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Five papers every foundation-phase teacher should know

A starter reading list, with plain-language notes on each. All open to challenge in the comments.

Dr Amara Okafor✓ Literacy · PhD ·

The claim

These reviews summarise the research base on early reading and shared book reading.

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The research behind this

3 sources, 3 peer reviewed.

  • What the research found, and what it doesn’t say
  • The limitations, and what nobody knows yet
  • Every source, with a link to the original paper

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Okafor, A. [@amaraokafor]. (2026, September 13). Five papers every foundation-phase teacher should know [Image]. CIT.ED. https://cit.education/p/e6a88aae-981d-4f0a-a4cc-cf933d41a2a0

Harvard

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Okafor, A. [@amaraokafor] (2026) ‘Five papers every foundation-phase teacher should know’ [CIT.ED] 13 September. Available at: https://cit.education/p/e6a88aae-981d-4f0a-a4cc-cf933d41a2a0 (Accessed: 3 November 2026).

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Okafor, Amara [@amaraokafor]. “Five papers every foundation-phase teacher should know.” CIT.ED, 13 Sept. 2026, cit.education/p/e6a88aae-981d-4f0a-a4cc-cf933d41a2a0.

Chicago (author-date)

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Okafor, Amara (@amaraokafor). 2026. “Five papers every foundation-phase teacher should know.” CIT.ED image, September 13, 2026. https://cit.education/p/e6a88aae-981d-4f0a-a4cc-cf933d41a2a0.

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Okafor A. Five papers every foundation-phase teacher should know [image on the Internet]. CIT.ED; 2026 Sep 13 [cited 2026 Nov 3]. Available from: https://cit.education/p/e6a88aae-981d-4f0a-a4cc-cf933d41a2a0

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