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Issue 10.4

Creative Teaching and Learning

Closing The Reading Achievement Gap With Solo Taxonomy

Disadvantaged children in Slough, an affluent borough in the South of England, were not only not benefitting from the teaching of reading as much as their peers , but guided personal support from Teaching Assistants was actually making the situation worse. A project to support deeper understanding using Solo Taxonomy was decided upon. Researcher Heather Clements explains what the research found.

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What Lies Beneath Ireland’s Striking Success In Reading Literacy?

Research recently published by the National Foundation for Educational Research suggests that good links with the community, a stable policy environment and greater autonomy for schools, contribute towards Republic of Ireland pupils achieving higher reading scores than their counterparts in the UK and other English speaking countries. Juliet Sizmur, provides further reflections on the study.

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