British pedagogist practiced from the late-1950s until the mid-1980s
Vera Southgate
Born
Vera Pigg
(1916-03-10)March 10, 1916
County Durham
Died
March 23, 1995(1995-03-23) (aged 79)
County Durham
Nationality
British
Other names
Vera Southgate-Booth
Occupation(s)
Teacher, educationalist, author
Board member of
President of the United Kingdom Literacy Association (1970–1971), Committee of inquiry into the teaching in the schools of reading (aka The Bullock Inquiry)(1972–1975)
Academic background
Education
Master of Arts (MA) in Education
Alma mater
Birmingham University
Academic advisors
Professor Francis William Warburton (Experimental Education)
Academic work
Discipline
Pedagogy of Literacy (Reading)
Institutions
Manchester University
Main interests
Teacher education, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Literacy test
Writing career
Genre
Children's literature
Notable works
Ladybird Books;-Well Loved Tales
Vera Southgate (10 March 1916 – 23 March 1995) was a British educationalist who dedicated herself to improving how children were taught to read English from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, a period when many different methods were practised, including the initial teaching alphabet, phonics, and whole language.
Vera Southgate was a prolific author of academic papers, developed the Southgate reading tests, and even served on the Bullock government inquiry. She also evaluated the initial teaching alphabet on behalf of the British government. Her final major research project was a five-year study aimed at improving the reading skills of older children. The resulting publication, Extended Beginning Reading, won the UK Reading Association's Book of the Year award.
Vera Southgate wrote over fifty primers and reading books, often included in basal reading schemes. These books provided a structured, step-by-step approach to teaching children to read. She gained widespread recognition for the Well-loved Tales, a Ladybird-graded reading book series, which sold 80 million copies but reached a much larger audience through schools and libraries.
Thanks to her contributions, Vera Southgate was named the 7th president of the United Kingdom Reading Association and was posthumously inducted into the association's Hall of Fame.
VeraSouthgate (10 March 1916 – 23 March 1995) was a British educationalist who dedicated herself to improving how children were taught to read English...
2011-01-02. Retrieved 21 July 2008. The Postman and the Postal Service, VeraSouthgate, Wills & Hepworth Ltd, 1965, England Paul Ailey (2004). "Mail Coaches"...
Winston 1973 – "The Old Woman and Her Pig": Well Lived Tales, retold by VeraSouthgate 1984 – "Home Before Midnight: A Traditional Verse", retold by Bobbie...
2011-01-02. Retrieved 21 July 2008. The Postman and the Postal Service, VeraSouthgate, Wills & Hepworth Ltd, 1965, England Adams, William Bridges (1837)....
the next decade, twenty seven titles were published, all written by VeraSouthgate. In 1979, with the publication of The Ugly Duckling, Pinocchio and Tom...
Jerry and Joan by H.B. Davidson (n.d.) The Enormous Turnip retold by VeraSouthgate (n.d.) A Handful Of Rebels by Raymond Jacberns (n.d.) The Merry Men...
and eventually the UK government asked Professor Frank Warburton & VeraSouthgate to carry out an independent assessment of all the research, which they...
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December 2021. "New Year Honours 2019: Twiggy, Michael Palin and Gareth Southgate on list". BBC News. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019. Honorary...
daughter-in-law's oocytes (gestational surrogate) United Kingdom Harriet Stole of Southgate, North London gave birth to a son, Henry Thomas, in April 1999 at age...
185.8 pounds (84.3 kg) and is sold at Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar in Southgate, Michigan. Called the "Absolutely Ridiculous Burger", it takes about 12...
Falkland's Island (pamphlet) Goodwin & Goodwin 1976, p. 257. Williamson & Southgate 1967, p. 121. Rice, Geoffrey (2010). "British foreign Policy and the Falkland...
Colley, Oliver Reed, Antonia Ellis, David Trevena, Otto Diamant, Michael Southgate, Sarah McClellan, Claire McClellan, Gary Rich Stardust Anglo-EMI Film...
production Nathan Phillips – vocals Aran Puddle – vocals, production Barry Southgate – vocals Katrina Tadman – vocals Marcus Temu – vocals Dee Uluirewa – vocals...
and Louis Bertheau were arrested in Brive-la-Gaillarde. April Maurice Southgate was arrested. April 5 Lilian Rolfe was dropped near the city of Orléans...
Times, writing on legal matters. He was Liberal candidate for the new Southgate division of Middlesex at the 1950 General Election, finishing third; He...
issues with several notable sportsmen, including Thierry Henry, Gareth Southgate and Peter Crouch. 20 ITV launches Week 21 of its "Creates" Ident package...
Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2018. Vera, Amir (20 August 2019) "California high school students seen in video giving...
Yvonne Moores, Helen Reeves, Margaret Seward, Helena Shovelton, Lesley Southgate, Maureen Thomas 2000: Julie Andrews, Beryl Bainbridge, Shirley Bassey...
South China Sea's Latest Flashpoint?". NPR.org. Retrieved 9 June 2021. Southgate, Laura (8 May 2019). ASEAN Resistance to Sovereignty Violation: Interests...
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