The Sounds-Write Blog
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...
A Decline in Handwriting and Why It Matters
According to a National Literacy Trust survey, ‘more than a third of children rarely or never write by hand in their spare time’. Should we be...
The Importance of ‘Keep-Up’ Interventions
Whether you are at the start of the year, as our Australian colleagues are, or mid-year as our UK and US colleagues are, it is ALWAYS a good time to...
‘We are definitely doing something right!’: Poppie Butler, Bialik Hebrew Day School
Bialik is a dual-language school (Hebrew and English), which makes it more critical that time spent on English literacy is focused, and follows the...
‘It is a pleasure to see their confidence grow’: Cardinal Hume Secondary School
Allison Shaw worked as a primary school teacher for over 30 years before becoming a Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Cardinal Hume, an...
Phonics Screening Check – Tips for a Strong Start to the Academic Year (Australia)
Whilst the timing of this blog was prompted by the start of the new academic year in Australia, the guidance will be useful to teachers using a...
‘All students, regardless of their ability, can access this program’: Springfield Central State School, Australia
The leadership team has supported the implementation of Sounds-Write at Springfield Central, a large primary state school outside Brisbane,...