Debbie Hepplewhite comments. Thanks to Susan Godsland from www.dyslexics.org.uk for flagging this article up. Beyond the inner-city: underperformance in the UK education system.
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What is Lost – as Handwriting Fades
Are we giving up on the importance of handwriting too soon? A thoughtful article by Maria Konnikova
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Accelerated Reader Reviews Talisman 2
See here a review of Talisman 2 on Accelerated Reader http://www.renlearn.co.uk/talisman-2-phonic-books-quizzed-ar/ This series offers children structured practice of decoding and at the same time comprehending what they have read with increasing complexity.
Read MoreEssential elements of a good reading and writing programmme
For those of you who are having a relaxing half term: here is a shortish summary by Alison Clarke (Spelfabet website) of Dianne McGuinness’s article “A Prototype for Teaching the English Alphabet Code”. In it, McGuinness explains and describes the essential elements of a good reading and writing teaching programme. http://www.spelfabet.com.au/2013/03/quality-literacy-teaching/ Thanks to Susan Godsland […]
Read MorePhonic Books at Nasen
Last week we exhibited our books and games at Nasen Live in Bolton. It was great to meet so many dedicated special needs teachers and Learning Support TAs. As many of our books and resources were developed with struggling readers in mind, it was easy to explain them to professionals who understand the need for […]
Read MoreTotem, Talisman and Alba now on Accelerated Reader in the UK
We are delighted to announce that our books for older, struggling readers are now on Accelerated Reader in the UK. The Magic Belt is in the process of having a quiz developed. This is great news as it combines decoding and comprehension! Who says that decoding and comprehension are incompatible?
Read MorePhonics – is there much evidence?
Let’s talk about facts: read about the evidence for phonics on the Esse Quam Vederi blog post. Thanks for this clear factual blog post! Phonics – is there much evidence?
Read MoreWhere next for phonics?
Debbie Hepplewhite discusses progress, practice and problems of Synthetic Phonics teaching in schools in SEN Magazine. https://www.senmagazine.co.uk/articles/articles/senarticles/where-next-for-phonics
Read MoreNew Dandelion Hot Dots cards for vowel spellings
Phonic Books have teamed up with Learning Resources to create two new Hot Dots boxes of reading and comprehension exercises. The reader decodes those tricky vowel spellings at word, caption and text level. The stories are linked to Dandelion Readers Level 1 and 2 series which teach alternative spellings for vowel sounds. The Hot Dots pen gives children […]
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