Follow the 2 links below and you will understand why
a 'Phonics First' approach is the only sensible choice.
Clackmannanshire Study ............. VAS Theory
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Reading Through Tears
Byron Harrison initially qualified
as an optometrist but has many other interests.
He has been an honorary probation officer, a board
member of Lifeline, a professional potter, and local
government councillor. He has co-authored a book of
prose and poetry and is one of the state's top public
speakers.
He has written papers and lectured to teachers on
literacy throughout Australia, New Zealand the USA
and the United Kingdom.
He is Managing Director of VAS Research and a
Director of VAS Systems, an educational software
development company.
His web
site can be found at www.theharrisontest.com
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Jean Clyde has a background in
textile design and a current interest in Celtic
painting and web page design.
She has a masters degree in Education with a special
interest in the neuro-anatomy of memory. Jean was the
co-founder of 'Basic Concern', Tasmania's leading
remedial centre and is regarded by many to be one of
Australia's finest remedial teachers.
She has lectured throughout Australia and New Zealand
but is currently designing teaching tools.
COST: $35
Aus (includes postage)
Order by e-mail to Byron - include
* How many copies you require
* Name
* Postal address
We will send an invoice via e-mail. On receiving your
cheque/money order we will post the resource to you.
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Basic
Concerns Kit
This resource targets specific
hurdles covering:
b/d/p/q reversals (complete
Sub-Kit
Auditory confusions ( a/e : m/n
: d/t : c/g : b/p : f/v/th etc )
Matching visual to auditory (
at/an : at/et : et/it : at/ut etc )
Name/Sound confusions (
mad/made : fin/fine : hop/hope : cut/cute etc )
Common confusions ( ing/ink :
ack/ake etc )
Vowel
Substitutions ( ban/ben/bin/bun :
lack/lick/lock/luck etc )
Strips ( practice reading strips
to support all other parts of the Kit
)
The simple but highly successful procedure use sets
of cards (included) to target specific hurdles and
overcome the particular problems.
This resource is also effective in remediating
inaccurate whole word guessing. ('of' read as 'for' -
saw/was : came/come etc )
COST: $60 Aus (includes postage)
Order by e-mail to Jean - include
* How many copies you require
* Name
* Postal address
We will send an invoice via e-mail. On receiving your
cheque/money order we will post the resource to
you.
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Available from Blake
Education
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This resource is fully integrated,
covering: blending, spelling rules, word building,
sentence construction, punctuation, homophones and
comprehension.
There are 4 levels covering from ‘cat’ to
‘catastrophe’ in complexity.
The ’Sound Cards’ booklet comes with a CD for use on
a computer or an interactive
whiteboard.
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The Harrison
Test
This is a
free diagnostic test that will reveal the reading
problems that the above kit targets.
The programme will provide you with a written
report.
http://www.theharrisontest.com
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NEW .... Follow this link for
upcoming resources