Dr Bartek Rajkowski | Speech-language pathologist | Creator of ReadingDoctor® | Building evidence-based literacy & learning tools
Australia
Joined September 2010
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After 5 years of development, I'm very excited to introduce our NEW program 🌟ReadingDoctor® Online🌟, an evidence-based (see tinyurl.com/3vcsera5) tool for helping kids learn to read. More info: tinyurl.com/bddtdep4. FREE Trial: readingdoctor.com.au/sign-up
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The latest season of @ehanford’s #SoldAStory has particular resonance for me. The opening audio in episode 1 is of a preschool classroom in 1966. That’s the year I started school and was blessed to be taught (explicitly) by Mrs Enid R. I reconnected with Mrs R. late last year who told me “We didn’t call it explicit instruction in those days. We just called it teaching”.
[Bonus points if you can find me below 😉 ]
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Well-deserved recognition of a staunch and well-informed advocate for evidence-informed reading instruction, always putting students and their teachers first 🙌
We’re thrilled to see Dr. Louisa Moats recognized in @TIME for her extraordinary contributions to literacy!
“Dr. Moats has never veered from what matters most: empowering educators with evidence-aligned knowledge.” — Dr. Maria Murray
Read the profile: bit.ly/4xPiWV7
ALT Graphic of Louisa Moats, Ph.D. with the the title of a TIME Magazine profile of her "The Woman Winning Reading the Wars"
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Don't miss this Queensland friends! Reading Fluency from the expert. trybooking.com/au/event/1633… @SpeldQld
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Bringing the Reading Sciences Into the Classroom: Insights for Phonics Instruction - Tobias Ungerer, Kathleen Rastle, Blair C. Armstrong, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Children who find reading difficult deserve support backed by evidence. New independent @Flinders University research found that:
“Students who used ReadingDoctor® Online alongside regular classroom teaching improved their early reading skills. The more the app was used, the greater the gains, with the biggest improvements among children who started behind.”
Flinders University News September 9 2026
news.flinders.edu.au/blog/20…
@PCSnow1604 @LisaFurlong212 @Dr_emmagrace @tserry2504 @DrLSHammond
Thanks for your support, @FIVEfromFIVE, and thanks also for being such a trustworthy, valuable and clearly communicated source of information about evidence-based teaching/instruction for so many years 🙌🙏🏼
Absolutely fantastic news! 🎉Independent research confirming the powerful impact of @ReadingDoctor on letter sound knowledge-a huge win for educators, parents & kids. Programs like this unlock potential at school & home. Excited to see more as the research is published!
The largest ever scientific study on ReadingDoctor® shows that:
“Children who used ReadingDoctor® made strong improvements in their letter-sound knowledge. The program had a large positive effect on learning, beyond natural development over time.”
The research team from @Flinders, assisted by a grant from the @Channel7 Children’s Research Foundation, examined ReadingDoctor® Online letter-sound activities with Australian children aged 4–7 years across schools and home settings.
In addition to strong improvements in letter-sound knowledge for children using the program, researchers also found that:
➭ Children who completed more activities tended to make greater progress
➭ Children who started further behind often made the biggest improvements
➭ The program worked similarly well at school and at home
It was conducted independently (other than tech support and providing access, ReadingDoctor® was not involved). The study was recently presented at the @DyslexiaSPELD conference in Perth. We look forward to sharing more information once the research is formally reviewed and published.
You can read about this study and other independently conducted studies investigating ReadingDoctor® here:
readingdoctor.com.au/evidenc…
Read more about the program here:
readingdoctor.com.au/what-is…
Schools and parents can try the program for free here:
readingdoctor.com.au/sign-up
@FIVEfromFIVE @auspeld @LD_Australia @CodeReadNetwork @Flinders @Ch7Adelaide @PCSnow1604 @tserry2504
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Information can be beautiful.
Evolution of the Alphabet
(by @usefulcharts)
ALT Infographic showing the "Evolution of the Alphabet" from Proto-Sinaitic (c. 1750 BCE) to Modern Latin Script. Colorful arrows trace the development of each letter through Phoenician, Archaic Greek, Archaic Latin, and Roman scripts, culminating in the modern 26-letter alphabet. The image demonstrates how letter shapes transformed over time.
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Dr Bartek Rajkowski aka @ReadingDoctor gave a poignant reminder of the devastating impact of reading failure in his speech at the @CodeReadNetwork Gala ball. A must read for parents, teachers and policymakers.
Access here docs.google.com/document/u/0…
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I am very much looking forward to presenting the Dean's Lecture at @UniMelb in November, about why it's so important for schools to encourage real reading and the acquisition of knowledge for all students. It's a free event and tickets are now available.
go.unimelb.edu.au/i53p
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This one’s been working its way through the academic publishing machinery for a while and thanks to @tserry2504 and @PamelaSnow2, it is here. Such a joy to work with them, @DrLSHammond @TinaDanielZ, Dr Kym Simoncini & @ceacg while the Catalyst project was getting started. Thanks to the Snow Foundation for supporting it.
Early outcomes of a structured literacy implementation across a school system: the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Catalyst program. @tserry2504 @buckingham_j @PamelaSnow2 @DrLSHammond Kym Simoncini @TinaDanielZ
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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If, like me, you are fascinated by the history of theory and research on reading, this brilliant journal article is for you. If you just want the moral of the story, it’s please stop using running records for assessing reading. They are based on disproven theory and flawed research. There are many better options.
By Annie Unger, @PamelaSnow2, @tserry2504 and @TessaWeadman
Link below 👇
Help kids learn to read with readingdoctor.com.au/what-is… and our free decodable readers, including 'A Yak is in the Jet'! readingdoctor.com.au/decodab…
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The countdown begins! Just one month until the SPA 2025 Conference with innovative sessions, engaging presenters, and networking opportunities.
Thanks to AlliedX, @ReadingDoctor & splose.
Register now: speechpathologyaustralia.org…
#SPA2025CONF
ALT SPA 2025 Conference 13-15 June 2025 | Tarntanya Adelaide | Communicate Your Way One Month to Go
📣Calling all Aussie Parents & Schools! Join Flinders University’s nationwide study on letter‐sound knowledge and get FREE access to ReadingDoctor® letter-sound activities for your 4–6 year-olds. Let’s boost early literacy together!
Existing evidence: readingdoctor.com.au/evidenc…
👉More info/enrol in the study: tinyurl.com/yc8bhbuh
@CodeReadNetwork @FIVEfromFIVE @auspeld @PamelaSnow2 @KarynCarson16 @LisaFurlong212 @Dr_emmagrace @Channel7 @SpeechPathAus @PLDliteracy @SharingBestPrac @JessicaColleu @ellis_patrick @annecastles @BanterSpeech @LisaDenny @NathanielRSwain @DrLSHammond @SOTLAus @ThinkForwardEdu @Flinders
Yes! Amazing work, @SarahAsome!!
Not to be missed! Looking forward to presenting. See you in Toowoomba :)
January Sharing Best Practice dates.
GOLD COAST- January 23, 2025
TOOWOOMBA - January 25, 2025
Tickets here 👇👇👇👇👇
sharingbestpractice.com/conf…
@SharingBestPrac @PamelaSnow2 @ReadingDoctor @DaveMorkunas @learnwithmrlee
Looking forward to another fantastic SBP event! Don’t miss this if you’re a teacher, SLP or anyone involved in education. Lots of great speakers. I’ll be talking about why knowledge of the phonological structure of language is essential when teaching phonics. See you there! @SharingBestPrac @FIVEfromFIVE @CodeReadNetwork
