This post is the final in my literacy series which has been running over the last few weeks.  The other posts in the series were: What Is Phonics? Early Literacy For Children With Additional Needs Is your child being taught to spell well? Decodable Books I was pleased to have a number of experts contribute [...]

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Today’s guest post is part of the literacy series of posts I am running throughout February and it is the second  post is written by a Melbourne Speech Pathologist, Alison Clarke. As noted last week in her fantastic post “Is your child being taught to spell well?“ I have known Alison for over 10 years and she has [...]

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Today’s guest post is a must read for all parents and form part of the literacy series of posts I am running throughout February. With literacy rates in Australia falling, as parents we really need to start questioning how our kids are being taught at school. The post is written by a Melbourne Speech Pathologist, [...]

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Today’s guest post is from Anne Vize and part of my 2013 literacy series. Anne is an educational author and former special needs teacher who specialises in writing for and about children with additional needs. She writes for Melbourne publisher Teaching Solutions. Her most recent books include ‘Using assistive technologies,’ ‘Coeliac disease and gluten intolerance’ [...]

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Throughout February I am going to be running a series of posts on education, with a key focus on literacy. Literacy is something that I am pretty passionate about. Having a child who has needed assistance with literacy has significantly broadened my understanding of how we can help kids learn to read. Put simply the [...]

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It is speech competition time at our kids’ primary school. Each child in every year level must write and present a speech to their class. The top couple are then chosen to present the same speech in front of the whole school and winners are chosen for each year level. The speeches are written and [...]

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