Take Two
Take Two is a modified Scrabble game. It is a quick game that is useful for practising spelling skills and word manipulation. Take a Scrabble game, remove all the tiles and place the tiles upside down in the middle of … Continued
Help with Handwriting
A critical component of improving handwriting is ensuring students are forming the letters correctly. However, for those students who are having difficulties with the correct positioning and sizing of the letters, here are a few ideas: Use dotted third paper. … Continued
Touch Lights: Phoneme Manipulation
A key component of teaching is attracting students’ interest and then keeping them engaged. Try using battery operated push lights to introduce students to phoneme manipulation activities.[divider]
Structured, Explicit Literacy Teaching
In his article, Odegard (2020) discusses the importance of the structured, explicit teaching of literacy, He notes that this approach is particularly beneficial for students with dyslexia who require more intense and sustained instruction compared to their typically developing peers … Continued
Behaviour Management Strategies
Many children develop learned responses, which are often socially inappropriate or disruptive, as a way of reducing their anxiety. These responses can be modified so these children can operate more effectively in the classroom, while simultaneously reducing their anxiety. Judy … Continued