Evaluation of an initiative to raise reading attainment in Key Stage One national tests
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Other digests that are available on literacy instruction in primary schools are:
Literacy Instruction, SES (socio-economic status) and Word-reading Achievement in English-Language Learners and Children with English as a First Language: A Longitudinal Study http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research
/themes/literacy/literacyinstruction/
Pedagogical Dilemmas in the National Literacy Strategy: primary teachers' perceptions, reflections and classroom behaviour. http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research
/themes/literacy/TueOct151710182002/
An interactive research summary on the GTC Research of the Month website provide significant detail about the literacy hour:
Inside the literacy hour http://www.gtce.org.uk/PolicyAndResearch
/research/ROMtopics/literacy1/
Another summary on the GTC ROM website provides detail about the role of teaching assistants in primary schools.
What difference do teaching assistants make to teaching and learning in primary schools? http://www.gtce.org.uk/PolicyAndResearch
/research/ROMtopics/ROMimpact/
