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A Complete Guide to Year 2 Spelling: Worksheets & More

Free Year 2 spelling worksheets and spelling word lists as well as activity ideas.

A Complete Guide to Year 1 Spelling: Worksheets & More

Free Year 1 spelling worksheets and spelling word lists as well as activity ideas.

Teach Digraphs Effectively with These Free Worksheets

Browse a collection of free digraphs worksheets to help build phonics skills.

Target Phonics with Free Blends Worksheets

Learn about blends & digraphs and browse a collection of free blends worksheets.

Boost Early Reading Skills with Free CVC Worksheets

Learn about CVC words and browse a collection of free CVC worksheets.

Bringing Poetry to Life: Creative Approaches for Teachers

12 activities to help make teaching poetry fun for you and your students!

Teaching and Learning Videos

The ways in which students access learning content has expanded. Our YouTube channel aims to make teaching more efficient and learning easier.

How to Ask Questions that Enhance Kids’ Reading

Why do we read? Perhaps it’s a simple question, but it’s one that many children can’t answer.

Unlocking Kids’ Potential: Early Literacy

Exposure to literacies in the early years is a strong predictor of literacy success in later years.

Instructional Strategies for Literacy Learning

Teaching children how to read can be a challenging task, so it's important to familiarise ourselves with different approaches of reading instruction.

Keys to Reading: Phonics vs. Whole Language

Reading is an essential skill. How is it best taught to ensure success in school and beyond?