Parents It’s not to late to celebrate the Science of Reading this September, Nessy.com have been offering lots of free educational resources, including a free phonics app every week throughout September. Go to https://www.nessy.com/en-us/the-science-of-reading/science-of-reading-september for more details. There are also lots of free educational resources on their site throughout the year. Last day for thisContinue reading “21.9.22 Nessy Offers and Spelling tips”
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20.6.2022 Dyscalculia, Morph Mastery and Syllables
Just a quick update what is going on and what new resources and sites I have found this week for those who have difficulties with literacy or maths….. Latest News for SPLD Signs of dyslexia can be apparent from an early age and it is proven that the earlier a dyslexic individual has interventions putContinue reading “20.6.2022 Dyscalculia, Morph Mastery and Syllables”
12.6.22 SEND Station and Spelling Rules
It has been a busy first week back after the half term break! This week I have been teaching the spelling of words containing the syllable /-le. The more I look into the different syllable divisions, the easier it is to teach and easier for learners to work out the spellings. I was asked recentlyContinue reading “12.6.22 SEND Station and Spelling Rules”
28.5.22 Reading – Decoding and Syllables
“If a child memorizes ten words, the child can read only ten words, but if the child learns the sounds of ten letters, the child will be able to read 350 three-sound words, 4,320 four-sound words, and 21,650 five-sound words.” (Kozloff, 2002). This is why learning to decode words is so much better than tryingContinue reading “28.5.22 Reading – Decoding and Syllables”
6.4.22 Reading and spelling strategies
Syllables For reading and writing longer words, chunking into syllables has always been the definite way to go! (Ok, I know I may have mentioned this quite a few times before, but it is so essential!) An awareness and knowledge of vowels is also important, as each time we count the syllables in a word,Continue reading “6.4.22 Reading and spelling strategies”
14.3.22 Phonological awareness
I usually compare the skills of phonological awareness with laying the foundations of a house, because the art of learning to read and write is built on these important listening skills. The introduction to phonological awareness is usually classed as ‘Phase one’ in phonics development and should begin to be taught at nursery/preschool age soContinue reading “14.3.22 Phonological awareness”
25.9.21 Reading and Spelling
Well, this has been quite a week. On Tuesday, I had the wonderful news that the Nessy educational company had posted a link to this site on their facebook page, telling their followers to check out my blog as it was ‘filled with information and teaching tips’. Wow! My blog has now had over 500Continue reading “25.9.21 Reading and Spelling”
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