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Category: Phonics

Dyslexia: How Audio Books Support Dyslexic Readers

12th February 2025 Lisa Leave a comment

Dyslexia is a learning difference that primarily affects reading, writing, and spelling. It is a neurological condition, falls under neurodivergence,…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Neurodivergent, Phonics, Reading, Tonies and Yoto, Yoto

5 Ways Phonics Sound Mats Support Phonics Learning and How to Use Them

9th October 2024 Lisa Leave a comment

What is a Phonics Sound Mat? A phonics sound mats are visual aid often used in early education settings to…

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Posted in: Phonics, Reading
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Phonics – What is Phase 2 SATPIN?

14th September 2024 Lisa Leave a comment

Phase 2 Phonics – why we start with SATPIN. Ideas and games to support learning the first phonemes including reading and writing with them.

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Learning Through Play, Phonics, Student Teacher Filed under: Phase 2 Phonics

Busy Busy Learning May #2 Newsletter – What’s in an Email Newsletter?

19th May 2024 Lisa Leave a comment

Welcome to the second newsletter for May from me (Lisa) here at Busy Busy Learning. If you’d like to know…

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Posted in: Art and Crafts, Books and Storysacks, Exploring Nature with Children, Nature Play, Neurodivergent, Phonics, Reading
Phase 2 and phase 3 phonics grapheme pebbles laid out with a wooden three section tray with the pebble r, ai and n placed in to spell out rain.

Phase 3 Phonics – Sounds & Tricky Words – Reading & Spelling

17th May 2024 Lisa Leave a comment

Phase 3 Phonics Phase 3 phonics is an incredibly fun, yet complex challenge for most children. Some children will easily…

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Posted in: Learning Through Play, Phonics, Reading, Tonies and Yoto, Yoto
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Spring and Easter Books from Usborne

16th March 2024 Lisa Leave a comment

Usborne Books have released some lovely new titles for Spring 2024 that are sure to delight. Tiny the Secret Adventurer:…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Celebrations, Nature Play, Phonics, Reading
Phonics Phases - Phase 1 - Phase 2- Phase 3 - Phase 4 - Phase 5 - Phase 6 - games - activities - ideas - satpin - tricky words - phoneme - grapheme - letters and sounds

Tricky Words: Understanding Common Exception Words in Phonics

23rd September 2023 Lisa Leave a comment

Phonics – Tricky Words

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The Spoonie Life of Bookworms #004

9th September 2023 Lisa Leave a comment

Welcome to the slow, gentle spoonie life of chronically ill bookworms. It’s been Floss’s first week back at school and…

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Posted in: Art and Crafts, Book Bands, Books and Storysacks, Learning Through Play, Meet the Mum Behind the Maker, Phonics, Reading, Spoonie Life of Bookworms, Tonies, Tonies and Yoto

Phonics Phase 1 Listening Skills

7th September 2023 Lisa Leave a comment

Phonics Phases The majority of schools in the UK use schemes that follow phonics phases. This blog post will give…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Phonics, Reading, Sensory Play, Student Teacher

Phonics & ABC

5th September 2023 Lisa 2 Comments

Is this for me? Whether you’re looking to support your child in their phonics alongside what they are learning in…

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Posted in: Learn a Language, Phonics, Student Teacher Filed under: Phase 1 Phonics

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