The purpose of this study is to build the automatic process word recognition for pupils who are less proficient at and reading. This initially looked problems readers face what research has revealed. It then explores teachers can do in their practice, such as reading aloud, unlocking pronunciation models, using materials programmes or letter-sound association, mastering spelling, name but a few...

More attention to the discovery of the limitations of current theories of word reading acquisition would enable progress in development of theories with a wider and more varied range of valid and useful applications. This general opinion is illustrated here with work that makes such an attempt. There have been recent occasional attempts to apply computational connectionist models of adult word ...

In this quasi-experimental study, which is part of a series of investigations on supplemental reading tutoring variations, the relative effectiveness of more intense decoding instruction or text reading practice was examined. Fifty-seven first-grade students scoring in the lowest quartile for reading skills received either classroom reading instruction or one of two treatments: tutoring in word...

Two recent articles from authors in Britain have attempted to show that the evidence favour of systematic phonics initial literacy instruction is weak; here, their arguments are disputed. Bowers (‘Reconsidering more effective than alternative methods reading instruction’, Educational Psychology Review, 32, 2020) attempts there little or no research other commonly used methods. Detailed inspecti...

Background Parents play a crucial role in supporting children's literacy, especially the first years of school. However, parents can find this challenging if they struggle with reading themselves. We explore whether family learning phonics courses boost parents' reading-related skills and ability to support their reading, collaboration between UK academics National Family Learning Forum. Method...

This study explores the neurocognitive predictors of response to intervention with GraphoGame Rime (GG Rime), an adaptive software game designed aid learning English phonics. A cohort 398 children (aged 6–7 years) who had participated in a recent randomised controlled trial (RCT) GG United Kingdom were studied. Half randomly assigned play and other half Business As Usual (BAU). series pretests ...