Phonics or Whole Language Debate

Day by day one begins to see more Real Books and Whole Language articles.   Here is another: Phonics or Whole Language Debate As phonics fails to deliver the target of full literacy again, one can feel the pendulum beginning to creak into motion. The truth is that...

Education Otherwise

We are indeed very pleased with Paul’s progress, (as are his tutors), we have seen a real leap in his skills and confidence. However, Paul is educated outside of the school system ,as we were frankly dismayed at what was on offer in our area for those who did...

What is Dyslexia?

It is funny isn’t it that nobody can even agree on what dyslexia is. Here is one definition: What is dyslexia But I disagree with it.  My Collins Dictionary states dyslexia as “having difficulty with reading despite normal intelligence”. So, to my...