by Melinda | Sep 5, 2016 | Literacy, Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Do you use decodable reading books with your beginning readers? Or with those students who are struggling? Unfortunately, many of the schools that I have worked in do not have any decodable books available to use with their beginning readers (or struggling readers)....
by Melinda | Feb 15, 2016 | Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Do you have students in your class that have dyslexia? Do you know much about dyslexia; what it is, how to identify dyslexia and how to accommodate students that have dyslexia? When I was in the classroom teaching, I didn’t really know too much about dyslexia...
by Melinda | Dec 3, 2014 | Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Have you got a student in your class that just doesn’t seem to ‘get’ how to put it all together and be able to read? Or maybe you have a student who repeatedly misspells and misreads commonly used words? Maybe you’ve tried a few different...
by Melinda | Sep 17, 2014 | Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Welcome to this week’s wrap where I share some of the successes and challenges of being a specialist dyslexia teacher. What is reading fluency? Being able to read fluently includes being able to read aloud smoothly and with expression to show an understanding of the...
by Melinda | Sep 10, 2014 | Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Welcome to this week’s wrap where I share some of the successes and challenges of being a specialist dyslexia teacher. Phonics Games Using phonics games to help teach reading and spelling is a great way to engage your students, practice using skills they’ve...
by Melinda | Sep 3, 2014 | Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Welcome to this week’s wrap where I share some of the successes and challenges of being a specialist dyslexia teacher. Success with a beginning reader A couple of months ago I started working one-on-one with a girl in pre-primary (5 years old). I had a number of...
