I inwardly wince when I hear the phrase ‘it is what it is’. Its unquestioning use in schools is the reason I dislike it so intensely. Let me give you an example…
Category Archives: phonics
Has learning to read in 2024 become a chore and a bore?
Saturday 29th June marked the end of my ‘Read with Julia’ pilot project at Ledbury Community Hub. If you look at the numbers, it wasn’t a rip-roaring success – but it’s given me plenty of food for thought…
My 3 minute video
‘What is meant by blending and segmenting?’
Decodable phonics?
Love them or loathe them phonics decodables are part of the furniture in primary classrooms today.
Here are some pointers for parents who might be wondering what to do with them…
Read with Julia 