by dudeabides | Mar 25, 2019 | joy of learning, literacy, self esteem
Could you look into those eyes and tell him he's a colour, a band, a number? I can’t. What is the nub of truth that keeps me going, the why behind my business and passion? The why behind Love of Literacy is my heart felt belief that children start to see...
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...
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