The Reading Spelling Toolkit

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Never give up

If you have a child with a specific learning difficulty in your family, or as a teacher or tutor, a child you are working with, the following printable A3 chart is a useful tool.http://auspeld.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSF9214_SLD-Flow-Chart_4P-Flyer-V4_Print-Version.pdf

“It provides an overview of the types of specific learning disorders including identifying characteristics and underlying processing impairments. The flow chart outlines the functional impact of a learning disorder in the classroom and the implications for intervention. Recommendations for adjustments and accommodations are also detailed.”

The chart is also available to be viewe onlinehttp://auspeld.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Old-DSF9214_SLD-Flow-Chart_4P-Flyer-V3_WEB_View.pdf

THE ALPHABETIC PRINCIPLE IS REVERSIBLE

The Alphabetic Principle: Our alphabet was invented so that speech sounds are represented by symbols (letters). When we read, we unlock the symbols and commute them to speech sounds and words. This is decoding.

This principle is reversible: when we spell, we write the symbols (letters) to represent sounds in words. This is encoding. It makes sense to teach these two processes in tandem because they consolidate the sound/spelling bonds needed for reading and spelling.

So, we need to:

TEACH READING AND SPELLING TOGETHER

Why wouldn't we?

This graphic and others are FREE to download and use and can be found on our website

UK edition
https://www.phonicbooks.co.uk/advice-and-resources/free-teaching-resources/phonic-infographics/phonics-explained/

USA edition
https://www.phonicbooks.com/resources/phonic-infographics/phonics-explained/

Mnemonics are a memory aid. 🧠 They are a great tool to help children remember the correct sequence of letters in tricky spelling words. 🧰

Making up your own set of 'family mnemonics' for high-frequency words can be a fun activity. Think of a mnemonic that makes sense for the word. The more ridiculous the phrase, the more likely your child is to remember it. Matching the mnemonic to a picture is helpful too.

Here are just a few examples to get you inspired.

- said - small ants in danger🐜
- because - be careful as you spell everything ✍️
- does - dingoes only eat sausages

Let us know some of the mnemonics your family has come up with.

It is so important, now more than ever, that we spend time talking to our children about COVID-19. Children's books can help to shape the conversation and help answer some of the very valid (albeit tricky) questions they may have. 📕

Time to Come In, Bear: A Children's Story About Social Distancing Written by Kim St. Lawrence Read by Ryan St. Lawrence Note from the author: No children's story should be written in a weekend, but I wanted to get this out ...