Category: Phonics

Is reading like riding a bike?

Posted on December 7, 2021 by thinkpixblog

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I’ve been following the ongoing phonics debate in Australia with interest. Many parents are calling for the introduction of the Phonics Screening Check (PSC) and state Education Ministers are opposing it. Is phonics a panacea? Introduced in 2012, can we categorically say the… Continue Reading “Is reading like riding a bike?”

Category: Dyslexia, Dyslexia awareness, dyslexia self esteem, Education, Phonics, Primary Schools, PSC, PSC Australia, Reading, Reading Instruction, SEND, Special Needs, SpLD, Teacher CPD, Teacher training, Uncategorized

Guided Spelling: spelling between the desks.

Posted on November 21, 2021 by thinkpixblog

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Guided spelling or ‘Spelling between the desks’, is a new concept of mine! Informed in part by mine and others’ approaches to maths. We are essentially trying to get inside the mind of the student to help to guide and explore their own… Continue Reading “Guided Spelling: spelling between the desks.”

Category: dyslexia in the classroom, Education, High School, Phonics, Primary Schools, spelling, SpLD, Teacher training, Uncategorized

a,b,c…easy as??

Posted on September 20, 2017 by thinkpixblog

Understanding that letters have a sound and a name is key for dyslexic people.

Category: Alphabet Arc, Alphabet names, Alphabetic Principle, Dyslexia, Dyslexia awareness, dyslexia self esteem, Education, Phonics, Primary Schools, Reading, SEND, Special Needs, SpLD, Teacher CPD, Teacher training

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