The beginning of 2024, also marks the beginning of Alfabetico’s tenth year of business. In the world of small business, that’s no small feat! It’s been an amazing journey so far, and although we’re only a few days into the New Year, there have been some chance meetings, and promising signs that 2024 isContinue reading Alfabetico: Heading into its tenth year of business
It’s been a tumultuous week in terms of world events, and sometimes, what’s going on in the wider world can feel overwhelming. Rather than feeling down about events that are not within my immediate sphere of influence, I’ve chosen to focus on all the wonderful things that I feel grateful for this week; thingsContinue reading Joy – ‘feeling of pleasure or delight’
This week’s blog post is about ‘Literacy’. Helping students and other educators build their literacy capacity through a greater understanding of our language’s Orthography (the conventions of a language’s writing system) is my passion. It’s important to show students that our writing system helps us to: – convey ideas to others through writingContinue reading Literacy – The Ability to Read ‘and’ Write
One of my students loves the Netflix show, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’. As luck would have it, I do too! I’ve watched every episode. This particular student came to me feeling quite despondent after a Science exam at school last week. The student thought they’d done really well in the main part of the exam, butContinue reading ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ – Getting Forensic to Detect the Spelling of Scientific Words
When I work with teachers and they tell me that using the International Phonetic Association (IPA) symbols will be too hard, or too complicated for students to understand, I know that’s simply not true. How do I know? Well, apart from seeing my previous students get the hang of it, I just met a lovelyContinue reading Eye, Pee, Aye (IPA) all the Way!
Help – ‘to support, do good to’. I’ve been so lucky to have lots of practical help from my beautiful family over the summer holiday break at a time when I’ve not physically been able to do very much. A major job, completed by my wonderful step-father, and husband, was the building of a retainingContinue reading Help
Whether you’re a beginner, or well on your way to learning about the beauty and regularity of the English writing system (the language’s orthography), I hope this site will be a place you’ll visit often for learning and/or inspiration. My own journey, both as teacher and student, to date, has been hugely exciting and empoweringContinue reading Welcome!
