What if a simple, structured peer reading routine could triple students’ reading fluency growth without extra adult support?

In 2017, Brown et al. tested this with ‘Dyad Reading’. The results were interesting.

Here is what they found and how it works 🧵⬇️ The study paired less proficient readers with more proficient peers. The dyads read together for 15 minutes daily across 95 sessions. The critical feature was that texts were pitched about two reading levels above the learner’s independent level. 2/12

🧵 thread/ Do slides have a place in the primary classroom?

You’ve probably heard the saying “death by PowerPoint”, or been around educators who think we shouldn’t use slides at all.

Even cognitive load expert, John Sweller, suggested he wouldn’t use slides.

My thoughts… 2/ At the surface level, I can see why slides could be problematic. Often teachers purchase slides from TPT, Twinkl or some other third-party due a school lacking curriculum, support and resources, or sometimes due to lack of preparation. There are a host of problems with this…