Alice Ball

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Alice Ball

Alice Ball

@AliceRuthBall

Consultant Trainer at Thinking Reading. Former Assistant Principal, SENDCo and English teacher. Mum of two amazing, energetic (!) boys 💙💙

London, England Katılım Ekim 2012
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Thinking Reading
Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
Listen to teaching and literacy expert @AliceRuthBall : she has incredible insights thanks to her time working in a secondary school. On "Inside the Reading Gap" we look closely at the myths surrounding learning to read & what struggling readers really need - available on all podcast platforms.
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Dianne Murphy 📚🇳🇿🇮🇪@ThinkReadTweet·
It’s Sunday morning - the heat is finally abating! 🌞 It’s the perfect time to take a welcome break from the World Cup and listen to our informative and hopeful podcast. 🎧
Dianne Murphy 📚🇳🇿🇮🇪@ThinkReadTweet

Here's a taste of our newly released podcast 'Inside the Reading Gap'. It's a challenging look at the stark divide between literate and illiterate outcomes in education (sound on🔉). It's also a message of hope. Listen on our website (see bio) or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
One of the most powerful bits on our podcast is hearing from the adults who have learnt to read much later in life.
Tom Needham@Tom_Needham_

@ThinkReadTweet @ThinkReadHQ My pleasure. Hearing my friend explain his experiences of childhood and adult illiteracy was so moving and I'm sure other listeners will feel the same. Excellent work!

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Tom Needham@Tom_Needham_·
My second book is out now. If you are interested in curriculum design and how DI ideas can be applied to the everyday classroom, it's well worth a read.
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Tom Needham@Tom_Needham_·
Thinking Reading have produced a wonderful podcast that explores illiteracy, it's impact on society and what we can do about it. Essential listening for all teachers!
Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ

Inside the Reading Gap: we hear from John Walker, Christopher Such, Kathy Rastle, Pamela Snow, as well as intervention specialists and headteachers, prison experts, parents, teachers & pupils - and adult learners. We look at the literacy crisis, the impact & the solutions (sound on to listen ⬇️ 🎧)

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Thinking Reading
Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
"Inside the Reading Gap": listen to headteachers, principals, teachers, charity leaders, researchers & academics, literacy teaching specialists, and most importantly, young people and adults who have struggled with their reading.
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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
Millions of children leave school unable to read properly. This podcast looks at the reasons, the impact & the solutions. Available wherever you get your 🎧
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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
If we want to make a child stressed, anxious or angry, all we have to do is leave them struggling with their reading. Teach them to read and everyone around them can see the difference.  If you'd like to see these changes for your pupils, contact us.
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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
Data is collected during every Thinking Reading lesson, so it's easy to calculate the average reading gains per lesson, and the ratio gain (RG) of progression for every month in the programme.  Some case studies..
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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
Being behind in reading does not equate to low intelligence . In fact, learning to read well can improve IQ results.  It's vital teachers reject myths and low expectations when tackling adolescence literacy problems. There is always hope & our case studies speak for themselves.
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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
Teaching reading effectively is one of the cheapest, most useful things we can do as a society. It is central to social justice and it is life changing. To see more lives changed: thinkingreading.com/case-studies
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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
All our materials are developed specifically for secondary students. Thinking Reading is not an adaptation of a primary school programme. Contact us for more on how we can support your students: thinkingreading.com/contact/
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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
Thank you to @EppingStJohns for a wonderful visit this week. Alice Ball saw this incredible purpose built Thinking Reading room. This is an amazing development in a school that is changing the lives of its students.
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Thinking Reading
Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
This is Alice, she was a teacher & is now a trainer at Thinking Reading.
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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
Being a poor reader massively increases a child’s vulnerability. We are on a mission to make sure every child leaves school able to read well.
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Thinking Reading@ThinkReadHQ·
'Parents and teachers are praising a literacy initiative which has helped secondary school pupils struggling with reading, saying some have made “dramatic improvements” this year.' Thank you to Laura Clayton for this piece in @BailiwickGsy about Thinking Reading bailiwickexpress.com/news-ge/fantas…
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