by Sylvia ARRESOLA | Apr 10, 2025 | EAL, ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, The Grades
World Book Day is 23 April, but at ABIS, we are having World Book Week! World Book Day celebrates the love of reading and books. We will be having different activities during the week, including a book swap and dress as your favorite character day! Click on the link...
by Sylvia ARRESOLA | Mar 19, 2025 | EAL, ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2
Continuing with our recommendations for phonics and reading apps, this week we are introducing Poio. Poio is an early reading and phonics app that teaches kids letters, letter sounds, and words playfully and organically. The focus is on fun, but learning is...
by Sylvia ARRESOLA | Feb 26, 2025 | EAL, ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2
This is app is suitable for ages four and up. This straightforward easy-to-use app is a great introduction to learning letter names and sounds. Letter-sound-keyword combinations support young students in developing strong phonological awareness skills. Learn The...
by Sylvia ARRESOLA | Feb 12, 2025 | EAL, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, The Grades
Here is a great app to help support your child’s reading development. It’s a free app that works on phonics, handwriting, sight words and vocabulary. Access hundreds of gamified activities teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and handwriting...
by Sylvia ARRESOLA | Jan 28, 2025 | EAL, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, The Grades
As your child’s reading skills grow you will probably hear many different reading terms. Here are some words and phrases that your child’s teacher may use or you may read about in information sent home. Phonemic Awareness is when kids understand that sounds come...