Hi everyone, it’s Liz Dunoon here. Today I’m going to show how to teach your child using phonics and the 46 sounds of the English language. Phonics is one of the most effective ‘free' tools for teaching a child how to read from home. Watch [...]
Hi everyone, it’s Liz Dunoon here. Today's blog post is all about how to teach your child to read and spell. I’m going to tell you about the 7 necessary components that must be included in any effective reading program for struggling readers. When they [...]
Hi everyone, it’s Liz Dunoon here. I’ve created a series of videos to show you how to teach your child to read and spell from home. The first part of this process is understanding what may be holding your child back and that is what [...]
A Fast Language Activity For The School Holidays Looking for a quick ‘easy to pack in a suitcase’ language activity for your children for the school holidays? Well..… here it is. 152 of the most used words that make up about 25% of all words used [...]
With this knowledge you can help your child with learning difficulties learn how to read and spell. 152 Most Commonly Used Word List That Makes Up Approximately 25% Of All Words Used Reading is a lot more complicated than people realise….. According to Professor John [...]
How common are spelling difficulties? Spelling is difficult for many people, but there is much less research on spelling than there is on reading to tell us just how many people spell poorly or believe they spell poorly. Less is known about spelling competence in [...]
If you truly want to understand how the English language works..... ..........spend some time with a linguist (you say it "lingwist"). Liz Dunoon with linguist Diane Philipson 2011 A linguist studies 'Linguistics'. Yes...... I know it all seems rather confusing, but bare with me for [...]
Children need to be encouraged to use their knowledge of word parts, specifically prefixes, suffixes to pull an unknown word apart and determine its meaning. And just as you don’t try to teach your child every unfamiliar word in a story, it is helpful to [...]
