Understand that reading is comprised of two distinct elements: decoding (phonics) and comprehension and we must ensure that both aspects of reading are adequately addressed in our policies and programmes.This may mean admitting that we don’t currently know all the answers. Review, with an honest and critical eye, all aspects of our teaching and provision for literacy at all stages.See the SSLN (Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy) results as an urgent wakeup call and take action now.No matter how hard we’ve worked, no matter how difficult it is to acknowledge – we need to recognise and accept that what we are currently doing is not working. Here then, are my suggestions as to what practical steps schools can take to get rid of the gap for good. In short, I am certain that teaching holds the key to closing the attainment gap and locking the door behind it.
I truly believe that, through using the most effective methods and skilled teaching and learning, that teachers can level the playing field and provide the transformation that our children from deprived backgrounds so desperately need.
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However, as a teacher, I also believe that it is our duty to ensure that – regardless of circumstances, deprivation or difficulty – that every child in our school is taught how to read. is essential and should continue to make progress, and make a difference for families and children. In an ideal world, the optimum conditions for the learning and teaching of reading have been developed and nurtured from birth – or even before it – talking to, reading to and playing music for your bump are recommended in my book! Those precious pre-school years should be filled with buckets of love, fun, sand, talk, mud and worms, books, cuddles, bedtime stories – and all the other things that contribute not only to a happy and healthy childhood, but to a natural curiosity about the world. Make no mistake I believe that the crucial work we are undertaking to ensure that Scotland is the #bestplacetogrowup, such as Bookbug, Play Talk Read, and the Early Years Collaborative etc. Having read them all, I am disappointed to find a lack of specific advice as to what schools could actually do right now, to address the attainment gap problem we spend so much time talking about.
It has been a busy few weeks in the education world in Scotland, with what has felt like hunners of literacy reports and results being published.
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