Name: Dyslexic son catching on really well!
Rating: 5

Help! My child can’t spell.

by Sound Foundations on 8 December, 2015 with No Comments

English an immensely rich language: • Rich in homophones: right, write, rite or wright? • Rich in regional accents: many children in southern England struggle to hear any difference between pours, pores, paws, pause and Poor’s, while in the US … Read More

Pre-emptive Correction

by Sound Foundations on 2 October, 2015 with No Comments

Pre-emptive correction is all about making sure your pupils gets it right before they have a chance to get it wrong. Practice Makes Permanent. It is widely believed that if you get something wrong enough times, the penny will suddenly drop … Read More

Help! My child can’t spell. 8 December, 2015
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I just wanted to say firstly that your books are fantastic, my son who I am convinced is dyslexic, has been struggling for 2 years at school with sounds and words and we have only been doing Dancing Bears for 2 weeks and he is catching on really well!

Just thought you would like to hear some happy news! One of our pupils, who was struggling with his phonics has worked his way through Apples and Pears A, B, C and is now going on to D. He is flying! We are all very thrilled with his exceptional progress. Well done to you!

SENCo, Surrey

As you have probably gathered,I am a real fan of Apples and Pears for teaching spelling and one of the reasons is that it is so easy for parents to follow. As a tutor I need something that parents can do on a daily basis and actually move on during the time between session with me,

Tutor, Sussex, UK

I wanted to tell you that I’ve been thrilled with the Apples & Pears program. I started Level C with my 12yo daughter & it’s been tremendous for her. The dictation, repetition & the way you break the words into morphemes instead of syllables has helped her so much. Spelling is finally clicking. She used

KC, parent, USA

I think it is a great programme you get RESULTS.

AC