Lexonik InsightsMar 05, 2021
The Need for Speed
Lexonik's Senior Regional Trainer Ian Jones talks about automaticity, its role in building reading fluency and rollercoasters! In this blog he explains why learners need to practise at speed to fully develop their literacy skillset.
What Is Reading Fluency and How Do We Achieve It?
Reading fluency relies on automaticity, word recognition and prosody. It’s a phrase that we see banded about with great emphasis and importance, becoming an area of focus for Ofsted in recent times, especially in secondary schools. But what actually are the concepts that make up reading fluency and how do we achieve them?
Sarah Ledger, CEO of Lexonik explains...
Memory and Long-Term Solutions
Lexonik's Senior Regional Trainer, Ian considers the similarities between The Learning Scientists' Six Strategies for Effective Learning and Lexonik methodology which uses the technique of repetition to thoroughly embed key reading skills into long-term memory.
Read by Ian Jones, Senior Regional Trainer, Lexonik
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Recommended Reads
Lexonik's Senior Regional Trainer, Ian reflects on libraries, the role of literature in raising awareness of LGBTQ+ in schools and how this may help students to define their sexuality and reduce bullying.
Read by Ian Jones, Senior Regional Trainer, Lexonik
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When It Comes to Reading, Is Silence Really Golden?
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Literacy insights from the team at Lexonik.
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Libraries, literacy and a lifelong legacy
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Vocabulary instruction on doctor's orders
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The Phonics Check
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A new beginning
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Phonics Instruction Is Important
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If students are starting secondary school with a reading age of 6 years, can we please start focusing on the solutions?
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Yule blog
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Assessed, identified. Now what?
Transforming the model of literacy intervention with a transformational evidence-based approach.
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Back of the net
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Parents, you don’t need to be afraid of grammar. Most of us weren’t taught it!
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Adventures in the Slow Lane
Senior Regional trainer Ian Jones talks about how his and other trainers roles changed during the pandemic and how it made him long for the open road again. Culminating in a trip to north wales and a new appreciation of his work travel schedule, as well as budget hotels.
Read by Ian Jones, Senior Regional Trainer, Lexonik
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John Lewis and a spotlight on literacy in the working world
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Fast, focused and fun literacy learning
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Five tips for improving oral language, speed and vocabulary at home
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Caution, long words ahead
It’s All Greek to Me
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Changing how we teach vocabulary and reading - part 2
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Grandma, Gruffalo and the need for literacy revolution
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My determination to keep the bedtime story alive continues
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Memories of spelling
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The Vocabulary Habit
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Do we need to teach spelling rules?
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Do we need to look at how we teach spelling?
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What is your curriculum priority?
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Why everyone should be literate
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Why do we teach letter names?
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Changing how we teach vocabulary and reading - part 1
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Latin can be fun!
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How does effective questioning enhance literacy development?
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EAL learners need targeted literacy support immediately
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