2nd Edition
Developing Early Literacy Skills Practical Ideas and Activities
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Key facts
How to use this manual
How to use the activities
Setting up teaching situations in school
Tips for working with children at home
Section 1: Basic skills
Section 2: Rhyming
Section 3: Learning the alphabet
Section 4: Phonological awareness
Section 5: Reading
Section 6: Writing and handwriting
Conclusion
Resources and suppliers
Useful organisations
Recommended Books for Young Children
References and Further Reading
Biography
Katharine Bodle is a freelance Dyslexia Consultant. She worked as a Beacon Teacher at a Dyslexia -friendly primary school where she helped to publish resource materials to aid mainstream teachers. She also featured in a Teachers TV documentary Teaching the Dyslexic Child. She has lectured on courses to train teachers to identify and teach Dyslexic learners and structured spelling courses as well as OCR Level 5 courses training Specialist Teachers in Specific Learning Difficulties. She delivers INSET training in schools on Dyslexia Friendly Classrooms and Continuous Cursive Handwriting and advises teachers on practical strategies to support children in a mainstream classroom. Currently she is the SENDCo at a primary school endeavouring to ensure that literacy and other learning difficulties are identified and remediated as early as possible.
"This updated edition reflects changes in legislation, and includes refreshed word lists and new subject areas, such as visual perception, fine and gross motor skills. Highly recommended as a resource for teachers, learning support assistants, nursery workers, parents and carers." - Early Years Educator (EYE)
