Literacy

Classroom Displays

Posted by Lorraine on 11:32 pm in Classroom Ideas, Gaeilge, Literacy, Numeracy, SESE | 0 comments

Teachers opinions on displays can vary greatly – from colours to the amount of displays, position of display and, of course, their content. All teachers will have their own preferences and while I am no expert on classroom displays, I too have my opinions and my preferences.

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Tricky Words

Posted by Lorraine on 10:31 pm in Literacy | 0 comments

Effective & proven ideas for activities to teach infants to recgonise their first 60 non-decodable words, otherwise known as Tricky Words or Dolch Sight Words.

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Sandpaper Cards

Posted by Lorraine on 7:45 pm in Literacy, Numeracy | 0 comments

Letters, both uppercase and lower case, & number sandpaper cards. A infant classroom aid that are great for little hands and great for kinaesthetic learning.

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