The best way to improve children’s writing skills is, like any skill, to practise. However, children who are not particularly good at writing are reluctant to write. So, it’s a ‘chicken and egg’ problem. Here are five easy strategies for … Continued
I had a long discussion with a classroom teacher who was frustrated with the lack of depth in the spelling program that she was mandated by the school to use. We brainstormed strategies that she could use to stay true … Continued
It can be very difficult to improve the reading skills of older students. The general trend is that with intervention these students make slow, incremental improvements, but the gap between them and their peers typically stays the same, or widens. … Continued
Good reading comprehension requires firstly that you can actually decode the words in the text. Then you need to be able to make sense of each individual word, the sentences and the paragraphs. Making sense of individual words requires good oral … Continued
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