The gender pay gap… alive and well. schoolsweek.co.uk/trusts-struggl…

New study:

Mesmer, H. A. E. (2024). Exploring the frequency contours in close reading texts. Reading and Writing, 1-35

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A staggering 8% of all children and young people in England were referred for mental health support last year.

This thread is VERY important.

If we teach children the foundational skills WITHOUT content knowledge, we mistakenly convey that reading has no purpose, that it's an exercise to ‘please’ others.

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Delighted to announce shortlist for English 4-11 Picture Book Awards 2024! Winners announced at our AGM on 24th May. englishassociation.ac.uk/2024-english-4… thx to all the publishers, authors, illustrators for fantastic submissions ! 😊 incl Scallywag Press Little Tiger Books Flying Eye B👀ks and ⬇️

Are you conducting intervention research that *explicitly* targets psychosocial factors within a reading/writing intervention? K-12. Psychosocial broadly defined as constructs under the umbrella of 'motivation science.' I'm looking for potential contributors to a special issue!

Excellent piece here from Rebecca Leek

The DfE should be looking at the gender and equality pay gap data as part of their work on Commissioning High Quality Trusts…

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UK charities hiring staff with ‘privilege not potential’, report author warns | Charities | The ⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/inequality/202…

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The gender pay gap is alive and well. It reflect poorly on all of us.

'Gender pay gap reports are pretty limp in how they address the matter'

⚖️ Rebecca Leek
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The sector must engage with ratios on executive pay. ⁦Rebecca Leek⁩ offers straight talking reflections & pragmatic solutions.👇🏽Some will justify the chasm with capability, accountability & life choice arguments. The stark reality needs addressing. schoolsweek.co.uk/the-sector-mus…

So delighted to see our Handbook on the Science of Early Literacy now out on paperback. For more information, check out Cabell, Neuman & Patton-Terry at guilfordpress.activehosted.com/index.php?acti…

This is genius. 😍

🗣️ More research is not needed; action is needed. Action to reduce poverty can be taken almost immediately.

Sir Michael Marmot and The BMJ recommend introducing the Essentials Guarantee into Universal Credit to ensure everyone can afford the essentials: bmj.com/content/385/bm

Cliques divide people into insiders and outsiders. Healthy groups offer everyone a sense of belonging.

It's not enough to be polite. It's critical to convey that we value each member's contribution.

The foundation of respect is making sure others feel seen and heard.

This is v powerful.

Sticking with a bad decision is not a triumph of commitment. It's a failure of courage.

The quicker you are to admit you were wrong, the sooner you can start making it right.

Persistence is not about staying on a path. It's about finding a better path to your goal.

Students who are explicitly taught to identify the morphemes, or individual units of meaning, in compound words are better equipped to read and understand them. To supplement instruction in understanding compound words, check out this graphic organizer: irrc.education.uiowa.edu/sites/irrc.edu…

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