

Make It a Red Letter Day - Dyslexia Awareness
DYSLEXIA AWARENESS Make It A Red Letter Day As many readers of my blog will know, I am very passionate about advocating for those with...


Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness
What are they are why are they so important for learning to read? For those of you who have read my previous blogs you will know that I...

Why Australia is failing our children in the teaching of reading and writing
When my five-year-old daughter began school this year she went armed with a solid knowledge of the sound system of spoken language from a...


How Can You Help Your Child's Vocabulary Grow?
"There has been lots of research to show that the more words a child understands as a pre-schooler, the better their reading...