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Factoid Friday: The problem with the ‘ough’ sound

It’s Factoid Friday time! Did you know that the combination “ough” can be pronounced in nine different ways? The following sentence contains them all: “A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling...

Ben's progress is amazing…

Just to let you know that Ben’s progress is amazing. He goes to Explore Learning which is a computer based tutoring class where he is frequently getting scores of 85% plus and at least one score of 100%. The programme aims for children to get around 70% per...

Making education fit the child

There is a slow, seismic shift happening in the education world that is long overdue. The past can be summed up by this great cartoon: In the old days some people were successful in school, but others failed, despite great potential. You were then referred to as being...

We are all really proud…

George is managing the longer text really well. He has made fantastic progress with his reading this year and we are all really proud of him. Ben is also enjoying Easyread, he is coping with the stories well too and we don’t have any concerns at the moment....