As a generalisation, we are reasonably good at reading to our children when they are young. However, with our hectic lives, the addictive and ever increasing number of ‘screen’ based activities and the addition of homework, we often stop reading … Continued
The goal of writing instruction is to improve students’ ability to produce cohesive and coherent written discourse. However, effective writing has been shown to be dependent upon verbal working memory. In addition, this goal presupposes that students have the language … Continued
This is a great strategy for: Helping students remember the sentence they want to write. Ensuring the sentence is punctuate correctly as the student writes. Improving vocabulary used in the sentence before writing the sentence. Note: Instead of writing … Continued
A key component of teaching is attracting students’ interest and then keeping them engaged. Try using battery operated push lights (available from Bunnings) to help students learn to read high frequency words.[divider]
Mini stories, which may or may not have an associated grammatical or spelling element, are a great way to hone students’ writing skills. You would need to work through a few examples together with students and generate a range of … Continued