Blogging improves literacy

A very interesting article in The Independent reports of a remarkable improvement in literacy amongst pupils at Heathfield Primary School in Bolton following a decision by the Headmaster to host online lessons as a consequence of the disruption caused by the bad weather last winter.

The percentage of pupils getting a higher than average score in national curriculum writing tests for 11-year-olds soared from just 7 per cent to 63 per cent.

You can read the full article here.

India Knight wrote a similar piece in the Sunday Times (13th February 2010). The article is behind a paywall, but you can download a scanned copy here.