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  "description": "Literacy is a perennial concern in education. Standards are lamented, strategies launched, policies revised, and detailed plans drafted—yet year after year, the same issues persist with little meaningful progress.\n\nThere are many reasons for this, but two are particularly salient. First, literacy is not a single skill but a complex, interwoven set of practices that develop over time. Second, students encounter a wide and often overlapping range of barriers as they learn to read, write, speak, an",
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  "textContent": "Literacy is a perennial concern in education. Standards are lamented, strategies launched, policies revised, and detailed plans drafted—yet year after year, the same issues persist with little meaningful progress.\n\nThere are many reasons for this, but two are particularly salient. First, literacy is not a single skill but a complex, interwoven set of practices that develop over time. Second, students encounter a wide and often overlapping range of barriers as they learn to read, write, speak, and engage with academic language.\n\nAnother clear and obvious reason is that teachers have too little time, training and support to address literacy challenges for their students.\n\nThere is no silver bullet solution, but building teacher knowledge about the essentials of literacy is a start.\n\nMy new book - '**Literacy Essentials for Every Teacher** ' - attempts to do what it says on the tin. Pre-order it now and be ready for launch next week.\n\nI share concise, essential knowledge on the following:\n\n> **Reading**\n\n> **Writing**\n\n> **Talk**\n\n> **Vocabulary**\n\n> **Literacy assessment**\n\n> **Literacy and SEND**\n\nNot only that, but there are free resources too. Find some of my new free tools on my RESOURCES page. I'm developing more bespoke resources for teachers and leaders, so make sure you're signed up to find out more first.\n\nLiteracy essentials could just be essential reading!\n\n* * *\n\nBuy the book here:\n\nAmazon\n\nRoutledge **(now with 20% off!)**",
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