Orthography is the common way in which letters are arranged in a particular sequence. Due to the complexities of English, this type of knowledge is critical for spelling competency. Parents often say that the problem with their child’s spelling is … Continued
Writing for an audience provides students with a purpose for writing and an incentive for rewriting and editing to a high standard. Here are some easy ideas to implement which are a little different: Create a bookmark: Poems, summaries and … Continued
This is the second of my “Back in the old days when I first started teaching” posts. As I mentioned in my previous post, Year 1 was the first year of formal learning and there were three terms each year. … Continued
Back in the ‘old days’ when I first started teaching, Year 1 was the first year of formal learning and there were three terms each year. In Year 1, students spent the first term participating in pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-maths … Continued