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Spelling helps reading more than reading helps spelling

Posted on 18th October 202129th May 2024 in Learning to Read and tagged article, beginner readers, catch-up readers, decoding, encoding, improve reading, learn to spell, memory, phonics class, phonics spelling, reading and spelling, spelling activities, teach spellingLeave a Comment

In my previous blog post I mentioned I was lucky enough to listen to a much-sought-after webinar given by the Reading Ape. Well, I came away with another rethink: “Spelling helps reading more than reading helps spelling,” the Reading Ape explained. This is based on the research and work of Perfetti, and is supported by […]

The reversible code

Posted on 6th October 202028th May 2024 in Learning to Read and tagged alphabetic code, article, beginner readers, decoding, encoding, how to teach reading, how to teach spelling, phonic code, reading and spellingLeave a Comment

There is nothing as rewarding as seeing the grin on a young reader’s face when they have just written a word that they can read and what’s more – you can read! The discovery that the squiggles on the white board can always be read by anyone at anytime is a huge “Ah ha!” moment […]