Vowel teams are probably the most common source of reading and spelling errors as one vowel sound may be represented by as many as 6 different vowel teams. Teacher Shirley Houston breaks down the vowel teams and how to teach them!
How pronouncing the sounds can go wrong and ideas to ensure you are teaching them correctly.
The Phonics Check is controversial because it includes nonsense words such as “flep” and “shem” but it’s testing a very critical skill – blending. Why an Australian Phonics Check is important and what it could look like.
The schwa can be a cause of confusion and frustration in spelling and reading for a student. Teacher Shirley Houston will give you a simple way to explain it and some tips for helping students to decode and encode words containing a schwa.
What the evidence says about teaching upper or lower case letters first. Plus, practical tips!
Hopscotch, Graffiti Spelling, Scavenger Hunt – there are lots of ways to get children outside, moving and working on phonics! Elaine Cleary gives some ideas for getting children exercising and practising their phonics!
What phonics assessment resources should you use? Here are our FREE phonics assessment resources to kickstart your phonics teaching!
When children are fluent readers, their comprehension takes off! We explain: what fluency is, why you need to be paying special attention to ‘prosody’ and how you can teach these skills.
There is lots you can do at home to boost your child’s early literacy. Primary School Teacher Elaine Cleary explains how to foster a love of reading.
