The Bullock Report, published in 1975 under the title A Language for Life, was a UK government review of the teaching of English and reading in schools, chaired by the historian Alan Bullock. It argued that responsibility for language development should extend across the whole curriculum rather than resting with English teachers alone, and it shaped subsequent policy on literacy instruction and the training of teachers in language teaching.
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1. Education in England: the history of our schools: Bullock Report (1975), A Language for Life
Education in England: the history of our schoolsTerms of reference discussionQuote, Terms of reference discussion
These terms of reference have allowed us to base our Report on the important principle that reading must be seen as part of a child's general language development and not as a discrete skill which can be considered in isolation from it.
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