readilearn: Help your child read – some strategies
The importance of reading The ability to read is one of the most valuable skills we can acquire. It is a tool for thinking, learning and entertainment. Reading opens doors...
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readilearn: Teaching phonics and letter-sound relationships in early childhood classrooms
Teaching phonics and letter-sound relationships is an important part of literacy education in early childhood classrooms. To be fluent readers and writers we need to understand the relationship that exists...
Let’s read, write and spell with Schuyler
I don’t normally post twice a week, but this post is really an addendum to the previous post What’s in a name? Teaching phonics, syllabification and more! so I decided to...
What’s in a name? Teaching phonics, syllabification, and more!
The first words children learn to recognise, read and spell are usually their own names. It’s not surprising, these words hold significant meaning and power for them. Why not harness...