<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[mysite]]></title><description><![CDATA[mysite]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:21:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thereadingape.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THAT VOICE IN YOUR HEAD – INNER SPEECH AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT FOR READING]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you are reading this, even though you are reading silently, you may experience the sensation of hearing your voice speaking the words...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/that-voice-in-your-head-inner-speech-and-why-it-s-important-for-reading</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ddb83a1a29b9c0654cf3f3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 14:53:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_4374f59b309a47f0924c0f33eb622dbd~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_926,h_730,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyse this…synthesise that – a pedagogical focus. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not a blog about phonics, but let’s start with phonics… When mathematician/philosopher/polymath Blaise Pascal developed a...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/analyse-this-synthesise-that-a-pedagogical-focus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6458de59bfaffbd0402863ed</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 11:40:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_02333e842cc5425fa058b9abdacf6d8e~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_800,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The  Eyes Have It - what can eye movements tell us about reading instruction.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We may never know how we learn to read and what the cognitive processes of a skilled, fluent reader actually involve.  Although fMRI...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/the-eyes-have-it-what-can-eye-movements-tell-us-about-reading-instruction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fdf98f10bec020017696a8f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 16:00:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not so simple...The Simple View of Reading.]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the heart of the conflict between whole language approaches to reading and code emphasis  approaches appears to be a confusion between...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/not-so-simple-the-simple-view-of-reading</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa0547f006296001736f7f4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 16:00:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_1689afaf05d446f4b7b92a47938949c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_460,h_234,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Eyes Have It - what eye movements can tell us about reading instruction.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We may never know how we learn to read and what the cognitive processes of a skilled, fluent reader actually involve.  Although fMRI...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/the-eyes-have-it-what-eye-movements-can-tell-us-about-reading-instruction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fdf9c0fab4c610017f80330</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 16:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_f01e77a9bdec442eb9c03d984f8eed47~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_327,h_154,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[English spelling! Do I really have to teach it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discovering the alphabetic principle appears to be the key to learning to read (Backman, 1983; Bradley and Bryant, 1978), with the...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/english-spelling-do-i-really-have-to-teach-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6304c996e15334d214bcfbe7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 15:59:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_87355ad576c64ec6b0ca95f8324458f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_611,h_359,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorry, just not ready to read yet.  The fallacy of Reading Readiness.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complexity of the acquisition of skills required to even begin reading has prompted considerable debate as to when reading...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/sorry-just-not-ready-to-read-yet-the-fallacy-of-reading-readiness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63382327aba7ec10e1eda7b7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 15:58:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theoretical models of reading - better informed  but none  the wiser?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For skilled readers, silently reading text feels no more demanding than listening to an audiobook and in many ways can be easier:...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/theoretical-models-of-reading-better-informed-but-none-the-wiser</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7f422d31d4ed0017d48a42</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 15:58:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whole language reading Rasputin gets a blow to the head - simple.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whilst Smith and Goodman were condemning millions of children to illiteracy - 60% of Californian nine and ten-year olds taught by their...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/2019/02/24/the-whole-language-reading-rasputin-gets-a-blow-to-the-head-simple</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7f422d31d4ed0017d48a45</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 15:57:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_1689afaf05d446f4b7b92a47938949c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_460,h_234,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["From decoding to automaticity - the missing link" - The Reading Ape webinar recording.]]></title><description><![CDATA[STEP Ahead Teaching School Hub have made a recording of the webinar available - click here .]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/from-decoding-to-automaticity-the-missing-link-the-reading-ape-webinar-recording</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61841a895734a70016ba98f7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 18:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_2b315407afb84472af64e41ed77b0d47~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_863,h_389,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huey and Dewey - Disneyworld for reading.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edmund Burke Huey was the most influential writer on reading instruction in the twentieth century.  His bestselling ‘The Psychology and...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/2020/03/31/huey-and-dewey-disneyworld-for-reading</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7f422d31d4ed0017d48a43</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:11:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyperlexia - a deficit or a super-ability?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would appear that reading difficulties for children fall into two broad categories: developmental dyslexia – extreme decoding problems...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/hyperlexia-a-deficit-or-a-super-ability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62b74958ac9080f4be29d722</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2022 17:48:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_a2e8ead309cd4b8f9408ccd0e4a71a3c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_500,h_386,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens when we 'let the wrong one in'.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kenneth Goodman and Frank Smith’s whole language theory of reading, whereby decoding and word recognition are eschewed for the pursuit of...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/what-happens-when-we-let-the-wrong-one-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624c20c709de3f9851e8fff3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:14:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_aa8acefb70374bb38a3bf83b731b617d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_326,h_339,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The character of writing systems - characters or letters; which is better?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alphabetic writing systems, though ubiquitous are not universal.  Non-alphabetic writing systems are not, however, anachronistic and,...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/the-character-of-writing-systems-characters-or-letters-which-is-better</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6016ff65292bf900176e7489</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 19:22:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyslexia...Disputed? Distortive? Disease? Discuss...]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1896 a paper entitled ‘A case of congenital word blindness’ in the British Medical Journal (Morgan, 1896) reported the case of a...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/dyslexia-disputed-distortive-disease-discuss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5feb6b65131102004af46561</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 18:00:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_7536ff67f3ad4932a6d1bb5987db3e49~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controlling the text - the dilemma of decodable texts.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Code-based instruction explicitly and purposely teaches letter-sound correspondences systematically.  Chall’s (1967) review of reading...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/controlling-the-text-the-dilemma-of-decodable-texts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9466805b2b8800174b6510</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_141a4474db9b4006812194524dfca98b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[All References...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adams, F. and Gray, L., 1949. Teaching Children To Read. New York: Ronald Press. Adams, M. and Bruck, M. (1993). Word recognition: The...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/all-references</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f905c249ad3a50017003ff5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:10:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[So, you're going to be a primary/elementary school teacher...]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, you’re going to teach children to read… Learning how to read is the single most important skill a child develops in...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/2020/08/23/so-youre-going-to-be-a-primaryelementary-school-teacher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7f422db50a630017f9bc25</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2020 18:28:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_1386d2b42dde4ee583e2450a92f1394a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_920,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What lies beneath - child development prior to reading.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complexities, challenges and difficulties of learning to read do not start on a child’s first day at school.  Considerable...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/2020/08/18/what-lies-beneath-child-development-prior-to-reading</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7f422db50a630017f9bc26</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:24:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_9d237001c72d45a9b2ac8a9cd4298324~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theoretical  models of reading - better informed but none the wiser?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For skilled readers, silently reading text feels no more demanding than listening to an audiobook and in many ways can be easier:...]]></description><link>https://www.thereadingape.com/single-post/2020/08/16/theoretical-models-of-reading-better-informed-but-none-the-wiser</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7f422db50a630017f9bc27</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2020 16:51:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b75e4b_d88b2844300e4cc5a9c32844f13946c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_376,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thereadingape</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>