The Sounds-Write Blog
MTSS vs. RtI: What’s the Difference—and Why It Matters
At this year’s Sounds-Write Symposium, Mandy Nayton, CEO of DSF in Western Australia, delivered a keynote that brought clarity to a question many...
Decodable Readers vs Levelled Readers: Building Stronger Foundations for Early Literacy
When choosing resources to support early reading, educators often face a key decision: decodable readers vs levelled readers. While both offer...
Flexible, Faithful, and Neurodiversity-Affirming: Supporting Students with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in Literacy Intervention
Inspired by the 2025 Sounds-Write Symposium presentation by Jacqui Edwards and Di Van der WaltIntroduction Students with complex profiles of...
From Sound to Sentence: Supporting the 2025 Writing Framework Through Phonics and Spelling
The newly-published Writing Framework (2025) and the Reading Framework (2023) together offer schools a clear, research-informed direction: secure...
What nursery practitioners need to know about phonics
In nursery settings, practitioners do much more than help children socialise and play—they lay the crucial foundations for their future reading...
The Phonics Screening Check 2025 (England): Our Analysis
In this post, Sounds-Write's Founder and CEO John Walker examines the structure of the Phonics Screening Check 2025, highlights patterns and...
Dyslexia: Diagnosis, Debate, and What Really Matters for Teachers
This blog post was inspired by Professor Joe Elliott’s keynote: “Rethinking Dyslexia: From Diagnostic Labels to Evidence-Based Reading Support” at...
‘It has been a wonderful gift for our family’: Susan Tracey, Homeschooling Parent
Susan joined the Sounds-Write program after choosing to homeschool her two young children. In this blog, she shares her successes, challenges, and...
Announcing Our New Annual Membership: Flexible, Affordable Phonics Training for Your Whole School
We’re excited to share a major development at Sounds-Write—our brand-new annual membership, launching in September 2025. The membership will be...
‘I’ve used it daily in my work’: Di Van der Walt, Speech Pathologist
I’ve been a Speech Pathologist for 16 years and opened my private practice about 8 years ago. I have always had a passion for teaching children to...