A decodable reader is a book that only contains the letters, sounds and spelling patterns that a child has actually been taught. Learn why they are so important for beginner and struggling readers.
Progressive Phonics are a wonderful, FREE resource that are ideal for children struggling to build fluency as a result of weaknesses in Rapid Automatic Naming.
A grapheme is what we write when we hear a sound. It can be one letter (i) or a combination of letters (igh). Our Lingo-Free Literacy series breaks down the complex and confusing terms that currently dominate reading instruction.
Learn more about the term 'phoneme' which refers to the smallest speech sound in a word. Our Lingo-Free Literacy series breaks down the complex and confusing terms that currently dominate reading instruction.
In this blog Robyn unpacks the four 'secret ingredients' to successful learning as outlined by neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene in his latest book - “How We Learn: The New Science of Education and the Brain”. Specific references are made in relation to how we learn to read.
An interesting article, published in Scientific Studies of Reading in 2020, has confirmed the need to establish letter sound links early amongst struggling readers.
