes place – and how such children can easily be missed. Case study 🧵

This is why we do the work;

1. 📚 Acquiring the ability to read alters how children engage with the world - and the people that they grow up to be. This story, from a partner school in Kent, illustrates the incredible change that takes place – and how such children can easily be missed. Case study 🧵

Hi everyone, newbie here! 👋 I am a trainee Speech and Language Therapy student at Birmingham City Uni on the Masters pathway - currently in my final year 😆 Please feel free to signpost me to profiles that I can follow to build my connections. Any tips would also be greatly appreciated! 😊

Struggling readers don't need personality or style as much as technical proficiency. Read more in our blog ‘I Tried That and It Didn’t Work’ wp.me/p4hKgx-wS (3 min read). #EduBlogUK #UKEd #EduSky

❓What has a gerbil got to do with learning to read? 🐹 🤎 #edusky

Getting the quality of interventions right is an important job for senior leaders. Read more in our blog ‘Choosing an Intervention: who does it help?” wp.me/p4hKgx-w3 (2 min read). #UKEd #EduBlogUK #EduSky

The vast majority of reading problems can be resolved through effective teaching. Read more in our blog ‘Beware the Reading Traps’ wp.me/p4hKgx-Bg (3 min read). #EduBlogUK #UKEd #EduSky

"It suddenly clicked that he could learn": Alice shares how a Year 10 boy started to see himself as a learner & a reader. #EduSky

Budget considerations are hopefully not the primary standard by which school leaders judge interventions. But, even on this criterion, Thinking Reading provides extraordinary return on investment: ‘Reading Intervention That Gets Striking Results’ wp.me/p4hKgx-VW #EduBlogUK #EduSky

Co-founder Dianne Murphy talks here about the life changing impact of Thinking Reading #EduSky