Why Leap into Literacy is the right centre for your child When looking for any type of academic assistance for your child, it’s important that the centre and people that you choose brings out the very best in your child. Read More …
It is almost that time of year again when NAPLAN hits Australian schools. Whilst there are things that you can do to prepare your child for the upcoming test (see our recent blog How to prepare your child for Naplan), Read More …
Do you ever wonder if your child is just ‘coasting’ at school? Does the thought ever cross your mind that they may need to be extended or challenged? Academic ability can often go under the radar for gifted and talented Read More …
The different sounds of OW In this lesson we started by exploring the two different sounds that O and W make together. We began the lesson by writing down on the board examples of words with OW in them and Read More …
One of the many pieces of the literacy puzzle is how we teach our children. We can give them all the tools in the world to help them with their reading and writing, but if there is no connection in Read More …
The AR digraph and Stories in the Stars In this blog we will focus on our week three class for some of our younger students in years K-1. The focus sound that the children worked on in the class Read More …
Not a fan of home readers? Read on as Allison Greenland explains in this recent interview with Essential Kids the reason those readers can appear so dull. Here is the article with the link to the original at the bottom. Read More …
Developing characters using Artemis Fowl In week six our primary students in years 3-6 explored elements of fantasy writing and understanding characterisation using the book Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer. Fantasy is an element of fiction that deals with things Read More …
A few weeks ago, we explored alliteration with our students. First we asked the students if they had heard of alliteration and explained that it is a literary device in which the author uses the same sound at the Read More …
Inner West Mums recently chatted with Allison from Leap into Literacy about the importance of reading to your children. This article is packed with wonderful tips! How to Encourage a Love of Reading in Your Kids It’s so important to Read More …
