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Nurture A Reader: On teaching "Sight Words" as wholes - Stanislas Dehaene explains
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Thursday, October 3, 2013. On teaching "Sight Words" as wholes - Stanislas Dehaene explains. Stanislas Dehaene, neuroscientist and author of Reading and the Brain. 2009), gave a lecture in 2012 on what educators can learn from neuroscience regarding reading: "How the Brain Learns to Read.". Some points of particular interest:. C 12:24-16:26 Teaching words as wholes? C 22:35 Cursive writing is good, perhaps because it "breaks the symmetry.". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jelly and Bean Decodables.
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Nurture A Reader: Printable Letter-Sound Flashcards (print letters)
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Sunday, October 23, 2011. Printable Letter-Sound Flashcards (print letters). Is a good source for free, downloadable grapheme-phoneme tiles, aka letter-sound cards, aka phonogram cards. These are in print letters, which are more likely to be used in the U.S. than the "pre-cursive" letters often used in England. The tiles are not just the alphabet letter-sounds; they include letter-groups. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Children of the Code: A PBS Documentary.
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Focus on Phonics: Oxford Owl - Phonics: Ask the Expert
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Providing information and resources to help children learn to read with phonics. Tuesday, 22 May 2012. Oxford Owl - Phonics: Ask the Expert. Live chat sessions between 7pm and 10pm from Monday 21st to Friday 25th May. If you are a member of Facebook and have questions to ask about the Year 1 Phonics check, you might be interested in:. Oxford Owl Phonics: Ask the Expert; a week-long live forum for parents to put their questions to phonics expert and educational consultant, Laura Sharp.
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Focus on Phonics: August 2010
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Providing information and resources to help children learn to read with phonics. Tuesday, 10 August 2010. Sonic Phonics Software CD-ROM. Sonic Phonics Software is the most recent addition to our range of phonics resources. If you are looking for an interactive tool for teaching all the letter sounds in a simple, non-cluttered way, then this CD-ROM, designed in conjunction with early years specialists, is a great option. The software is very simple to use. Order follows the 'Letters and Sounds' programme).
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Focus on Phonics: June 2012
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Providing information and resources to help children learn to read with phonics. Tuesday, 12 June 2012. English National Curriculum - Draft Proposals. Michael Gove has announced draft proposals for the English National Curriculum (Key Stage 1 and 2) that will be introduced to primary schools in September 2014. The main aims of the new curriculum are to raise standards in English, whilst at the same time getting children reading for enjoyment. I hope that this will be well received. Something drastic ...
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Ms. Cleaver's Classroom: Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2010-2011 Round Up
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I am a teacher at a charter school in Chicago and am interested in building real readers through critical analysis of literature and writing in all its forms. Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2010-2011 Round Up. Here's what I'll remember from 2010 and what I hope to remember from 2011. In 2010, I went to Peru and volunteered with Manos Unidas. In August, I was able to integrate more technology. Through very generous donations. We focused on Fluency. And wonder as they read,...
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Ms. Cleaver's Classroom: The Literature of True Life: On the Banks of Plum Creek Discussion
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I am a teacher at a charter school in Chicago and am interested in building real readers through critical analysis of literature and writing in all its forms. Sunday, January 30, 2011. The Literature of True Life: On the Banks of Plum Creek Discussion. In my literature group, we’re currently reading Laura Ingalls Wilders’ On the Banks of Plum Creek. In addition to some basic pioneer and Midwestern history, On the Banks. Is the core of our unit on main idea and memoir. Who gave us a shout out. So far we&#...
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Focus on Phonics: Year 1 Phonics Check - revisited
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Providing information and resources to help children learn to read with phonics. Sunday, 20 May 2012. Year 1 Phonics Check - revisited. There has been an enormous amount of interest over the past few weeks from parents looking for information on the Phonics Screening Check (test). I have to admit to actually turning off the paid Google ad for this due to scarily high click-through rates! Posted by Sue Blackburn. Year 1 Phonics Test. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). We offer two of the best commercial ...
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Focus on Phonics: May 2011
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Providing information and resources to help children learn to read with phonics. Tuesday, 17 May 2011. I had the opportunity recently to review a phonics product called PocketPhonics, and I have to say I was impressed. PocketPhonics is an educational app that works with both the iPhone and iPad and is designed to teach children:. How to write letters. How to blend letter sounds together to read simple words. Ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo. Ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear. Air, ure, er, ou, ue, ay. A lot of research and...
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Focus on Phonics: December 2011
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Providing information and resources to help children learn to read with phonics. Saturday, 10 December 2011. Two thirds of children fail new phonics reading test. The test-run of the new primary school reading check (due to be introduced in June 2012 for Year 1 pupils in England) suggests that two-thirds of pupils are likely to fail it when it is introduced. More information can be found on the DfE website here. Posted by Sue Blackburn. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We also offer a rang...
