Learning to read begins with the ears. 👂🏼👂🏼 When our little ones start Junior Infants, we become aware that they firstContinue reading “Learning Letter Sounds”
Category Archives: Literacy
Summer Tasks
There are lots of great ways to continue to develop numeracy and literacy over the summer without children feeling likeContinue reading “Summer Tasks”
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty which makes learning to read a challenge. In turn it affects writing and spellingContinue reading “Dyslexia”
Sight Words
Sight words are words that generally don’t follow any of the spelling rules, they are quite difficult to sound out.Continue reading “Sight Words”
Writing Letters/Numbers Backwards
Writng numbers or letters backwards is quite common for young children. You can support your child at home by tryingContinue reading “Writing Letters/Numbers Backwards”
Reading
Why do we read? We read to learn information, to entertain ourselves, to open our minds, to learn about otherContinue reading “Reading”
Research Into Handwriting & Learning
A recent study into the effect of handwriting on learning: Cursive handwriting is multi-sensory, it activates many parts of theContinue reading “Research Into Handwriting & Learning”
5 Ideas To Help With Tricky Spellings
A lot of discussion over the past few years about how effective weekly spelling tests are – many educators areContinue reading “5 Ideas To Help With Tricky Spellings”
Learning New Vocabulary of a Second Language
2020 study of children (aged around 8 years) in Germany learning new vocabulary (nouns) in English. Gesture and picture enrichmentContinue reading “Learning New Vocabulary of a Second Language”