New reading fluency guidance materials produced in collaboration with the Education Endowment Foundation

Two new tools designed to support practitioners in developing pupils’ reading fluency, created by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) in...

Reading Fluency: Training for Teachers

Leading up to a special focus on reading fluency and the outcomes of our collaboration with the EEF, Kathy Roe brings shares the current picture for...

HfL KS3 Reading Fluency Project: a practice-based review

Follow one KS3 practitioner’s quest to find the holy grail of reading interventions: could her search be over?

HfL KS3 Reading Fluency Project: a practitioner’s perspective

This blog explores the impact of the KS3 Reading Fluency Project on the attainment and the enjoyment of lower-attaining readers.

Black History Month: Inspiration from past lives

Alison Dawkins considers some possibilities for investigations for this year’s Black History Month.

Shared reading of the lockdown kind: delivering parent/carer support sessions remotely

Reflections on the delivery of parental support sessions for reading using remote learning platforms.

Fluency: the bridge from phonics to comprehension

A summary of the session with Professor Tim Rasinski, hosted by Herts for Learning - 17th November 2020.

KS3 (Year 7) Reading Fluency Project: text selection guidance

Guidance for choosing the right texts to engage and enthuse Year 7 pupils taking part in the HFL KS3 Reading Fluency Project.

Reading fluency really hits the buttons, but which ones?

Which aspects of comprehension can actually be improved by focusing on developing reading fluency? Kate Charlton’s close analysis of the project data...

Read like nobody is watching

Thought-provoking rationale and strategies for nurturing active readers.