by Kate Murray | Feb 14, 2019 | literacy, Reading, young readers
What big ears you have! Super-listening skills with the Bat-Eared Fox. Listening back to what you have just read is really powerful – not only is our own voice more stimulating than other people’s, but reading back a sentence helps develop memory, semantic awareness,...
by Kate Murray | Jan 22, 2019 | joy of learning, literacy, Reading, strategies
#inspiration Meet Finn. Finn is the inspiration behind the Aplhabeasts. He found reading very difficult when he was six and seven. We had to find multi-sensory and kinaesthetic approaches to teach him to read all of the tricky sight words. We used sensory materials to...
by Kate Murray | Jan 22, 2019 | joy of learning, literacy, self esteem, Spelling
Because all children are different. Because all children need different things in a classroom. In life. Because there are many different ways to achieve the same goal. Because learning to write and spell should make you feel good about yourself. Because making letters...
by Kate Murray | Nov 18, 2018 | joy of learning, literacy, Reading, young readers
Creating joy through learning Learning through love is the philosophy behind my work. Creative literacy – creating visual memories and learning words and concepts through art – has been transforming reading in my workshops. Why? Experiencing the joy of...
by Kate Murray | Oct 22, 2018 | literacy, Reading, self esteem, Spelling, strategies, young readers
Learning with pleasure allows children to begin to read for pleasure In every one of my reading workshops, I am always joyfully staggered at the brilliance of muscle memory and multi-sensory learning. Significant and rapid progress is made with both the reading and...
by Kate Murray | Sep 14, 2018 | literacy, Reading, self esteem, young readers
A version of this article has recently been published online by the British Educational Research Association (BERA) http://www.bera.ac.uk/blog?select-blog-category%5B%5D=early-years-primary-education Reading is one of life’s profound joys. Reading is a way of...
by Kate Murray | Sep 11, 2018 | Dyslexia, literacy, Reading, self esteem, Spelling, strategies, young readers
Animal super-power reading cards These hand-drawn, hand-painted A5 animal cards are designed especially for young and developing readers to use as strategy and skill building cards, every time they read. Each animal in the set has its own unique super-power (just like...
by Kate Murray | Sep 10, 2018 | Dyslexia, literacy, Reading, self esteem, Spelling, strategies, young readers
Learning to read is a highly emotional journey for young children. The emotionality – and the impact of this – are often over-looked as we assume our child tells us everything they are feeling. My research project for my MA in Special and Inclusive...
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