Copy of St Kevin and the Blackbird by Anne Looney

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Copy of St Kevin and the Blackbird

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

St Kevin and the Blackbird: Reading and Reading engagement in the Republic of Ireland

For he has forgotten self, forgotten bird
And on the riverbank forgotten the river's name

Engagement

involved
motivated
strategic
mastery oriented
self-efficacy

Photo by my1000words

Engagement is associated with achievement but

PISA

Politics or Education?

Baird et al (2011) refer to the 'policy-making sabre rattling rhetoric' that arises from international rankings.

Ireland

High performing in PISA reading until 2006
In 2006 Ireland dropped 31 points from our 2000 score
New focus on reading and literacy and numeracy in schools
Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life (2011)

For some interesting background on Ireland's 2006 PISA results, read Eivers (2010) "PISA: Issues in Implementation and Interpretation'. The Irish Journal of Education 38: 94-118

The full text of the National Strategy is available at www.education.ie

Photo by DYFL

Literacy includes the capacity to read, understand and critically appreciate various forms of communication including spoken language, printed text, broadcast media and digital media (2011, 8)

This definition of literacy is from Ireland's National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy

TARGETS

SET CHALLENGING TARGETS for improvement

Clarity

so that we can prioritise literacy

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Clarity

so that we can prioritise literacy

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Create a Culture

of continuous improvement

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Improve

the professional skills of those who teach

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On the other hand....

Personal, social, cultural and economic benefits are emphasised
No single approach to teaching reading is endorsed
"Foster an enjoyment of reading among children and young people"

Photo by Kels Photo Images

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What happened Next?

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The Education Research Centre (ERC) in Drumcondra in Dublin conducts National Assessments in Reading and Mathematics every three years, based on a national sample. Targets were set for 2020, the end of the period covered by the National Strategy. This slide was prepared by the ERC for the presentation of the 2014 results showing that the 2020 targets were exceeded.

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As with the previous picture, this data was prepared by the Educational Research Centre, as part of its work evaluating the scheme of support for Disadvantaged Schools. Further data on the evaluation, and on the National Assessment of Reading and Mathematics are on the ERC website - www.er.ie. ERC also administers PISA in Ireland, and the national results and some insightful commentary from the ERC team are also available there.

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Families

Support for reading in particular

The government funded helpmykidlearn.ie website and Facebook page is beginning to be widely used; explicit reference is made in Ireland's literacy strategy to the importance of families and communities in supporting reading and literacy development.

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Libraries

#summerbuzz

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PISA 2012?

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PISA 2012?

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Reading Ireland PISA 2012

7th out of all 65
Increase in mean score from 495.6 to 523.2
At 10th and 90th percentiles, Irish students have significantly higher scores than the OECD average

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