Firstly and most importantly, we need to define the term ‘sight words’. The term ‘sight words’ is frequently confused with ‘high frequency words’. High frequency words are the words which most commonly occur in print (e.g, was, here, they). A … Continued
Learning to spell words correctly is a difficult skill and it is a skill that is even more challenging for children with learning and attention issues. If you are a poor speller it impacts on: The words you select to … Continued
Some children are just naturally ‘good spellers’. However, children who are not naturally good spellers can improve their spelling. Keep in mind that these children will also likely need more practise to remember the correct spelling of words that contain … Continued
In completing any writing task, you need to consider the purpose (inform, entertain, persuade, instruct) and the audience as your style of writing needs to vary accordingly. Once students have been taught different forms of writing, they can practise these … Continued
Reading fluency includes being able to read all the words in a passage without hesitation, but also to read the passage with prosody – appropriate pace, intonation and inflection, pausing and rhythm. It is now well-established (see for example Steven’s … Continued