Teaching kids to write their name
I think we can safely say that learning to write your own name is probably one of the most fundamental
By KirstieW|2020-11-24T04:34:39+00:00November 22nd, 2020|Categories: Free Resources, Language- literacy|Tags: Handwriting, Handwriting styles in Australian Schools, Learning to write your name, Preschool resources, teaching at home, teaching kids to write their name, writing tools, writing your name|
I think we can safely say that learning to write your own name is probably one of the most fundamental
By KirstieW|2020-08-01T10:28:07+00:00August 1st, 2020|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: Blending the sounds in words, how to teach phonics, phonics, phonics and blending, Reading Instruction, Speech and Language, speech development, teaching phonics, teaching reading, the steps in teaching phonics, what is phonics|
Here at Starfish, we often say synthetic phonics is the bread & butter of our reading program. Phonics is the Bread,
By KirstieW|2020-06-10T11:37:46+00:00June 1st, 2020|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: book reading, books that are too hard, how do I take a running record, how to take a running record, how to tell if a book is the right level, Independent reading level, instructional level of texts, optimal level for of reading, reading, Reading difficulty, Reading independently, Reading Instruction book level, Running Record, Taking a Running Record, teaching reading|
Trying to judge the level of difficulty of something, especially when it is easy for us, is something that can
By KirstieW|2020-02-01T06:16:49+00:00January 23rd, 2020|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: Great ideas for getting even more out of this game|
Got one of our seriously popular Sea Life Sight Words Bingo Games? Turn a great buy into a smart investment.
By KirstieW|2020-01-18T08:37:27+00:00November 22nd, 2019|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: best beginner sight words game, Teaching sight words|
Sight words and high frequency words are an important addition to a readers knowledge base because they account for a
By KirstieW|2019-11-01T07:12:14+00:00January 11th, 2019|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: Blending the sounds in words, sounding out, synthetic phonics|
We know that the BEST way to teach reading in the early years is through PHONICS. However teaching children the
By KirstieW|2019-11-03T05:07:37+00:00February 19th, 2018|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: blue lenses, coloured highlight strips, coloured lenses, coloured reading guide, Dyslexia, dyslexia institute UK, highlight strips, irlen lenses, M pathways, Magnocellular pathways, omega 3 and reading, professor stein, reading guide, supplements and dyslexia, yellow and reading, yellow lenses|
Have you seen people wearing tinted lenses? So why do people use these? Do they really work and what does
By KirstieW|2018-01-26T05:08:09+00:00January 26th, 2018|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: phonics, Phonics program, Starfish Sound Ring, Starfish Sound Ring level 2, teaching phonics|
Do your kids know the alphabet sounds and you're not sure what to do next? Need an EASY, quick and
By KirstieW|2017-01-06T05:57:05+00:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: bossy e, literacy, no more bossy e, phonics, reading tips, silent e, spelling rules, teaching tips, why the silent e|
The Bossy "e" Many of us know about the bossy "e" on the end of words....where the "e" on the
By KirstieW|2016-10-20T09:14:05+00:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: free downloadable resources, free short vowel game, literacy, literacy group activities, phonological awareness game, short vowel, short vowel sound bingo game, starfish Short vowel bingo game|
The Starfish SHORT VOWEL Bingo Game FREE Another game we use, is this Short Vowel Bingo Game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSS_LLICdiU
By KirstieW|2016-10-20T09:17:03+00:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Language- literacy|Tags: free downloadable resources, free short vowel game, literacy, literacy group activities, phonological awareness game, short vowel, short vowel sorting game|
The Starfish SHORT VOWEL Sorting Game FREE One of the games we use to help children learn their short vowel
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