Learning letter sounds is a fundamental skill kids need for reading. Some kids pick it up pretty easily while others take longer to get their sounds on board. Archie and I had some fun at home with a super cool, interactive way to practise his letter sounds. We call it letter jump! As Archie is […]
As parents we all have varying experiences of how our boys take to the challenge of learning to read. Some boys revel in the challenge, while others show little interest in learning the mechanics of reading—and I’ve had conversations with many mums who say they have a child in both camps. Whether our boys are […]
It’s sometimes hard to decipher fact from fiction when it comes to how kids learn to read. Even the experts often disagree about the best approaches to teaching reading. Phonics was the be-all-and-end-all many years ago, fell out of favour, and now seems to have made a resurgence. Trends in education come and go and […]
Parenting is sometimes a competitive business. Mothers and fathers are heard to passionately discuss ‘firsts’ – whose child walks first, talks first, reads first. If our child isn’t achieving these milestones at the same age it can cause stress and worry. However, research shows a child who learns to read at a young age will […]
I have been blessed with two awesome sons. Being a former teacher, literacy specialist and all-round lover of books I thought my kids would love reading too. Wrong. Both boys have had their fair share of loathing reading. It has been touch and go during their junior schooling with my constant worry that they will […]
When I trained to become a teacher I discovered that I loved picture books. Sounds a little crazy to fall in love with picture books as an adult, but I guess it’s never too late. Now I delight in sharing books with my sons and it’s a dream that I get to write them too!
Books are just the best.
