Are your students struggling with their handwriting slope?

Writing Time

Take advantage of the free printable slope cards from Writing Time Online for some extra practice.

Start the week with story time

Sound Waves Literacy

Why not introduce this week’s focus sound with one of the Sound Waves Recommended Stories?

How much has your students’ handwriting improved?

Writing Time

The school year is winding down and it’s time to reflect on what your students have learned since they first entered your classroom in Term 1. There’s a lot to look back on, but be sure not to leave handwriting…

Launch into Solar Flair

English Stars

Have you discovered Solar Flair yet? It’s the English Stars activity reward system that recognises every student’s flair for English.

If you’re already using English Stars, we guarantee your students will have checked out their Solar Flair…

A handful of handwriting activities

Writing Time

Handwriting doesn’t have to be all dreary drill and practice. Why not liven up your next handwriting lesson with one of these engaging activities?

Why are Spelling Spots offline?

English Stars

It’s best pedagogical practice.

Which approach works best: Systematic synthetic phonics or embedded phonics?

Sound Waves Literacy

When it comes to spelling, a large body of evidence identifies phonics as a vital component of instruction in the primary years. Most educators are aware of this consensus, but debate continues to linger regarding the effectiveness of two specific…

Mental computation: Get your whole school on board!

Think Mentals

Do you know which mental computation programs your colleagues are using? While many schools adopt a whole-school approach for subjects like maths or spelling, they often leave mental computation out of the loop. But why? The benefits of taking a…

Can one grapheme represent more than one sound?

Sound Waves Literacy

Yes! One grapheme (letter) can represent more than one sound – here are some examples: