John Murray
@ReadingExplorer
Creator of Reading Explorers, Top Class Comprehension and Reading Rocketeers. Reading consultant, specialising in Guided Reading & Reading Intervention.
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Want a READING INTERVENTION series that is easy to use and achieves results? Then take a look at my brand new series Reading Rocketeers. FREE LESSONS to try out: johnmurraycpd.co.uk/resources Just click on each book to preview. 📕🚀 Supported with high quality CPD. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Resources for CPD | John Murray
John Murray provides a range of best selling resources for reading and spelling training through CPD.
Whole Books or Excerpts? Which Does the Most to Promote Reading Ability? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/whole-boo…
educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/05/our… Well, Ofsted have done so well in creating this new framework that in examining their work after 115 pilot inspections (with friendly, volunteer schools) they have felt the need to change... ...exactly ONE WORD. 🤢
"What did you do?" A dear friend was only the 3rd person to ever ask how I'd consistently gotten all but a few kids to read proficiently. I'm flying on plane and feel a strong push to share what tools and techniques I used. Turbulence will do that to ya... Here's 15 things
NEW report 👇 I haven’t read it all yet, but it advises that “The #education system is not working well enough for children with special educational needs and disabilities (#SEND), their families, or the professionals delivering support”. #inclusion ippr.org/articles/break…
You might find this useful (or not, feel free to ignore it!) ruthswailes.com/handwriting-re…
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Handwriting, Readiness and Rhythm: Finding Balance Between Policy and Practice. - Ruth Swailes
When the DfE Writing Framework (2025) landed, many of us read the line about children in Reception being taught to “form lower-case and capital letters correctly” and felt that familiar flicker of...
Discount Code: RRNOV25 I'm giving a talk about the importance of Reading Intervention on Mon. Alas there are no more places available as fully boooked but the above DISCOUNT CODE will give you £5 off each book bought in Nov. Free lessons available. johnmurraycpd.co.uk/resources
I for one, quite like having human rights. I also quite like that we all have them. I'm deeply suspicious of anyone who would try to take them away.
In the USA in 1943 they produced a film 'Don't be a Sucker' about fascism. It perfectly explains Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the entire Right.
Here’s the link that I totally forgot to attach to the original post!!🤦♀️ @drmollyness It must be a Friday (and Halloween!!)🎃 researchgate.net/publication/28…
The most influential study on scaffolding timing just failed replication. My latest on why this matters and what the evidence actually shows. Link in reply 👇
C.S. Lewis responding to a letter from an American schoolgirl asking him for some writing advice. (Worth reading? ✅️)
“Dyslexia in the Classroom: What Every Teacher Needs To Know.” @DyslexiaIDA It has always been my dream to share this document with preservice teachers so they know what dyslexia is (and is not!), how to identify students at-risk of word-reading difficulties before problems…
😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺 i’m with her
I'm absolutely baffled by this. Do the DfE genuinely believe that a struggling reader won't have been identified before Year 8 and that doing another test will make any difference? It's insulting to staff who work in primary schools and won't benefit pupils in any way.
Too many pupils are disengaged after moving from primary to secondary school, leaving them without the skills they need for work and life. Our new Year 8 reading test will help teachers to spot struggling readers early and provide pupils with the support they need to achieve and…
We went to the library instead. It’s not there anymore. Cut thanks to austerity. Tories eh? Check your privilege.
Congrats to these Conversation authors who tell it like it is 😍 @bphillipsonMP you pointed out recently that half of reception-aged children “can’t sit still”. Are you aware that children at this critical developmental age need to move to wire up? 🤔 theconversation.com/four-year-olds…
On phonics and its limits: History of words, meaning and morphology all matter as well as sound & decoding and comprehension are deeply interrelated in reading. Phonic decoders are not the same as readers.
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