WIZZY’S WORDS
1st Birthday and Back to School #GIVEAWAY 2022
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Wizzy’s Words | Guest Blog Post
I met Sarah, somewhat fortuitously, when I mis-posted on social media when Wizzy’s Words, book of rhymes, was first published in August 2021. Clearly, social media can be a powerful, positive tool and some connections and networking are meant to be! It quickly became clear that Sarah and myself had the same passion for early development and learning. We have stayed ‘in touch’ ever since and I am delighted to present her guest blog post here. Jacqueline
Wizzy’s Words | Guest Blog Post
I am delighted to have made acquaintance with Mary and to present this guest blog post.
Mary Mountstephen MA (SEN)
Some people have unfortunately found social media to be a hostile environment, with critical comments, unkind remarks, and …
Wizzy’s Words | Guest Blog Post
Kathryn Lord | More to Books and More to Organising
Social media often receives bad press. One of the positive sides of social media is that it connects like-minded people and organisations. This guest post highlights the work of social media colleague, Kathryn Lord. It connects to my work that focuses on rhyme as the means to bringing word learning to life, from birth onwards. Kathryn’s focus is also on helping parents and child-care providers. With her extensive experience …
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The Role of Physical Movement | Rhythm and Learning
‘Research shows a link between cognitive development and movement, meaning children need opportunities to move so they can learn. Rolling, crawling, skipping, and jumping, along with a variety of other movement activities, build the brain during the first years of a child's life.’ (Jacqueline Amor-Zitzelberger, 2020)
With this in mind, I have taken one of my rhymes and added actions that can be modified for 0-5-year-olds. This will enable you to see how rhyme …
How to Put Children on the road to Reading
Reading Readiness
Introduction
Learning to read is key for educational success. However, being able to read is also associated with many outcomes across the lifespan. Quoting from a research review, ‘The-relationship-between-reading-age-education-and-life-outcomes’ conducted by E. Mulcahy; E. Barnades and S. Baars, for the Centre for Education and Youth …’on balance the existing literature suggests that reading is a crucially important component of achieving success in education and throughout life…’ It is clear …
World Book Day Rhyme 2. Rubbish, Rubbish, in the Park (see videos for accompanying video)
Help children to learn to recite the #rhyme and add actions and/or props
Who’s left rubbish in the park?
Can we tidy before dark?
Be a robot
Make it funny
Let’s tidy up
And keep life sunny
#parenting #rhyme #rhythm #learn #languagedevelopment #preschool #nursery #eyfs #worldbookday