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- Is dyslexia just a myth? - The Guardian, Wednesday September 7, 2005
Julian Elliott says dyslexia does not exist - at least, not in the way we think it does. His views have earned him hate mail, but, he tells Joanna Moorhead, it's time someone spoke out.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Is articulation important? - The Guardian, Wednesday June 14, 2006
Times have changed, we're afraid. Without stopping to question whether it was actually in their power, the Lib Dems have added a fourth R: articulation. What do they mean by that?Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Is A-Level English stuck in the past? - Western Daily Press, Monday April 25, 2005
By John Hodgson and Claire FoxJohn Hodgson writes:
Students taking A-level English are sometimes surprised to find that their course involves the close reading of only a few novels, plays, and poetry.....
Claire Fox writes: These proposals to merge English literature and English language A-levels are a betrayal of both great works of literature and of pupils' entitlement to study them.....Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here
- Internet culture spells doom for strait-laced orthographers - The Guardian, Monday May 1, 2006
If you believe the internet is the fount of all wisdom, giving free rein to bloggers to exercise their vocal cords, think again. Ancient English cliches and expressions are being mangled by the culture of cut and paste and the spread of unchecked writing on the internet.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Interference from Ed Balls contributed to Sats fiasco, MPs report finds - The Guardian, Thursday July 23, 2009
Exam body thwarted over reforms, committee says; Ministers knew of test problems at earlier stageLink broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Intensive care rescues pupils from illiteracy - Times Educational Supplement, Friday November 10, 2006
It is expensive but it works. For ?2,500 per child, Reading Recovery saves pupils from a life of failure and likely exclusion. Biddy Passmore reportsLink broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Intellectual literacy hour - The Guardian, Tuesday January 15, 2008
A new report says libraries will have to change what they do or risk becoming redundant. Natasha Gilbert reports Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Instant messaging: This conversation is terminated - BBC, Monday May 24, 2010
Instant messaging was once tipped to replace e-mail, but recent figures suggest that it has lost ground sharply. Why?Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Inside Story: Punctuation - Times Educational Supplement, Friday October 17, 2003
Dash it - isn't it time the Dot Gone generation got the point of punctuation? Lynne Truss pulls out all the stops.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Inquiry to examine the future of primary education - The Guardian, Friday October 13, 2006
The first independent inquiry into primary education in England for nearly 40 years was launched today. The two-year review, based at Cambridge University and funded by a charity, hopes to shape the future of schooling for young children for a generation, assessing the impact of political initiatives such as the National Curriculum and reading and literacy drives. See the Primary Review website for details.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Indians 'world's biggest readers' - BBC, Monday June 27, 2005
Indians are the world's biggest bookworms, reading on average 10.7 hours a week, twice as long as Americans and Britons, according to a new survey.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - In praise of... John Clare - The Guardian, Friday July 10, 2009
To celebrate this chronicler of natural beauty, his home next week becomes an environmental and arts centre.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - In praise of … apostrophes - The Guardian, Friday January 13, 2012
Waterstone's or Waterstones? The bookstore's dropping of its apostrophe shows confusion rules in the book tradeLink broken or innaccurate? Please report here - In praise of Byron's maiden speech - The Guardian, Thursday March 1, 2012
It is not just Lord Byron's poems that still ring down the agesLink broken or innaccurate? Please report here - In praise of ... Michael Rosen - The Guardian, Tuesday June 12, 2007
The amazing thing about the post of children's laureate is that no one thought of the idea before. For, in less than a decade, the laureate has become a treasured voice in the national conversation. That is because appointment as laureate involves both personal recognition and public responsibility.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - In praise of ... dictionary definitions - The Guardian, Friday May 25, 2007
"The meaning of a word," said the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, "is its use in the language." Not according to McDonald's. The burger chain may offer super-size meals but it wants to slim down the English language, by losing the word "McJob".Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - In praise of ... Booktrust - The Guardian, Thursday December 23, 2010
Through its gift programmes for children the charity distributed around 6m books last year to toddlers and teenagersLink broken or innaccurate? Please report here - In capable hands? - The Guardian, Tuesday August 21, 2007
This week, some 600,000 GCSE students will receive their English exam results, but amid the joy and disappointment, fresh claims have emerged that raise concern over marking procedures at Britain's largest awarding body.Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Illiteracy is bad for us – so why don't we do something about it? - Daily Telegraph, Monday July 19, 2010
The best way to teach reading and writing must be settled once and for all, says Boris Johnson.
Link broken or innaccurate? Please report here - Ignore the Booker brouhaha. Readability is no test for literature - The Guardian, Tuesday October 18, 2011
The Booker prize judges misunderstand literature and its purpose. Would they blame maths for being difficult?, says jeanette Winterson
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