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Here is our list of books that we use in the weeks before and after Halloween.

Link the words ear, hear and heard for spelling instruction and decoding practice.

A list of engaging stories that bridge the gap between decodable texts and traditional chapter books to help sustained reading practice.

A list of short stories that students can transition to after decodable school readers or books that can work alongside school texts.

A CK spelling booklist to use for phonics and spelling lessons.

We often play mini games at the beginning, middle, and end of sessions. This helps students focus for longer when I am teaching as the...

Halloween is almost here, so it's the perfect time to use the festival as a learning resource. What better way to celebrate the season...

Do you have students who have 'given up the ghost' with spelling because they just don't seem to understand? Do you feel like you have...

CK looks like just another spelling for the /k/ sound — but as with the spelling QU there is a reason behind the spelling. It isn't just ano

The word queue has a strange spelling and an interesting story to tell. The word has four vowels in a row that don't look as if they do...

When teaching letters and sounds, a quick story about the 'why' can engage and enthuse most students. Why does Q almost always go with U?...

A list of Aussie picture books to help teach the 'qu' spelling. Let's learn all about quolls and quokkas too.

We love playing Uno with our disCARD packs. To mix it up in the clinic, we also play other games.

Teaching how to decode is crucial—gentle advice for the classroom and home. Grab the free resources, too!

Many components have to come together for reading to happen. For many, learning to read starts at school. A knowledgeable teacher, enough...

A parent guide to effective practice. I hope it helps all parents ask questions and start a conversation about what practices they see and w

The digraph mini activity books are a great tool for instruction to motivate and engage. They are bite-sized activities to use after...

There is room for play in the explicit literacy instruction classroom.

Games are a great way to motivate and engage reluctant learners. Have you tried our Uno style phonics game called disCARD yet?

A sentence is only decodable if the student reading the sentence has had previous exposure to the sounds and spellings in the sentence....