I know, I know, I’m only a couple of months late, but as they say, better late than never. I do have some very good reasons for my tardiness, which I really need to share. To say it has been a challenging start to the year, would not even come close to describing the past […]
My passion for teaching young children to read using sight words is no secret. However, what I have failed to articulate in the past: it is not my only vice nor should it be, in the quest to teach children to read. It amuses me that an often hotly debated topic is: phonics Vs sight […]
Honk all you like, if there is no room, there is no room!!! Just the other day, I foolishly volunteered to pick my husband up from the Brisbane Airport. I say foolishly, as my friends will testify, I have absolutely no sense of direction and find driving anywhere off my beaten path, rather stressful, especially at […]
Have you ever come up with an idea, that you thought was just so great, so wonderful, that you didn’t really process many thoughts about it, you just did it? Welcome to my world! I would like to think that as the years have rolled on, I have become a little more reserved, and cautious, […]
Queenslander! Queenslander! Queenslander! Did you watch the first State of Origin Game for the year? For Queenslanders, it was the result we all wanted, but as a ‘not frequent viewer of football’, it struck me as a rather ordinary game – dare I say, boring. When I raised this point with my brother, the knower […]
“I can teach my child to read, I have lots of spare time,” said no parent of school-aged children ever! I have an apology to make – for the last 12 months, I have been out of touch with parents of school-aged children. You see, whilst I’ve been happily sailing along the ‘thank goodness my […]
I think about a month has passed, since I attended the weekend marketing course, for small businesses. I have been inspired and motivated, to get BORN2READ into as many homes, schools and childcare centres as I can, and things are starting to happen. My focus shifted from getting to know every, single thing about marketing, […]
Sight words do get a bad rap, in a world where phonics rule. Indeed one of the arguments against the method was heightened by my then five year old son, who rather defiantly told me that there was no point in him reading/learning the list of sight words. They were dumb – just a list […]
Not so long ago, I went to a weekend seminar to learn about marketing for small businesses. It was an amazing event – the presenters were encouraging, the audience was engaged and supportive, and the food was great too! During the course of the weekend, we were given lots and lots of information, which at […]
You know the rules! We all know the rules, right? You know the ones that are repeated, time and time again. “If your child does not know the word – sound it out!” “Learn these sight words.” Well let me tell you a story about a little girl named Sophie. Sophie was in Year One […]