Why Call It Starfish Education Centre?
Why Call It STARFISH ? You may have heard the tale where hundreds of starfish had become stranded
Teaching Short Vowels
Teaching Short Vowel Sounds Some children have difficulties learning the sounds that the "short vowels" make. This can make impact
Simplifying the NDIS
So there has been a lot of talk about the NDIS, National Disability Scheme rolling out across the country but
Our favourite Alphabet Resources
Top Resources to Teach the Alphabet Here's a few things that we have carefully chosen to help children learn the alphabet. They're
Alphabet – Sounds or Letter Names?
Learning the Alphabet is an essential piece of the learning to read puzzle. How to best teach the Alphabet,
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Alphabet – Upper Case OR Lower Case?
Alphabet knowledge is the single best predictor of later reading and writing success Knowing this, we then need to ask
What order do you we teach the Alphabet in?
Knowing the alphabet is a cornerstone of learning to read. Learning the names of the letters of the alphabet AND their corresponding
Taking a Running Record
Why take Running Records? One of the best ways to check if a book is too hard, too easy or
How to tell if a book is too hard.
One of the absolute no-brainers of our work here in our tutoring centre at Starfish is ensuring the 'level" of
Vision, eye movements and tracking when Reading
Eye Movements and Tracking when Reading. Most academics agree that explicit instruction in synthetic phonics is vital in regards to
Do we still use Sounding Out?
Sounding Out. Those who went to school in the 1960s and 1970s would be very familiar with the words of