[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Aussie Request for support

[Renate Valtin]

Dear Brian, I want to join Henrietta in her request to have a look at the
draft.
(Hi, Henrietta, how are you? It is nice to hear from you;-)
Rena


Prof. Dr. Renate Valtin
Winkler Str. 22
D 14193 Berlin
Germany


Am Do., 28. Nov. 2019 um 22:11 Uhr schrieb Henrietta Dombey <
H.Dombey at brighton.ac.uk>:

> Any chance we could see a draft of the letter first?
>
> Best,
>
> Henrietta
>
> Henrietta Dombey
> Professor Emeritus of Literacy in Primary Education
> University of Brighton UK
> ________________________________________
> From: reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] on behalf of Brian
> Cambourne [bcambrn at uow.edu.au]
> Sent: 28 November 2019 03:13
> To: RHOF RHOF
> Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Aussie Request for support
>
> Dear RHF Colleagues,
> A small group of academics on the right of the political spectrum has
> gained extraordinary influence over Liberal governments in Australia. These
> people come from academic areas other than education and have not taught
> classes of children to read and write. Nevertheless, they have persuaded
> the federal government and the government in South Australia to mandate
> synthetic phonics as part of the curriculum. Most of the values that
> language and literacy educators have held dear are now threatened.
>
> The Foundation for Learning and Literacy, a voluntary “think-tank “of
> literacy experts comprising literacy educators at university and school
> levels has joined many others around Australia to protest. Members are
> concerned about the way governments are making decisions without reference
> to sound bodies of research or consultation with people who have spent
> decades teaching literacy. So, we are asking people with expertise in
> literacy to agree to be signatories of a letter along the lines of the
> “Concerned Scientists of The World Re Climate Change” drawing attention to
> the stacking  of a government task force with advocates of synthetic
> phonics. We are hoping as many of you as possible will want to join us.
> ALL WE NEED IS PERMISSION TO ADD YOUR NAME AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATION TO OUR
> LETTER.
> I will be delighted if you can indicate your willingness to sign by
> sending your name and affiliation or previous experience to David Hornsby
> at david.hornsby at mac.com<mailto:David.horsby at mac.com> Please send a copy
> to me.
> We hope that the media will take notice of our protest before 4 December.
> So, please move quickly.
> I have signed and hope you can too.
> Brian Cambourne.
>
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