When I trained to be a teacher in one of the best universities in London, I learned a great deal about the wonderful world of books, how to select quality picture books and spot racially biased books, and even how […]
Read MoreLanguage and Communication Difficulties
Multi-tasking makes you stupid
Here is an interesting post from Spelfabet that explain how looking for lots of reading cues distracts from decoding. Attention during learning
Read MoreLanguage development – nature or nurture and do the two interact?
Here is an important article by Dorothy Bishop about what determines language development. http://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/07/why-words-get-stuck-on-tip-of-your.html?utm_source=BPS_Lyris_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=[rd]+=?UTF-8?B?VGhlIExhdGVzdCBQc3ljaG9sb2d5IFJlc2VhcmNoIA==?=+=?UTF-8?B?4oCTIERpZ2VzdGVk?=&m=1
Read MoreHelping children hear sound differences
Here is a really useful post from Spelfabet about resources that help children discriminate and pronounce sounds that are similar. Thank you Spelfabet! Helping children hear sound differences
Read MoreMore children with Language Impairment than Dyslexia – must watch video clips
Did you know that Language Impairment is more common than Dyslexia or Autism? I didn’t. One child in every classroom will have Language Impairment. These short and informative video clips from the RALLI (Raising Awareness of Language Learning Impairment) campaign are really […]
Read MoreSpeech pathologists comment on Totem and Talisman Series
We received this lovely email this week from Australia: “Hi, We are a private practice of 3 speech pathologists and we just wanted to let you know that the Totem and Talisman Series are awesome!!! Our reluctant readers now love […]
Read MoreTop Tip: Phonic Phones
Phonic phones are incredibly simple devices. They are a simple plastic tube that go from the mouth to the ear and allow the reader to hear the sounds they are making.
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