What happened when an experienced literacy teacher in a large adult learning service tried a structured phonics program with his learners?
Improved literacy is life-changing
In Ireland and was told he was dyslexic; in England he was told he had a learning disability; teachers found him difficult; college tutors treated him as stupid.
Reading and Spelling with a ‘Visual Learner’
Pete was formally diagnosed as severely dyslexic. He reads well but his spelling is a huge embarrassment to him.
How to make phonics suitable for teens and adults
If you want to check that an intervention provides grown-up phonics, ask the following questions to ensure you are tearing down barriers to literacy.
Phonics for Adult Literacy
Phonics for adults shouldn’t look like phonics for children. That Reading Thing gets adults unstuck even after years of trying to learn to read.
Pacing your lesson
A TRT tutor emailed with the following: “I have been working with _______ who is ______ years old.
(fill in your own student name and age) I think he has been through several literacy programs, each with their own instructional methods.”
Is Anyone Unteachable?
Is anyone really unteachable? This young man, 25 years old, who came to us because his grandmother heard someone talking about That Reading Thing.