Dr Karen Ray

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Dr Karen Ray

Dr Karen Ray

@Karen_L_Ray

Lecturer & researcher based at the University of Newcastle. Occupational therapist. Focus on the foundations of handwriting to support literacy. Views my own.

New South Wales, Australia Katılım Kasım 2020
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Dr Karen Ray
Dr Karen Ray@Karen_L_Ray·
I am delighted to introduce the Letter Form Assessment Version 2 (LFA) hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1468664 an evidence based, freely available, open access tool for #HandwritingFluency assessment for children from the first year of formal schooling. 🧵⤵️
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Kate Winn
Kate Winn@thismomloves·
“Am I saying you should invest your resources in kindergarten and Grade 1? Yes I am.” @sstollar6 on preventing reading problems in her @IDA_Ontario #LitLearn2025 keynote
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Mme Rowlatt
Mme Rowlatt@mmerowlatt·
We often hear about the Simple View of Reading… but have you heard about the Simple View of Writing?! Thank you @RALiteracy for sharing research-based instructional recommendations for early writing instruction today at #LitLearn2025! @IDA_Ontario
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five from five@FIVEfromFIVE·
Dont miss the Advancing Effective Education Summit & Dr Karen Ray 'Handwriting fluency and the impact on literacy', exploring the link between early handwriting skills & literacy development. Tickets 👉 hubs.la/Q03c0G0V0
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Dr Karen Ray@Karen_L_Ray·
In celebration of MultiLit’s 30th anniversary, the inaugural Advancing Effective Education Summit will be hosted on 30–31 May 2025 in Sydney. I'm delighted to be presenting on handwriting and literacy relationships. impact.www.multilit.com/summit
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Jennifer Buckingham
Jennifer Buckingham@buckingham_j·
My @MULTILITmedia colleagues and I have a symposium on "Getting evidence-informed practice into and out of schools: Trials and tribulations" at this fantastic conf. I'm also presenting with @tserry2504 @PamelaSnow2 @DrLSHammond @TinaDanielZ @kym_simoncini on research with @ceacg
Dyslexia-SPELD@DyslexiaSPELD

The Language, Literacy & Learning Conference is not to be missed! Hear from local and international experts about current research and evidence-informed approaches to teaching and intervention in the fields of language, literacy & numeracy acquisition. dsfconference.com.au

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Elizabeth Reenstra
Elizabeth Reenstra@GuidingLiteracy·
“Neglecting writing instruction is leaving money on the table. There is clear and consistent evidence that writing instruction has some of the largest impacts on reading comprehension and in education more broadly.” @TruckTrucks researchgate.net/profile/Brenna…
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Jennifer Buckingham
Jennifer Buckingham@buckingham_j·
Sharing Best Practice is on the NSW Central Coast very soon at the world famous Blue Haven Public School ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Lyn Stone
Lyn Stone@lifelonglit·
A fine example of doable, effective handwriting practice in the classroom. That 5 minutes a day will be an ever-developing gift for life. Bravo!
Mr Leyshon@RyonWLeyshon

I've noticed some great improvements in my class's handwriting since September. We have a simple routine that only takes 5 mins a day; little and often really is key! Whilst I have also taught and reinforced key ideas about body position, pencil grip and paper position,...

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NK16
NK16@NKSixteen·
Always learning! After reading about the strong connection b/n proper letter formation & successful reading/writing success… we are making changes. #TVDSBKinder #TVDSBslp
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Melanie Brethour
Melanie Brethour@melbrethour·
Fantastic episode! @literacypodcast So many takeaways! "If they included letters as part of their phonemic awareness instruction, the effect size was 0.67. So good. If there were no letters, it was 0.38." Matt Burns
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Nate Joseph
Nate Joseph@NateJoseph19·
A third meta analysis has come out showing that phonemic awareness without letters is dramatically less effective than with letters. Is it time to retire orally only PA? teachingbyscience.com/pa-debate
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Shawn Datchuk
Shawn Datchuk@ShawnDatchuk·
New study by Puranik and colleagues (2024) on writing & oral language of Kindergartners -In sample of 282 K students, high correlation between handwriting & writing quality (0.86) -Let's teach handwriting ya'll! doi.org/10.1016/j.ecre…
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