Dianne Murphy 📚🇳🇿🇮🇪

Following on from our @researchEDHome presentation (youtu.be/FpDc9Nevs6Y) The Bridge Over the Reading Gap, we have written a series of blog posts to answer the questions we didn’t have time to answer #researchED #ThinkingReading 👇🏻

Well done to all those TAs & teachers who've worked with our program "Behind every one of those gains is a young person whose future just expanded." 💪⬇️

High winds blow the waterfalls back up over the top, amazing to watch. Check out the 2 hikers (left) getting a drenching. #cliffsofmoher #ireland

This is the most satisfying news you’ll hear today ! Do you remember when a group of boys, strangers to each other, formed a human chain to save a dog from fast flowing water? Today, local authorities unveiled a “Unity Statue” at the same place to celebrate human unity.

After a lot of rain overnight, add some high winds .. the Cliffs of Moher this afternoon was in ethereal mode, mid squall. #cliffsofmoher #ireland Follow for more.

"So grateful to our partner schools who have sent us fantastic student progress graphs this week! So proud of working with you to change students’ life prospects."

If you ever wondered what you would have done in 1938 Berlin, you're doing it now. For many Jews, it's an entirely reasonable decision to leave the United Kingdom as synagogues are attacked, Jews assaulted, and even Jewish ambulances are destroyed.

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: "It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones. There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion. If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the 'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice! Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."

This is the goal. Feeling sorry for children makes it harder to achieve, as it sends all the wrong messages to the student. wp.me/p4hKgx-Xc Read more in our blog ‘Sympathy is no substitute for effective teaching’ wp.me/p4hKgx-Xc (2 min read).

We work with schools to eradicate adolescent illiteracy so that no student leaves school unable to read well, regardless of their background. If you would like to see these results for your most vulnerable students you can book a free, no obligation, consultation via this link: thinkingreading.com/contact/

The Thinking Reading programme teaches more in less time. This means extremely rapid progress is possible. Students can be taught so that they catch up quickly and completely. If you are ready to see this rate of progress for your weakest 10% of readers - contact us for a free, no obligation, consultation.

Bach in the rain. For anyone who needs something beautiful right now.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe 🎸guitar solos #rocknroll

Born on this day, March 20, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973), legendary US singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist who played rock'n'roll long before anyone else, a pioneer in music #WomensArt 🎸 #WomensHistoryMonth

@drheidibc And it’s a beautiful day in Dublin’s fair city ☀️

Good morning from Dublin 💚☘️🇮🇪

Enthusiasm and a 'love of books' are important, but they don’t solve reading problems. Moreover, the difficulty of teaching reading has been underestimated and the misconception that reading ‘comes naturally’ 'something will click' has had devastating consequences for millions of people. Reading is an invented technology, and teaching it can be complex.

Two guitar gods soloing on the classic "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" together. Its rare we get to see footage of George playing lead on this song, especially with Clapton. The backing band is also incredible, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Jeff Lyne, Phil Collins & more.

Blown away, stormy hikes midst the stoic bog cotton .. Co. Kerry, Ireland. #ireland #cokerry #bogcotton ⬇️ elainefarrellphotography.com

Happy Saint Patrick’s day, enjoy the festivities wherever you are in the world. ☘️ This is the Water Bailiff’s cottage at Maam Cross, Co. Galway, Ireland. Sound on. #stpatricksday #ireland

Are you stumped by your students’ reading problems? We've written this to help teachers :  amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Readi…

The Russians are not preparing for peace. We must ensure complete protection – and that is exactly what we are doing. Meanwhile, we are not postponing negotiations; no one is disappointed in diplomacy. This is not a matter of emotions, as some might say. It is a matter of what partners are ready for. Russia operates in a very simple way: if they are afraid, they’re willing to toe the line. If pressure on Russia is weakened, Russia thinks it has struck gold and can continue the war. That is why pressure on the aggressor is the key to peace, real diplomacy, and real agreements. Today, I gave new instructions to Rustem Umerov. He is in constant communication with the American side, 24/7. This week we will also work with our partners in Europe so that Ukraine has greater capabilities to defend itself, and our partners are more willing to support us. Thank you to everyone who is helping.