Background In 2019, the percentage of pupils not reaching the expected standard in reading
at Key Stage 1 (KS1) was 25%. For pupils in receipt of free school meals (FSM) the figure …

The reading performance of poor and minority children is far below that of more advantaged
children in most developed countries. Several comprehensive school reform strategies have …

When children do not learn to read fluently and efficiently, it can undermine their future
learning across all subject areas, harm their self-esteem, and limit their life chances. For …

Interventions Interventions that focus on improving reading fluency can improve the skills of
students who are behind in reading (NICHD, 2000; Therrien 2005). Interventions can reduce …

New Zealand was once world-leading in literacy. However, over the past 50 years,
performance has fallen substantially. International assessments of New Zealand's reading …

The article provides information on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
(PIRLS) 2021, which reveals that almost a quarter of pupils in Northern Ireland …

Key Stage 2 can be an exciting time for pupils as readers. In the first years of primary school,
systematic synthetic phonics teaching will have given them the means to decode …

Background Poor literacy skills affect individuals at every stage of their life. Children with low
literacy levels are less likely to achieve at school; adults with low literacy levels have …

There is widespread concern over literacy standards in UK schools and growing evidence
that problems become increasingly intractable as children grow older. Computer‐based …

In 2012-13 the Australian Government funded the Murdoch Childrens' Reserach Institute to
implement a 12-month Let's Read national early literacy campaign. Building on existing …