Teach Hand-Printing
Work on the small letters first, then the capital letters. Starting with the lower case, work on letters with only straight lines…
How to Use Flash Cards, Literacy
Place each card in front of your child. One after the other and say the word yourself. Go through this once or twice. Slowly. Then go through again. Say each word again. Ask your child to repeat each word after you…
Bees Knees Reading Method
Bee’s Knees Reading Method Teaching Early Reading – What next? Your young learner knows the letters of the alphabet and their matching sounds. Whether we call them Magic Words, Sight Words or High Frequency Words doesn’t matter. Some people claim that sight words are a bad thing. Their argument is that they are very hard to […]
PIRLS 2016 Reading Literacy, Australia
A further 13% of 4th graders in Australia scored at the Low Benchmark. So 20% are reading at or below the Low Benchmark. Influencing these results is the rate of tiredness and hunger on arrival at school.
Flash Cards – How To Make, Literacy
The 100 Sight Words available on the internet to download are ideal. Print off the lists. Copy each word on to a piece of card.
Struggling Child in Early Primary School
As teachers we don’t want children falling through the gaps. Parents of children with a learning difficulty need the same information but a lot more support, ideas and help.
One Hundred Sight Words, Early Primary School
The One Hundred Sight Words or High Frequency Words The 100 Sight Words for Prep and Grade 1 is the quick route to reading in English. It doesn’t change the importance of phonics in early literacy. Sight Words are set down for Prep and Grade 1 to learn for immediate recognition. These words are frequently […]
