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Building Vocabulary: Road works & building sites

by Nikki | Feb 26, 2018 | Info for Parents, Language, Reading

Vocabulary is the building block of language and a rich vocabulary is a good predictor of academic success. There are gems of opportunities to build vocabulary simply by driving from one place to another. In Johannesburg, traffic congestion is often caused by...

Little Stories for Speech, Language and Literacy

by Nikki | Jan 18, 2018 | Apps, Language, Reading, Speech, Spelling

Little Stories from Little Bee Speech addresses language, language, literacy and articulation skills in their fantastic new app. Language and literacy skills impact on one another. Linking language, literacy, and phonology (sounds) builds vocabulary so that words can...

Building Phonological Awareness for Reading with iESLP

by Nikki | Apr 29, 2017 | Apps, Language, Reading, Tips for teachers

iESLp is a phenomenal app, that allows you to create almost any activity on the fly. Most importantly, it, enables children to take control of their own learning; even from an early age. There are a number of underlying skills that need to develop in...

Dyslexia: What it is, and what it is not

by Nikki | Mar 21, 2017 | Info for Parents, Reading, Spelling

People often believe that dyslexia is a visual difficulty which presents as reversing letters and numbers. In attempt to find a quick fix for the problem, parents often take children to optometrists where they are ‘diagnosed’ with visual difficulties and...

Expect Literacy, presume competence

by Nikki | Jan 24, 2017 | AAC, Reading

Expect literacy; presuming competence. This mantra is ‘trendy’ in the AAC world but it is important to understand the rationale behind it. A recent post from SpeakforYourself AAC addressed this topic. However, the post emphasized that presuming...

LittleShop Literacy

by Nikki | Jul 28, 2016 | Info for Parents, Language, Reading

#LittleShop Minis from Checkers are really cute. They are also a fantastic learning tool for literacy. I always address literacy skills at this time of year with the pre Grade 1 children. This campaign is the perfect way to kickstart the introduction to...