Jen O’Sullivan
@readwritejen.bsky.social
Lecturer in Literacy Education | Teacher Educator | PhD 🎓✏️📝 🇮🇪
Passionate about Early Reading Instruction | Reading Assessment | Reading Difficulties
Books 📚 | Travel ✈️ | Food 🍝
Views = Mine
Passionate about Early Reading Instruction | Reading Assessment | Reading Difficulties
Books 📚 | Travel ✈️ | Food 🍝
Views = Mine
Time to question Round Robin Reading and maybe ruffle a few feathers! open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
Ruffled Feathers: Why Round Robin Reading Does More Harm Than Good
Think about something you really dislike doing.
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June 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Time to question Round Robin Reading and maybe ruffle a few feathers! open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
Thanks for sharing @katewinn.bsky.social 💚
Just one of the dyslexia myths @readwritejen.bsky.social is debunking in her latest Substack post.
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May 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Thanks for sharing @katewinn.bsky.social 💚
Coming up this Wednesday! Join @clarafiorentini.bsky.social and myself for a special webinar on lighthouses and literacy. Packed with creative, end-of-year ideas. Lots of inspiration to carry you through the last few weeks! literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/nG9rC...
May 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Coming up this Wednesday! Join @clarafiorentini.bsky.social and myself for a special webinar on lighthouses and literacy. Packed with creative, end-of-year ideas. Lots of inspiration to carry you through the last few weeks! literacy-channel.mykajabi.com/offers/nG9rC...
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So important that those of us who advocate for the “science of reading” make clear that we mean so much more than phonics!
New Substack post ‘The Science of Reading is more than just phonics’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
May 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So important that those of us who advocate for the “science of reading” make clear that we mean so much more than phonics!
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All #NIH grants have now terminated here at #Harvard, including ours, which examined shared/distinct underlying neural & cognitive mechanisms between typical/atypical #arithmetic and #reading skills. Results would have been invaluable for development of #screening, diagnostic, & intervention tools.
sadness from inside out is crying and saying it 's ok ... i 'm fine .
ALT: sadness from inside out is crying and saying it 's ok ... i 'm fine .
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May 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
All #NIH grants have now terminated here at #Harvard, including ours, which examined shared/distinct underlying neural & cognitive mechanisms between typical/atypical #arithmetic and #reading skills. Results would have been invaluable for development of #screening, diagnostic, & intervention tools.
New Substack post ‘The Science of Reading is more than just phonics’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
May 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
New Substack post ‘The Science of Reading is more than just phonics’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
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📣LAI Presents: A Closer Look at Dyslexia - May 13th at 7pm #edchatie
Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌
Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm
Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌
Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm
May 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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📣LAI Presents: A Closer Look at Dyslexia - May 13th at 7pm #edchatie
Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌
Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm
Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌
Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm
May 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
📣LAI Presents: A Closer Look at Dyslexia - May 13th at 7pm #edchatie
Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌
Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm
Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌
Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm
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So #EduSky and #EduSkyPrimary, you really want read about orthographic mapping at the weekend, don’t you?
This by @readwritejen.bsky.social is the best description I have read of how this works and why it is so important.
open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
This by @readwritejen.bsky.social is the best description I have read of how this works and why it is so important.
open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
Beyond Memorising Whole Words
The Research Behind Skilled Reading
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May 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
So #EduSky and #EduSkyPrimary, you really want read about orthographic mapping at the weekend, don’t you?
This by @readwritejen.bsky.social is the best description I have read of how this works and why it is so important.
open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
This by @readwritejen.bsky.social is the best description I have read of how this works and why it is so important.
open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
Thanks for sharing! @markgoodrich.bsky.social It’s a complicated process to describe but delighted you think I captured the essence of it!
So #EduSky and #EduSkyPrimary, you really want read about orthographic mapping at the weekend, don’t you?
This by @readwritejen.bsky.social is the best description I have read of how this works and why it is so important.
open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
This by @readwritejen.bsky.social is the best description I have read of how this works and why it is so important.
open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
Beyond Memorising Whole Words
The Research Behind Skilled Reading
open.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Thanks for sharing! @markgoodrich.bsky.social It’s a complicated process to describe but delighted you think I captured the essence of it!
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Really looking forward to addressing some #dyslexia facts and misconceptions in this webinar. Join us!
#edchatie #sor
#edchatie #sor
📣LAI Presents: A Closer Look at Dyslexia - May 13th at 7pm #edchatie
Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌
Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm
Really looking forward to this one - what an incredible panel! 🙌
Please share with anyone who might be interested - registration 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #spéirghorm
May 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
‘Why Guessing Isn’t Reading’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
May 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
‘Why Guessing Isn’t Reading’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
Check out my first post ‘Planning for Infant Classes: Why English Shouldn’t Be Sliced Into Separate Pieces’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
Planning for Infant Classes
Why English Shouldn’t Be Sliced Into Separate Pieces
open.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Check out my first post ‘Planning for Infant Classes: Why English Shouldn’t Be Sliced Into Separate Pieces’ open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
Trying out a new space! Please feel free to join me as I reflect on literacy research, literacy instruction and broader issues in literacy education. open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
April 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trying out a new space! Please feel free to join me as I reflect on literacy research, literacy instruction and broader issues in literacy education. open.substack.com/pub/readwrit...
