Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

@diannemurphy.bsky.social

1.3K followers 710 following 600 posts

Co-Founder and Programme Designer at Thinking Reading. Intervention is only successful if students catch up completely. Instructivist. DI fan. Alfie. Web: www.thinkingreading.com

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Nov 16

There’s been a big surge of new followers on here!

A short intro:

📕 I’m a mission-focussed secondary school reading specialist.
📗 I have post-grad qualifications in special education.
📘 I’ve designed a powerful intervention based on DI & PT.
📙 Advocating for explicit SOR instruction.

Alfie 🐩

3 12

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Thinking Reading @thinkreadhq.bsky.social · 29d

This is Alice, a trainer at Thinking Reading 📚

1 1

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Thinking Reading @thinkreadhq.bsky.social · 29d

We can also be found on LinkedIn - if you're over do come and say hello! We'd love to connect with the reading and education community over there too. #UKEd #EduBlogUK

1 1

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Thinking Reading @thinkreadhq.bsky.social · Sep 7

One of our Directors of Training shares why she works at Thinking Reading 📚

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Sara Hjelm @sarahjelm.bsky.social · 25d

Sunday & + 3 links to this collection of links to #freeaccess #edu content👇🏻
saraslistofedresources.wordpress.com
Today about #result #reports (fake or real) in a world of #competition & what result might be for #students & #schools?
Thanks to authors❣️

Do spread- site is meant to be used…
Now☕️

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Sara Hjelm @sarahjelm.bsky.social · Sep 7

@asa.tsbalans.se @bjodah.bsky.social @pragmarxist.bsky.social @skolinkvisition.bsky.social @bethgg.bsky.social @diannemurphy.bsky.social @aliesbati.bsky.social

Sara Hjelm @sarahjelm.bsky.social · Sep 7

Sunday & 1 link added to this searchable & translatable collection of links to free access #edu content
saraslistofedresources.wordpress.com

Thanks to the author, @bennewmark.bsky.social❣️

Do spread- this website is meant to be used…
 Have a restful day!

1 1

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Thinking Reading @thinkreadhq.bsky.social · Sep 3

❓Why are both our organisation, and our teaching programme, called ‘Thinking Reading?’ Glad you asked!

1 1 1

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Ali Messer @freereed59.net · Aug 29

'women have been known to have interesting interior lives even over the age of 35' who knew? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... enjoyed this @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social

Taylor Swift: engaged, mummy-tracked and doomed to tradwifedom? You really haven’t been listening | Gaby Hinsliff

Critics say marriage will kill her creativity. Not likely for an artist who’s made billions from songs about redefining women’s limits, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com

1 1 2

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Wordle 1,531 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Aug 27

I Might Be Wrong, But... This “Edtech Revolution” Might Just Be the Next Big Fail (and got me fuming) theeconomyofmeaning.com/2025/08/26/i...

I Might Be Wrong, But... This “Edtech Revolution” Might Just Be the Next Big Fail (and got me fuming)

Unpack the AI-powered gaming education hype surrounding ExoDexa and its claims to revolutionize learning through fun.

theeconomyofmeaning.com

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · Aug 25

🔥 One of the largest suppliers of oil products in the south of Russia, the Novoshakhtinsk Refinery, continues to be closed for the 5th day in a row.

Reuters writes that oil prices are rising after Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy facilities.

A nice video from yesterday! 🤩

11 30 390

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Aug 23

Everyone who was wrong about Trump — please say so openly to those who trust you and follow you. You have influence and thus bear responsibility.

63 590 2.5K

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · Aug 23

💙💛 Ukraine Flag Day celebrated in Europe

🇪🇺 30-meter Ukrainian flag was unfurled opposite the European Parliament.

🇵🇱 In Poland, activists painted the asphalt near the Russian embassy blue and yellow.

🇱🇻 In Latvia, the building of MFA was illuminated with blue and yellow flowers.

2 34 240

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Sue Cullumber @scullumberphoto.bsky.social · Aug 23

A showy snowy #snowyegret #egrets #birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #canon

2 7 72

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Aug 21

Some days 🤷🏼‍♀️

1 1

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Aug 20

Wordle 1,523 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Thinking Reading @thinkreadhq.bsky.social · Jul 24

Being more efficient relies on the quality and scope of our data.

Read more in our blog ‘Can We Do More With Less?’ wp.me/p4hKgx-z9 (4 min read).

#EduBlog #UKEd #EduSky

"Effective use of resources depends on how well we know our students' needs."

1 1

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Jul 28

Excellent article on the problems caused by labelling versus teaching kids what they need to know.

From @paulkirschner.bsky.social

Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · Jul 27

What's in a name? “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”.
Changing the label doesn't solve the problem. #EduSky
www.kirschnered.nl/2025/07/27/l...

Language - kirschner-ED

If neurodiversity is a strength or a unique cognitive profile, why do we intervene? If it’s “not something broken that needs to be fixed”, why are we spending so much time and money to fix it?

www.kirschnered.nl

4 7

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Jul 22

Wordle 1,494 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Wordle 1,493 6/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤦🏼‍♀️

Well, I was by the time I got to the end 😆

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Jul 19

Wordle 1,491 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Jul 16

I’m so pleased. It’s not simple decision to move countries.

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Jul 16

Looks scrumptious! It sounds like Sweden is working well for you.

Reposted by Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪

Thinking Reading @thinkreadhq.bsky.social · Jun 10

🥳 The ‘holy grail’ of reading inventions that was birthed in NZ & exported to the world has finally been dumped. Now the way is clear for children to receive scientifically-based instruction & stop being instructional casualties. H/T @kathyrastle.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

AJLD EMINENT RESEARCHER AWARD WINNER 2024 Professor James Chapman: The rise and demise of reading recovery in New Zealand

Reading Recovery (RR) was introduced throughout New Zealand during the 1980s, for children struggling the most with learning to read after 1 year of formal schooling. In May 2024, the Minister of E...

www.tandfonline.com

1 5 4

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Jul 16

They look adorable!

Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Jul 16

Shall we say afternoon tea at 3pm? ☺️