Learning Letter Sounds – Set 3
This is the third part of my series looking at learning letter sounds in English. These next 5 sounds build on those already taught and allow children to read even more words themselves using phonic skills not look and guess. What you will learn: how to pronounce the next 5 letter sounds the multiple sounds…
Learning Letter Sounds – Set 2
Welcome to the 2nd part of this series about learning the letter sounds in the English language. Once children have established the first 6 letter sounds they can begin to read simple words and sentences. The next set of letters add to the words you can read by applying decoding (not guessing) skills. What you…
Learning Letter Sounds – The First 6 Letters
In this series of blog posts I will explain the key letter sounds in English to enable you to help your child with learning letter sounds. What you will learn: the first 6 letters to teach your child the different sounds made by the first 6 letter sounds words you can read and spell with…
Should You Teach High Frequency Words For Reading And Spelling?
Different schools do different things in relation to teaching the high frequency words also known as sight words or common words. What you will learn: What is a high frequency word The 2 main theories on teaching or not teaching high frequency words in the early years How to teach high frequency words effectively What…
Learning Times Tables – the final step
So far in this series we have covered turn arounds, 2x, 5x, 10, 9x and 4 x tables. Learning times tables is nearly complete with only 16 left to learn. What you will learn: use turn arounds to solve times tables problems using those you already know tricks to learn the last few times tables Learning Times…
How To Use Doubles Facts to Learn 4 Times Table
Learning times tables can be challenging. Using doubles facts makes the 4 times table easy. You just need a few simple steps to learn how to apply your doubles facts to any number. What you will learn step by step how to use doubles facts to double any number game for practicing doubles facts how…
Learning Times Tables 9x
When learning times tables, the 9x is one of the easy ones. There are a couple of really simple tricks which I will share in this post. What you will learn: The finger trick for 9x table How to practice the 9x table Some other number patterns which help learning the 9x table The finger…
Learning Times Tables – 10 times
When learning times tables, the ten times table is one of the easiest to learn. The numbers have a good rhythmic and visual pattern. What you will learn: ideas to practice the 10 x tables rote learning activities common pitfalls to avoid for later learning. Learning to count in 10’s forwards and backwards is part…
Learning Times Tables – 5x Table
When learning times tables the 5x table is one of the key tables to secure from an early age. What you will learn: Common pitfalls counting in 5’s Ideas to learn to count in 5″s Strategies when rote learning times tables facts isn’t working Learning to count in 5’s is taught in Year 1. Children…
Learning Times Tables – 2x Table
Learning times tables doesn’t have to be hard. For the next few blog posts I am going to focus on learning some key multiplication facts that will help make the process of learning times tables up to 10×10 achievable for all. Learning times tables Most children will have learnt doubles facts during year 1 at…
