Reading Science
A brief summary of the current theories I use to inform classroom pedagogy.
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The Law of First Principles
The law of first principles recognizes the challenge of retraining individuals who have already learned a particular approach or method. I learnt this from talking to airline pilot instructors who explained that the…
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Cognitive Load Theory: Optimizing Learning by Managing Mental Effort
Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) is a prominent framework in educational psychology that sheds light on how the human brain processes information and allocates cognitive resources during learning. Developed by John Sweller…
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Synthetic vs Systemic Phonics
Synthetic phonics and systemic phonics are two different approaches to teaching phonics, which is a method of teaching reading and spelling by focusing on the sounds (phonemes) of spoken language and their corresponding…
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The Simple View of Reading
The Simple View of Reading is a widely accepted theoretical framework that explains reading comprehension as the product of two essential components: decoding and linguistic comprehension. According to this view…