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Research, practice and discussion on Cit.ED about schools.
Idea · Play
What I’m taking from the play debate into my research project
Two posts here shaped my literature review more than the textbook did.
Thandi Nkosi
Discussion · Reading
Where I part ways with “read the effect sizes properly”
Agree on the maths. Disagree on what a small effect means for a classroom of thirty.
Dr Amara Okafor
Research · Reading
Does reading aloud still help after a child can read alone?
Shared book reading with young children is consistently linked to stronger language and early literacy outcomes.
Dr Amara Okafor
2 sources
Lived experience · Schools
What I changed in my Grade 1 class
Interactive reading, where adults ask questions and children respond, is linked to gains in oral language in early education.
Mrs Hartley
1 source
Practice · Reading
Do phonics screeners predict anything?
Reviews of reading research support explicit, systematic phonics instruction in the early stages of learning to read.
Mrs Hartley
1 source
Discussion · Nutrition
Does anyone have research on school lunchboxes?
Every parent group has an opinion. I want a paper. Drop sources in the comments.
Sipho Dlamini
Idea · Play
Idea: a “free play first” morning routine
Not tested, not sourced — just an idea I want to try and want feedback on before I do.
Mrs Hartley
Resource · Reading
Five papers every foundation-phase teacher should know
These reviews summarise the research base on early reading and shared book reading.
Dr Amara Okafor
3 sources