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Why Call It STARFISH ? You may have heard the tale where hundreds of starfish had become stranded
By Kirstie|2016-08-21T07:34:39+00:00July 31st, 2016|Categories: Assorted starfish|Tags: Best Advice, Education, Kirstie Wishart, KW Educational Consultancy, Online Resources, starfish education centre|
Why Call It STARFISH ? You may have heard the tale where hundreds of starfish had become stranded
By Kirstie|2018-03-15T03:59:11+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: free dowlonadable teaching resources, learning short vowel sounds, learning to read, learning to spell, learning vowel sounds, literacy, phonics, short vowel games, short vowel sounds, spelling, teaching phonics|
Teaching Short Vowel Sounds Some children have difficulties learning the sounds that the "short vowels" make. This can make impact
By Kirstie|2016-08-20T09:52:09+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Special needs|Tags: Betterstart, Disability Insurance, HCWA, Kiama, NDIS, Resources for special needs, Wollongong|
So there has been a lot of talk about the NDIS, National Disability Scheme rolling out across the country but
By Kirstie|2019-05-07T03:20:38+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: best games to help kids learn the alphabet, best products to help kids learn the alphabet, ideas to help kids learn the alphabet, learning the alphabet, top 10 things to help kids learn the alphabet, ways to help kids learn the alphabet|
Top Resources to Teach the Alphabet Here's a few things that we have carefully chosen to help children learn the alphabet. They're
By Kirstie|2019-01-23T18:47:44+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: learning letter names, learning letter sounds, learning the alphabet, learning the alphabet series, should we teach letter names or letters sounds?, teaching letter sounds or names, Teaching the alphabet blog post series|
Learning the Alphabet is an essential piece of the learning to read puzzle. How to best teach the Alphabet,
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By Kirstie|2019-05-07T03:05:52+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: alphabet, capital letters, learning the alphabet, lower case letters, lower case v upper case letters, should kids learn upper case or lower case letters?, upper case letters|
Alphabet knowledge is the single best predictor of later reading and writing success Knowing this, we then need to ask
By Kirstie|2019-01-24T01:56:58+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: is there an order the alphabet should be taught?, learning the alphabet, teaching the alphabet, the Carnine order, what order should the alphabet be learnt?, what order should the alphabet be taught|
Knowing the alphabet is a cornerstone of learning to read. Learning the names of the letters of the alphabet AND their corresponding
By Kirstie|2016-10-19T03:26:03+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: books for reading independently, books that are easy, books that are too hard, how do I take a running record, how to take a running record, instructional level of texts, optimal level for of reading, Readability, Taking a Running Record, teaching kids to read|
Why take Running Records? One of the best ways to check if a book is too hard, too easy or
By Kirstie|2018-02-18T22:15:23+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: difference between normal readers and dyslexics, Dyslexia, eye movement and dyslexia, eye movement whilst reading, literacy, Reading Difficulties, Reading Disability, Severe reading impairment, tracking eye movements during reading|
Eye Movements and Tracking when Reading. Most academics agree that explicit instruction in synthetic phonics is vital in regards to
By Kirstie|2020-02-02T15:49:20+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Maths|Tags: 3 steps to tell the time, Teaching children to tell the time|
Learning to tell the time is an important life skill. You can make the process fun and easy by sticking
By Kirstie|2020-02-02T16:30:36+00:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Maths|Tags: Best clock for teaching the time, Learning to tell the time|
Learning to tell the time is a valuable life skill. To see how we teach children to tell the time