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Round the Blend
Why an over-focus on “blends” could be slowing reading and spelling progress. Working 1:1 with primary school children allows me to monitor teaching trends in
Reading Recovery: first impressions of bad teaching
One of the best aspects of my job is when I get to observe other practitioners in action. I’ve been very lucky to have such
There’s more to life than books, you know
I love music. I always have. I especially like punk and Indiepop from the 80s. My obsession with The Smiths and Morrissey led me into
My non-verbal child: it doesn’t get any better than this
My late 16 year old daughter didn’t want designer clothes or brand-name devices. She ate everything on her plate; always had. She never begged me
How Weird Al Yankovic got it horribly wrong
Several people have sent me links to the new Weird Al Yankovic song “Word Crimes”, thinking I’d enjoy it, being in the business I’m in.
The Single Vowels
Aside from providing a framework for study of the sounds and patterns of single vowels in spelling, this topic also has an extensive theory section