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Reading made delicious!
The recipe cards from Reading Made Delicious are an authentic, multisensory way to develop at reading at home ... deliciously!

Sarah Travers
Aug 31, 20234 min read


Trick the robot: making phonics effective in early literacy tutoring
How Trick the robot makes literacy and phonics tutoring really effective for young learners.

Sandra
May 7, 20234 min read


Meet Wug the alien!
Potentially unpopular opinion here, but I am not a fan of using alien words to teach or tutor phonics and early literacy. Alien words...

Sandra
Apr 23, 20234 min read


Meet Puzzle the panda!
See for yourself how easy and effective the Puzzle lessons are! They save you time because you have no prep, and they are structured and...

Sandra
Apr 16, 20234 min read


Adaptive phonics and literacy tutoring for EAL learners
Adaptive tutoring for EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners is a method of tutoring that is tailored to the specific needs and...

Sandra
Feb 17, 20233 min read


What really makes a font easy on the eye?
Our blog guest this week Bríd Ní Chatháin has not only done the research, she has created the font that is ideal for both adults and...

Bríd NíChatháin
Dec 4, 20223 min read


5 top tips for private literacy tutors to enhance reading comprehension
5 practical and effective ways to support reading comprehension for teachers, parents and private tutors

Bríd NíChatháin
Aug 13, 20223 min read


Is handwriting falling off a cliff with the use of laptops and tablets?
I remember being asked by one parent why we bother to teach handwriting. His point being: won't we all be using laptops and computers at...

Sandra
Aug 6, 20223 min read


6 ways for private tutors to spot reading and spelling challenges in young learners: part 2
How can you spot literacy difficulties in those children who have started school and are having their first reading and writing lessons?...

Sandra
Jul 30, 20223 min read


5 ways for tutors to spot reading and spelling challenges in young learners: part 1
As a parent, teacher or private tutor, how can you spot literacy difficulties in those children who have started school and are having...

Sandra
Jul 23, 20223 min read


6 ways to support reading and spelling at home, at school or as a private tutor
6 ways to support reading and spelling at home and at school for learners who have literacy challenges

Sandra
Jul 19, 20223 min read
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