Jj is for Jottings 66.  7 Tips for Reluctant Readers.

Some early readers find large blocks of print rather daunting and are therefore reluctant to read.  Here are some tips for getting around this: Continue reading

Jj is for Jottings 65.  What Is Synthetic Phonics?

We’re just taking a break from the series on How to Raise a Reader – we’ll finish it next time.

Synthetic phonics means “building words from individual sounds”.  For example, even if you had never seen it before, you could spell the word “step” Continue reading