[senco-forum] Separate forum for the teaching of reading/literacy

The UK should be aiming for as high a percentage of literacy as other

Personally, I would prefer to retain one forum from which I can select
relevant topics knowing that the potential contributions come from a wide
base of experience/viewpoints/opinions. If the forum is fragmented, it
could lead to isolated debates without the potential to infiltrate into a
wider audience.

For example, Olanys mentioned...
>The UK should be aiming for  as high a percentage of literacy as other
>countries...

This could be used as a discussion around 'what are other countries doing
that we're not' in order to explore possible ways of improving
teaching/learning...a valable topic for all to have equal opportunity of
reading and contributing towards.

There are huge differences between different countries...language,
attitudes to education, cultural and social differences both in and out of
school. Rarely can these be taken out of context...taking one factor (eg
age of full-time education) without knowing the details of the social
context, can be very misleading.

Literacy is not purely an educational issue. Home, the media and society
play vital roles. The more voices able to contribute, the more holistic
the debate.

...so, if we were able to make changes to improve the literacy (and
numeracy) of youngsters, what suggestions/comments would people make?

Best wishes,
Sally (Plymouth)

> Hi Eddie,
>
> I'm very glad to see you posting on this forum again. I apolgise if my
> comments were in any way responsible for your unsubscribing. Your views
> and
> experience are of immense worth to this forum. We may not always agree on
> methodology but I know we have the same interests at heart...the children.
> As  has been
> mentioned, passion sometimes gets in the way of good manners, which is
> unforgiveable and for which I am sorry.
>
> Literacy is a valid and vital topic which needs to be discussed  and
> addressed, whenever and wherever. The UK should be aiming for  as high a
> percentage of
> literacy as other countries and although with  the best will in the world
> there are a small percentage of those for whom this  may never be
> possible, we
> should still strive for as close as we can to at least  provide access to
> literacy for 100% of children, using and  adapting whatever methods we can
> to
> achieve that.
>
> I agree  with others that this forum is a right and proper place to
> address
> those  issues.
>
>
> Best wishes,
> Aly
>
> Chair Auditory Processing Disorder in  the UK/APDUK
> www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm
> www.apduk.org
>
>