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  • Most Teachers Would be Well Aware of How Well Their Students Understand Phonics, but Just in Case …

    A few readers have asked for my views on the proposed Phonics Screening Check for all Year 1 students in Australia.
    I’m against testing kids for testing’s sake. I know many overworked, and under-resourced teachers oppose the check for a range of reasons. For experienced teachers who have been trained in evidence-based reading instruction methods, the screener may not tell them much they don’t already know. I know that many parents are worried about yet another “high stakes test”. (Some have even referred to the test as a “mini-NAPLAN”.)

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  • Reading to Your Little Ones

    I have loved Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? By Dr. Suess since I was a little girl and am thrilled that my son loves it too! This book is great for having fun while reading and learning -without realizing it! It is great for increasing sounds and supporting speech therapy at home. I am excited to do this book because I know most people already have it at home! If you haven’t read this book and have a child ages 0-5, I would highly recommend it! You can buy it from Amazon here.

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  • What Teachers Would Like Parents to Know

    As my daughter enters her tween years, I am constantly reminded that there is no “right” answer to most parenting questions; there are always at least two sides to every story, always choices for our children to make and multiple possible parental reactions to each decision. There are always so many opportunities to talk about empathy and growth mindset and all the other values we try to instill in our kids.

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  • Quick Classroom Breaks to Combat Stress

    The trauma and adversity that students are carrying into classrooms are changing how educators need to address learning and academic performance. Fifty-one percent of children in public schools live in low-income households, and when poverty levels exceed 50 percent, there’s a significant drop in academic performance across all grade levels. At the same time, 25 percent of all adolescents—including 30 percent of adolescent girls—are experiencing anxiety disorders.

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  • Talking to an 8 Year Old about her Dyslexia

    We told my 8-year-old daughter recently that she has dyslexia. It felt like the right time to put a name to her struggle, and her second-grade teacher thought it might be empowering. Another child in the class had recently laughed at Viv when she tried to read out loud, and we had noticed that she was beginning to get down on herself because she couldn’t read beyond the easiest of early reader books.

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  • ADHD in Girls – What You Need to Know

    For many years, people thought of ADHD as a childhood issue that mostly affected boys. We now know that ADHD can persist into adulthood, and that women are just as likely to have it as men. But there can be big differences between how girls and boys experience ADHD

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  • The Importance of Developing Friendships

    Three-year-olds, James and Lina, were playing together at Lina’s home. James said: "Let’s go outside, I want to play with the ball". Lina said: "No, I like playing here". James said "I am not your friend then".

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  • Focus on Reading Fluency

    Reading fluency is the ability to read accurately, quickly and expressively. Fluent readers are able to focus on reading for meaning.
    For children with good reading fluency, reading becomes a natural, enjoyable and meaningful experience. Fluent reading allows children to focus on comprehension and extracting meaning – the very reason we read.

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  • 5 Sensory Play Ideas for Toddlers and Pre-schoolers

    The basic idea of sensory play is any activity that involves and stimulates a young child’s sense of smell, sight, hearing, touch or taste. Some activities can even involve all five senses! Anything that can encourage a child to investigate, create, play and explore is always a good thing.

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  • Simple and Game Changing Reading Program

    International research shows that the frequency of reading to children at a young age has a direct casual effect on their schooling outcomes regardless of their family background and home environment.

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