Areas for futher research
Research consistently falls short in reporting theoretical frameworks which in turn increases the gap between research and practice. It further increases the difficulty teachers face in matching interventions with student needs (Hodges et al., 2016).
They recommend three areas for further research:
- a clarification of the differences between sociocultural and socio-cognitive theories of learning to read
- an emphasis on the mutual impact of reading and writing
- a need to diversify theories used for reading and writing instruction.
Reference
Hodges, T.S., Feng, L., Kuo, L-J., & McTigue, E. (2016) Discovering the literacy gap: A systematic review of reading and writing theories in research, Cogent Education, 3:1 on-line
Other areas where there are gaps are:
The impact of digital text on children’s reading
Links between reading and writing
Whole family literacy and reading
Reading and the impact on disadvantaged learners
Reading interventions for pupils below age expectations
Schools progressive reading curriculum
