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Why are many children still leaving primary school unable to read fluently after 8 years in the system?
What exactly are we going to do differently about reading in the next 5 years?
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Time allocations in the PCF are the elephant in the room for literacy instruction. 39 minutes a day at infant level, rising to 57 mins for stage 2, then dropping sharply back down to 45 mins at stages 3 & 4. This was not thought through. Most teachers spend more time than thi…
We need to ensure all children have access to structured literacy based in the science of reading . Without that chikdren are being failed . We need a prioper evaluation of why we are still throwing so much money and resourcing into reading recovery in irish classrooms
Because many children’s needs are not being met, there is almost no training in SEND, and it blocks access to learning even when their impairment is not cognitive. This is exactly why so many parents deregister their children and their children get much better results outside of …
We need to ensure all children have access to structured literacy based in the science of reading . Without that chikdren are being failed . We need a prioper evaluation of why we are still throwing so much money and resourcing into reading recovery in irish classrooms
Literacy is taught throughout the day. Is the concept of integration in existence in schools anymore??
Using screens instead of cards or books for learning
🙋🏻♂️ What exactly are we going to do differently about reading in the next 5 years?
🙋🏻♂️ Why are many children still leaving primary school unable to read fluently after 8 years in the system?
Because many children’s needs are not being met, there is almost no training in SEND, and it blocks access to learning even when their impairment is not cognitive. This is exactly why so many parents deregister their children and their children get much better results outside of school.
Time allocations in the PCF are the elephant in the room for literacy instruction. 39 minutes a day at infant level, rising to 57 mins for stage 2, then dropping sharply back down to 45 mins at stages 3 & 4. This was not thought through. Most teachers spend more time than this, which shows a real disconnect between policy and practice.
We need to ensure all children have access to structured literacy based in the science of reading . Without that chikdren are being failed . We need a prioper evaluation of why we are still throwing so much money and resourcing into reading recovery in irish classrooms
Teachers are overwhelmed with needs in their classrooms. Up to parents to advocate for their children and sadly some children don’t have this.
We definitely need more reading classes. Our school is one of three reading schools in Dublin.We have had to refuse admission to over 200 children for the past number of years due to oversubscription. The department have said they are not opening new reading schools or classes.