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Emma Hartnell-Baker

Emma Hartnell-Baker
and also known as
The Child Listener

Advice & Info is offered by Emma Hartnell-Baker who has a BEd Hons with a Specialism in The Early Years (1992) and Post Graduate qualifications in Special Needs (Behaviour Management, Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Counselling and Helping
People and Dyslexia)
She has a Masters Degree in Special Needs from Nottingham University and is a
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Using Jolly Phonics
- A Guide For Teaching
Reading And Writing

Superphonics - Ruth Miskin
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for the whole range of
Super Phonics reading
and spelling books and activities

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THRASS
http://www.thrass.com.au/

ITV Backs Literacy Campaign With 'Bookaboo!' - 4RFV ITV Backs Literacy Campaign With 'Bookaboo!' 4RFV, UK - 5 hours ago ... added: "In an age where British school children are ditching books for computer games and reports are being released showing decreased literacy levels ... CITV books first new UK order in 18 months Broadcastnow all 2 news articles Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:39:28 GMT South Africa: Ready to Read Targets Young Children - AllAfrica.com South Africa: Ready to Read Targets Young Children AllAfrica.com, Washington - 21 hours ago She believes that for children to succeed at school, they need pre-literacy skills, which the programme will boost. "Pre-literacy covers far more than a ... Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:25:20 GMT Rotary: Talking business, helping with kids’ literacy - Journal-Advocate Rotary: Talking business, helping with kids’ literacy Journal-Advocate, CO - 19 hours ago Sheila Worley, a member of the Rotary Club, speaks to the group about the Guatemala Literacy Project. STERLING — Local business and world literacy were the ... Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:10:03 GMT

Emma Hartnell-Baker is also known as The Child Listener
Read Australia has been created to empower parents, and offer information relating to
what we know about effective methods of teaching children to read and spell.
Gold Coast (07) 5573 1015

Empowering parents and teachers - sharing research and useful information
relating to the teaching of reading and spelling worldwide, with a focus on Australia
Giving an overview of phonics programs - sharing information - empowering parents!

About THRASS
http://www.thrass.com.au/

Read Australia are not affiliated with, nor do they offer training in any
of the methods referred to on this web site- this is for information purposes only.

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/ THRASS Teaching Resources Click Here

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Useful Articles and Links Relating to THRASS

Let's start phonics training with the teachers

THRASS making sense of English sounds and symbols

Speech Pathology Australia

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phonics - Google News Updated : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:01:16 GMT Government agrees to rethink early years curriculum - guardian.co.uk Government agrees to rethink early years curriculum guardian.co.uk, UK - Jun 30, 2008 A review is now being held into two goals: requiring four and five year olds to have a basic understanding of phonics and to be able to write their own ... Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:54:58 GMT Warning over struggling readers - The Press Association Metro Warning over struggling readers The Press Association - Jun 26, 2008 Ministers have ordered schools to use a traditional method of literacy teaching known as "phonics", in which children learn to blend individual letter ... Ofsted: Teachers fail to spot struggling pupils ATL Education News New teachers fail in basic skills guardian.co.uk all 83 news articles Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:05:27 GMT The pupils who can spell 'poo at the zoo' before they're taught ... - Worcester News The pupils who can spell 'poo at the zoo' before they're taught ... Worcester News,  UK - Jun 24, 2008 Because this is phonics, one of the most widely debated methods of teaching young children to read and write. In 2005, the Government commissioned a review ... Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:07:47 GMT

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