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Thank you for this very informative post, Kate. I’ve flagged it up via the International Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction here: http://www.iferi.org/iferi_forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=781&p=1450#p1450
As I noted, I wish that I could have been there – what a line up!
Best wishes,
Debbie
Thanks Debbie. It was a great conference — though sorry to miss ResearchEd in Oxford. Less than a mile from home and I’m on the other side of the world!