Before I went on holiday I asked for reading suggestions on Twitter and on my Facebook page. It was great to hear such passion behind some of the recommendations, and I have downloaded enough books to last me for several weeks. On day three of my week away, I dropped my Kindle in the swimming […]
Reading
Learning how to read: it's about more than just letters
I am teaching my six-year-old how to read. Reading isn’t about putting letters together to make words, or even putting those words into sentences, and those sentences into paragraphs. Reading is about how to translate these words and sentences and paragraphs into a story. My son is learning how to make reading aloud exciting, both […]