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6) Online Videos
 

RRF Conference 2011. Video clips of speakers and workshop presenters, including the Minister of State for Schools Nick Gibb MP, Sue Lloyd, Elizabeth Nonweiler, Jenny Chew and Diane McGuinness -scroll down:
http://www.rrf.org.uk/messageforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4862&sid=e80873e6ee179f8e3b6c3424cb5f597c

NEW http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6STU0iEo7_8
Elizabeth Nonweiler talks (in English) at the SOS Education 2012 Paris conference 'Vaincre l'illettrisme'

NEW http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_8HKiTmbZfc
Prof. Rhona Johnston talks (in English) at the SOS Education 2012 Paris conference 'Vaincre l'illettrisme'
Rhona's talk begins about 26 mins into the video, after Franck Ramus.

http://www.english-in-japan.com/English-in-Japan/4_Principles.html (45mins)
Peter Warner, EFL teacher in Japan, explains the 4 principles of language learning and English literacy - recommended viewing for anyone who teaches reading. .

BBC Newsnight videos show how Ruth Miskin's synthetic phonic programme was used to 'turn around' reading at Britannia Village primary school.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4700537.stm
Final Report (Newsnight 17/07/06) The school has moved from the bottom to the top of the school league tables in just two years!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_5180000/newsid_5189600/bb_rm_5189694.stm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-kBq1a7aKc
Reception students at Westminster School in South Australia are taking part in a long term study to examine the impact of Jolly Phonics, a highly respected synthetics phonics program on the development of their reading and spelling skills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo9Y1OYC3UQ&feature=related
Ruth Miskin- how to teach children to read

Teaching synthetic phonics using the 5 P's - Read Write Inc. in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSSU1O3KU8.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/alphablocks/watch/alphablocksclips/
BBC TV Alphablocks programme clips for children

www.childrenofthecode.org/Tour/index.htm
'Children of the Code' videos.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dyslexia-myth/
Ch4 TV documentary, 'The Dyslexia Myth'
Warning: the Cumbria Reading Intervention recommended by Prof. Elliott in the film is a mixture of Reading Recovery and 'phonological training'.

http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/all-news/dalyell-prize
Video of a lecture by Prof. Della Salla (Professor of Human Cognitive Neuroscience) “Tall Tales about the Mind and Brain”

http://www.dystalk.com/talks/60-evaluating-alternative-solutions-for-dyslexia
Video: Prof. Bishop discusses Dore, cognitive dissonance and evaluating research.

Free, education videos (formerly TeachersTV videos)
Put synthetic phonics or Reading Recovery into the 'search' box
http://www.schoolsworld.tv/videos/

Jolly Phonics Songs on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGpsVmWLRFA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjKq8s8154s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFNWdqtqw44&feature=related

How NOT to do it:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsl_sf4DoRo&feature=related
Video clip: young child being taught whole language reading strategies :-(

Learn words by swatting them?!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KyQi3O8n3c&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FHJ7S6DfV0&feature=related
Learn to read animal names using...letter names..

An 'intensive reading intervention' group lesson -using whole language books:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14139555