All Aboard Phonics Articles
Managing Difference in Phonics Progress
Managing Difference in Phonics Progress by David Morgan Most classes have a mix of abilities in them and often a wide range of prior experience. So the question is: how should you manage those differences in your daily phonics work? Here at All Aboard we have moved towards a policy on this which is different to the most common classroom practice. Our reasoning is based around what is going to get the best outcome for …
Why Rereading the Same Book Won’t Lead to Faster Progress
Why Rereading the Same Book Won’t Lead to Faster Progress by Katie Selwood It has become common to send a child home from school with a reading book and ask them to read the book every night for a whole week. Over the course of the week the child seems to improve and begins to read the book quickly, confidently and fluently. But is that really the case? What is really happening when you do …