Insights and opinion on current topics in literacy teaching from Dr Katharine Barden
Bringing together research and practice for teachers, tutors and parents interested in supporting older children and teenagers who struggle with literacy.
How to teach adolescents to read long words
Adolescents who struggle to read long words need to be taught explicit strategies to divide words into chunks, but what is the best way to do this?
What are the specific literacy needs of adolescents, and how can we meet them?
The literacy needs of teens and tweens differ from those of younger pupils, and this has implications for the content of literacy interventions.