In our ‘how to…’ series we are going to delve into all things phonics instruction and give you our expert advice on developing confident readers. *** Dictation is a great way to consolidate the bonds between reading and spelling. It is a controlled exercise where pupils can succeed because the teacher includes words with spellings […]
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The verb ‘to dictate’ is not one that teachers warm to. This is because we love to foster creativity in our children and to get them to write their own ideas. BUT when teaching children how to read and spell we need to use all the best tools we have to instruct our beginner readers […]
Read MoreI have been working with an 8 year old pupil on the spelling ‘ck’. We also need to revisit ‘sh, ch and th’ which she tends to forget and confuse. Every week we do a bit of dictation including the graphemes we need to revise. This dictation is based on a Dandelion Launcher book ‘Which Shall I […]
Read More7 fun activities using decodable books Now that decodable reading books are being used along side of a phonics programme there a number of ways to use them to develop children’s literacy.
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