For beginning readers, where should we start teaching? Phonics, sight words, or both?
Some people think that written English is too irregular and difficult to teach in an organised way, with far too many words (520 million –…
Helping toddlers with their first words – mix it up and make them useful (the words, not the toddlers)!
A couple of years ago, in a trendy Inner West cafe, I spied a Very Committed Dad sitting across from his terribly young daughter. They…