Here are some common misconceptions about Synthetic Phonics. Thanks to Susan Godsland of www.dyslexics.org.uk for flagging this up. It is on the Reading Reform Foundation message board: http://www.rrf.org.uk/messageforum/viewtopic.php?t=1835
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The reading achievement challenge
John Walker explains why we have a problem with literacy in English speaking countries: http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/the-reading-achievement-challenge.html
Read More5 year old in Spain learns to read English with Phonic Books
Watch this sweet video clip of a 5 year old in Spain learning to read English with Dandelion Launchers.
Read MoreLearning to read with Sounds-Write and Dandelion Readers
See lovely video clip of 4-year-old learning to read with his Mum who is teaching him to read with the Sounds-Write Reading and Spelling programme. He is reading the extension activity at the end of a Dandelion Reader decodable book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB5ZRtfNKGo&feature=youtu.beBest
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What every newly qualified teacher needs to know about the teaching of reading
Read this article on the Spelfabet blog about what teachers really need to know in order to become confident teachers of reading: http://www.spelfabet.com.au/2015/01/closing-the-teacher-education-phonics-black-hole/
Read MoreBrand new Talisman playing cards for older, struggling readers
Come to BETT stand B525 to play!
Read MoreWatch child learning to read with interactive iBook
Here is a video clip of M. (4 yrs) learning to read with Dandelion Launchers iBook. Note how she learns to sound out the words from the iBook and then begins to sound out words independently. This resource can help parents, TAs and SEN pupils with correct pronunciation. It also demonstrates grapheme/phoneme correspondences clearly. It […]
Read MoreThe dangers of guessing as a reading strategy
Happy New year to all! Start the year with this clear thinking post by Gordon Askew
Read MoreWhy letter names confuse
Here is another great blog post from Spelfabet. It explains why we should not teach letter names before letter sounds are secure. http://www.spelfabet.com.au/2013/01/letter-names/
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