Banter Quick Tips: Read aloud and look at the page!
So beginning readers should always read aloud. That way, they connect print to speech and get feedback from adults. Reading is hard work, and many…
Banter Quick Tips: The mirror trick for sounding out words
Some beginners have difficulties breaking or segmenting written and spoken words into separate speech sounds. This can affect their reading and writing. We can help…
14 literacy leaders who changed my practice
I’ve spent thousands of hours consuming evidence-based content about learning to read over the last decade; and these are 14 of my favourite literacy leaders who…
Banter Quick Tips: Early reading and writing skills: mind the gap with magnetic letters and dictation practice!
Yes, beginners need to learn to read words properly. (Decoding = matching letters and letter combinations in words to speech sounds and blending them together.) …
Motivation to read is not enough
When I was 4, I was hooked on Sesame Street. I was obsessed with Count von Count and his amazing musicianship! I decided to become…