This blog post is the second in a few about writing. I’m not sure how many parts there will be yet! As I discussed in part one, I was prompted to write this after coming across a post about writing in a forum I follow over the weekend. The post described a parent’s frustration with […]
This blog post is the first in a few about writing. I’m not sure how many parts there will be yet! I was prompted to write this after coming across a post about writing in a forum I follow over the weekend. The post described a parent’s frustration with their child’s writing process. Although the […]
Sometimes I get it wrong! This week I wanted to reflect on not always getting it right. It’s pretty challenging to get everything right all the time, even with the best tools at our disposal! At the end of last term, I was working my way steadily through slides in The Syntax Project, and with […]
In my role as a private intervention tutor, I’m very familiar with invented spelling and see it a lot when carrying out literacy screening. But what exactly is it? Invented spelling can be good on one hand, as it tells us important milestones are being reached, however, we also need to be mindful of when […]
In this blog post, I’ll briefly explore strategies for working with older dyslexic students while preserving their sense of intelligence and capability. As educators, it’s crucial to acknowledge and honor the mana, or inherent dignity and worth, of dyslexic students throughout their learning journey. This term, I have ended up working with many more older […]
A daily practice for any of the students who come through my door and sit down with me for literacy tutoring is to write the date in full. Initially, it’s time-consuming for many students; however, as they begin to build automaticity with this task, the time once taken soon disappears. Why do I do this? […]
A big part of my teaching practice during the lessons I teach is review. In fact, in most lessons, the new concept is only presented in the final 15 minutes of a 50-minute lesson. The rest is a review of previous skills taught. Review is so important, as it plays a big role in strengthening […]
What is assessment? Assessment is the process of collecting information, and it can allow us to understand more about the progress of an individual. Assessments support to identify strengths and challenges, and from that, conclusions and recommendations can be reached. What is a literacy assessment? A literacy assessment therefore is the process of collecting specific […]
Phew, it’s been a busy week, and the main focus has been preparing for the upcoming learning sessions. Lessons for my students resume next week, and I’d like to share some of the preparations I’ve made: Reacquainting Myself with Learning Materials: Over the break, I reviewed my scope and sequence, then set it aside. This […]
What are the top must-have items on my desk, to support lessons running smoothly? It’s a bit of a lighter blog post this week, as we head into the final 5 weeks of term, and our poor brains are at capacity with assessment, report writing, and generally keeping it together. Due to this, I thought […]
