Learning to Read - Page 18 of 43

The reading achievement challenge

Posted on 7th February 201516th September 2016 in Learning to ReadLeave a Comment

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

5 year old in Spain learns to read English with Phonic Books

Posted on 4th February 201516th September 2016 in Decodable Books, Learning to ReadLeave a Comment

Watch this sweet video clip of a 5 year old in Spain learning to read English with Dandelion Launchers.

Learning to read with Sounds-Write and Dandelion Readers

Posted on 2nd February 201514th September 2016 in Decodable BooksLeave a Comment

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

Prosperity or democracy – why does education matter?

Posted on 28th January 201521st September 2016 in Learning to ReadLeave a Comment

What every newly qualified teacher needs to know about the teaching of reading

Posted on 28th January 201516th September 2016 in Learning to ReadLeave a Comment

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/

Brand new Talisman playing cards for older, struggling readers

Posted on 17th January 201516th September 2016 in GamesLeave a Comment

Come to BETT stand B525 to play!

Watch child learning to read with interactive iBook

Posted on 17th January 201513th September 2016 in Decodable Books, Reading ResourcesLeave a Comment

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 […]

The dangers of guessing as a reading strategy

Posted on 6th January 201513th March 2019 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Whole-Word ReadingLeave a Comment

Happy New year to all! Start the year with this clear thinking post by Gordon Askew

Why letter names confuse

Posted on 31st October 201416th September 2016 in Approaches to Teaching ReadingLeave a Comment

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/

Evidence for Common Core State Standards in the Totem Series

Posted on 22nd October 201416th September 2016 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Synthetic PhonicsLeave a Comment

Towards our visit to the USA as part of the International Dyslexia conference in San Diego, we are letting teachers know how our books for older, catch-up readers support Common Core State Standards in phonics and learning to read. https://www.phonicbooks.co.uk/pdf/Evidence%20for%20CCSS%20-%20Totem.pdf