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Knowing what executive functions are (and are not) is helpful, but this bit of psychology doesn’t explain how teachers should teach, warns Megan Dixon

Finding ways to incorporate the first languages of EAL students into your lessons can provide a learning boost for the whole class, finds Megan Dixon

A recent trial into popular phonics programmes raises some questions about how we balance competing priorities in research, says Megan Dixon

This year’s key stage 1 assessment results show that the needs of the most disadvantaged children have been forgotten by policymakers, says Megan Dixon – and it’s time for a fresh start

Assessing pupils’ reading levels against the ‘readability’ of texts is a simple way to measure progress, but only provides a snapshot of a pupil as a reader, warns Megan Dixon

Some learners start school lacking the foundational skills they need to succeed – something that off-the-shelf reading schemes don’t always acknowledge, says Megan Dixon