A Fast Language Activity For The School Holidays Looking for a quick ‘easy to pack in a suitcase’ language activity for your children for the school holidays? Well..… here it is. 152 of the most used words that make up about 25% of all words used in the English language. Help...
Continue reading...
With this knowledge you can help your child with learning difficulties learn how to read and spell. 152 Most Commonly Used Word List That Makes Up Approximately 25% Of All Words Used Reading is a lot more complicated than people realise….. According to Professor John Stein of the Dyslexia Research...
Continue reading...
How common are spelling difficulties? Spelling is difficult for many people, but there is much less research on spelling than there is on reading to tell us just how many people spell poorly or believe they spell poorly. Less is known about spelling competence in the general population than is...
Continue reading...
If you truly want to understand how the English language works….. ……….spend some time with a linguist (you say it “lingwist”). Liz Dunoon with linguist Diane Philipson 2011 A linguist studies ‘Linguistics’. Yes…… I know it all seems rather confusing, but bare with me for a little longer. Linguistics is...
Continue reading...
Children need to be encouraged to use their knowledge of word parts, specifically prefixes, suffixes to pull an unknown word apart and determine its meaning. And just as you don’t try to teach your child every unfamiliar word in a story, it is helpful to focus on learning only the...
Continue reading...
FREE WEBINAR
A BRAND NEW WAY to help your child
CATCH UP at school with their
READING & SPELLING
Using colour, symbols, action and fun in 10 short minutes a day?
Presented by Liz Dunoon