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📣 Join myself and @alinulty.bsky.social
on behalf of the LAI in exploring how art, music, drama, and poetry can enrich oral language learning in a webinar inspired by one 🤗wonderful🤗 wordless picturebook! 🎭🎨🎶🐊✨ #edchatie
Please share with anyone who might be interested! ecnavan.ie/cpd-courses-...
on behalf of the LAI in exploring how art, music, drama, and poetry can enrich oral language learning in a webinar inspired by one 🤗wonderful🤗 wordless picturebook! 🎭🎨🎶🐊✨ #edchatie
Please share with anyone who might be interested! ecnavan.ie/cpd-courses-...
March 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📣 Join myself and @alinulty.bsky.social
on behalf of the LAI in exploring how art, music, drama, and poetry can enrich oral language learning in a webinar inspired by one 🤗wonderful🤗 wordless picturebook! 🎭🎨🎶🐊✨ #edchatie
Please share with anyone who might be interested! ecnavan.ie/cpd-courses-...
on behalf of the LAI in exploring how art, music, drama, and poetry can enrich oral language learning in a webinar inspired by one 🤗wonderful🤗 wordless picturebook! 🎭🎨🎶🐊✨ #edchatie
Please share with anyone who might be interested! ecnavan.ie/cpd-courses-...
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🚨NEW🚨
'What is happening with writing?'
"Schools are trying to support struggling writers with ‘build-your-own’ approaches & interventions. Writing lacks good diagnostic assessment as well as interventions to address problems that emerge through such assessment."
alexquigley.co.uk/what-is-happ...
'What is happening with writing?'
"Schools are trying to support struggling writers with ‘build-your-own’ approaches & interventions. Writing lacks good diagnostic assessment as well as interventions to address problems that emerge through such assessment."
alexquigley.co.uk/what-is-happ...
What is happening with writing?
Writing problems, and solutions, can too often go undetected in schools. Unlike reading, there are relatively few specific writing assessments to detect issues that schools can use, so it is hard to f...
alexquigley.co.uk
March 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🚨NEW🚨
'What is happening with writing?'
"Schools are trying to support struggling writers with ‘build-your-own’ approaches & interventions. Writing lacks good diagnostic assessment as well as interventions to address problems that emerge through such assessment."
alexquigley.co.uk/what-is-happ...
'What is happening with writing?'
"Schools are trying to support struggling writers with ‘build-your-own’ approaches & interventions. Writing lacks good diagnostic assessment as well as interventions to address problems that emerge through such assessment."
alexquigley.co.uk/what-is-happ...
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This Institute of Education Sciences guide offers a 5-step process to help educators implement evidence-based practices to improve student literacy outcomes. Discover tools and resources to strengthen programs and practices at: bit.ly/3DBquVA
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This Institute of Education Sciences guide offers a 5-step process to help educators implement evidence-based practices to improve student literacy outcomes. Discover tools and resources to strengthen programs and practices at: bit.ly/3DBquVA
A very happy St Patrick’s Day to everyone ☘️ 🇮🇪
March 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A very happy St Patrick’s Day to everyone ☘️ 🇮🇪
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Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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March 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
Purchased this yesterday for #Irelandreads today. Happy reading 📖 🇮🇪
February 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Purchased this yesterday for #Irelandreads today. Happy reading 📖 🇮🇪
Looking forward to jumping into this new arrival and learning more about learning!
February 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Looking forward to jumping into this new arrival and learning more about learning!
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Very excited to participate in this literacy #TeachMeet on March 3rd (just in time for World Book Day!) Bígí linn: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📚 #edchatie
February 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Very excited to participate in this literacy #TeachMeet on March 3rd (just in time for World Book Day!) Bígí linn: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📚 #edchatie
Great read ⬇️ Round robin/popcorn reading is very damaging to struggling readers. Also, the feedback given to children to support their reading is minimal. Could be doing so much more with our instructional time.
‘Why should we read aloud in class?’
“The teacher reading aloud and expertly modelling fluency (pace, expression, volume etc.) is likely a better bet than selecting underpractised pupils to read.”
alexquigley.co.uk/who-should-r...
“The teacher reading aloud and expertly modelling fluency (pace, expression, volume etc.) is likely a better bet than selecting underpractised pupils to read.”
alexquigley.co.uk/who-should-r...
Who should read aloud in class?
There are fewer more important acts in all of education than reading in the classroom. From what is read, to the specifics of when, why, and by whom, the how of reading in the classroom can prove a vi...
alexquigley.co.uk
February 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Great read ⬇️ Round robin/popcorn reading is very damaging to struggling readers. Also, the feedback given to children to support their reading is minimal. Could be doing so much more with our instructional time.
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Brutal takedown of reading policy in Wales and Scotland, as Northern Ireland looks to change course with its new strategy based around phonics.
@kathyrastle.bsky.social makes several important (and apparently still necessary) observations about the evidence on reading.
www.itv.com/news/2025-02...
@kathyrastle.bsky.social makes several important (and apparently still necessary) observations about the evidence on reading.
www.itv.com/news/2025-02...
February 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Brutal takedown of reading policy in Wales and Scotland, as Northern Ireland looks to change course with its new strategy based around phonics.
@kathyrastle.bsky.social makes several important (and apparently still necessary) observations about the evidence on reading.
www.itv.com/news/2025-02...
@kathyrastle.bsky.social makes several important (and apparently still necessary) observations about the evidence on reading.
www.itv.com/news/2025-02...