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by debbie
Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:56 pm
Forum: Handwriting - Share your questions and progress.
Topic: The effects of handwriting on letter perception
Replies: 0
Views: 29377

The effects of handwriting on letter perception

Visual experiences during letter production contribute to the development of the neural systems supporting letter perception Sophia Vinci-Booher, Karin H. James First published: 16 March 2020 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/desc.12965 Our results suggest that the visual perception of th...
by debbie
Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:51 pm
Forum: 'PHONICS TRAINING ONLINE' FORUM
Topic: No Nonsense Phonics validated by the DfE as a full SSP prog
Replies: 1
Views: 15148

Meanwhile, Phonics International Ltd has published a range of hard copy resources for use with the 'No Nonsense Phonics' programme and/or 'Phonics International' for the first six Units. These include a new series of incremental, decodable Phonics Reading Books! We are publishing these as they are c...
by debbie
Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:49 pm
Forum: 'PHONICS TRAINING ONLINE' FORUM
Topic: No Nonsense Phonics validated by the DfE as a full SSP prog
Replies: 1
Views: 15148

No Nonsense Phonics validated by the DfE as a full SSP prog

In England, the Department for Education has opened up another round of publishers applying for 'DfE validation' for full 'Systematic Synthetic Phonics' programmes. The current publisher of 'No Nonsense Phonics Skills', Raintree, in collaboration with Phonics International Ltd, submitted 'No Nonsens...
by debbie
Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:44 pm
Forum: 'PHONICS TRAINING ONLINE' FORUM
Topic: Update: England - Nick Gibb reinstated as Minister in 2022
Replies: 1
Views: 20010

Update: England - Nick Gibb reinstated as Minister in 2022

Nick Gibb MP, who has done so much for improved reading instruction in England, has been replaced in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet re-shuffle (September 2021). I have written about this development - linked to further threads with a lot of information about Nick Gibb and his contribution to...
by debbie
Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:24 pm
Forum: 'PHONICS TRAINING ONLINE' FORUM
Topic: I now have a 'crowdcast' video platform for webinars
Replies: 0
Views: 29996

I now have a 'crowdcast' video platform for webinars

The pandemic situation has led to increasing use of internet platforms and the provision of live webinars and recorded webinars. David has investigated various platforms and we're currently using the 'crowdcast' platform which automatically records webinars and makes them available following the liv...
by debbie
Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Feedback from Debbie's No Nonsense Phonics Skills Series
Replies: 5
Views: 50136

Here is some update information - new ready-made resources for the No Nonsense Phonics Skills series and the first half of the Phonics International programme. These additional hard copy resources are published by Phonics International Ltd in 2020 to 2021: http://phonicsinternational.com/forum/viewt...
by debbie
Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:43 pm
Forum: Resources Updates
Topic: Ready-made resources for No Nonsense Phonics and PI
Replies: 0
Views: 29498

Ready-made resources for No Nonsense Phonics and PI

Our company, Phonics International Ltd, has now increased its 'ready made' hard copy range of resources for busy teachers who prefer some ready-made resources so they don't have to print and laminate resources that we already provide as printable pdfs. This new range, for example, includes: Frieze F...
by debbie
Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:31 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Feedback from Debbie's No Nonsense Phonics Skills Series
Replies: 5
Views: 50136

How it's possible to mix and match when it's my rationale and ethos underpinning all the resources and provision - this is not the same as 'pick and mix' when Twinkl and PhonicsPlay are used to equip Letters and Sounds schools! I knew they were wrong about PI - we have used it for many years and I'm...
by debbie
Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:29 am
Forum: Oxford Reading Tree
Topic: CBeebies live series with Biff, Chip, Kipper & Floppy
Replies: 0
Views: 43805

CBeebies live series with Biff, Chip, Kipper & Floppy

Well, well, well - what a development!

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cbeebies-biff ... 48709.html

At the time of posting, this series is not yet launched.

I look forward to viewing it when it is available!

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by debbie
Fri May 21, 2021 1:58 pm
Forum: 'PHONICS TRAINING ONLINE' FORUM
Topic: Video of Debbie and Carl Pattison about programme rationale
Replies: 0
Views: 30666

Video of Debbie and Carl Pattison about programme rationale

My thanks to Carl for initiating this discussion about my rationale and ethos for programme design and guidance. What makes my approach different from some other SSP programmes? Debbie Hepplewhite and Carl Pattison talk about rich systematic synthetic phonics practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
by debbie
Tue May 18, 2021 2:03 pm
Forum: Post your Programme-based Questions Here
Topic: What's the difference between PI, NNP and Floppy's Phonics?
Replies: 0
Views: 44959

What's the difference between PI, NNP and Floppy's Phonics?

There is a noticeable resurgence of interest in phonics programmes in England's context at the moment. The Department for Education is opening up another opportunity for full Systematic Synthetic Phonics programmes to apply for 'DfE validation'. This coincides with the current DfE publishing a state...
by debbie
Mon May 17, 2021 11:43 pm
Forum: Post your Programme-based Questions Here
Topic: Is Phonics International compatible with Floppy's Phonics?
Replies: 3
Views: 42407

We have further developments - as happens over time! From January 2021, we have made the Phonics International programme completely free - thus anyone can have a really good look at what is available - its 'scope' - without having to spend any money. We have also developed hard copy resources for th...
by debbie
Fri May 14, 2021 8:33 am
Forum: 'PHONICS TRAINING ONLINE' FORUM
Topic: Wonderful video with Bill Tunmer (Simple View of Reading)
Replies: 0
Views: 31095

Wonderful video with Bill Tunmer (Simple View of Reading)

This is truly a heartwarming video interview with Bill Tunmer illustrating just how many decades the battle for research-informed reading instruction has gone on...

https://iferi.org/iferi_forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1416


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by debbie
Wed May 12, 2021 11:16 am
Forum: Post your Programme-based Questions Here
Topic: When PI is new, where to start with juniors for spelling?
Replies: 0
Views: 30812

When PI is new, where to start with juniors for spelling?

When the Phonics International programme is first adopted in a primary school, teachers of the junior-aged children (around 7 to 11) often ask for a steer on 'where to start?'. Over time, teachers of the older children will inherit children who have already made a start with the Phonics Internationa...
by debbie
Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Feedback regarding the quality and nature of the resources
Replies: 33
Views: 144062

What a lovely comment from Vernon: I have been teaching English in Japan for 16 years. I want to start a reading program for the students based on your information. I thought that I would have to start from scratch and do it all by myself but your programs have what I am looking for. There will a ne...