Break it down. The English language is complicated, so the best way to teach it is in small logical sequential steps. It’s basically a code of symbols with sounds attached, with lots of spelling rules, so we need to teach the steps, one by one, in the correct order and...
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Many of us will be able to recall the enjoyment of shared reading: being read to and sharing reading with our parents. However, my research has found that of the 997 Year 4 and Year 6 respondents at 24 schools who took part in the 2016 Western Australian Study in...
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Today we’re going to be talking about how to teach your child to read using syllables. I’m Liz Dunoon and when my 3 children all experienced learning difficulties, I helped them to catch up at school with their reading and spelling and achieve success. As a qualified teacher who specialises...
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When your child is learning to read using the phonics method, make sure they have access to good phonics readers to practise their skills. But… what can we do about the words that can’t be sounded out? Those unknown sight words. About 30% of words in the English language are...
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Hi everyone It’s Liz Dunoon here Does your child know that different letters represent different sounds in words? If so, they are well on their way to grasping a major step in the learn to read and spell process. If not keep watching or reading. Today I’m going to show...
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Hi everyone. It’s Liz Dunoon. Today I’m going to be showing you how to teach your child to read and spell from home using the 20 vowel sounds and how you can use this information to teach your child to read from home. As youngsters, my three children all experienced...
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Hi everyone. It’s Liz Dunoon. Today I’m going to be showing you how to teach your child to read using phonics and the 26 consonant sounds and how you can use this information to teach your child to read from home. My three children all experienced learning difficulties when they...
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Hi everyone, it’s Liz Dunoon here. Today I’m going to show how to teach your child using phonics and the 46 sounds of the English language. Phonics is one of the most effective ‘free’ tools for teaching a child how to read from home. Watch the video or read more...
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Hi everyone, it’s Liz Dunoon here. Today’s blog post is all about how to teach your child to read and spell. I’m going to tell you about the 7 necessary components that must be included in any effective reading program for struggling readers. When they were younger my 3 children...
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Hi everyone, it’s Liz Dunoon here. I’ve created a series of videos to show you how to teach your child to read and spell from home. The first part of this process is understanding what may be holding your child back and that is what I cover in this article....
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