Description
This session will give LDA consultants a brief tour of some of the most useful and popular decodable and transitional texts in the large collection at Spelfabet in North Fitzroy, and discuss ways to maximise their usefulness in intervention. Specialist publishers like Phonic Books (now owned by DK books), High Noon, Barrington Stoke, Red Rhino and Ransom Publishing are producing new titles, and several mainstream publishers are seeking a slice of this increasingly lucrative market, but with variable success. Most decodable and transitional texts are still mainly available online, so it’s difficult to browse them and check their quality/suitability for your client group prior to purchase.
About Alison Clarke
Alison has been a Speech Pathologist since 1988. She has a Masters in Applied Linguistics, and has worked in education, health, disability, early intervention and now private practice. She also taught English at RMIT and a Mexican university. She has worked as an ASD specialist, and her training includes Sounds-Write, the Writing Revolution and Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD). She runs the Spelfabet website and therapy service, is a SPELD-Vic Committee member, was 2015-16 Learning Difficulties Australia (LDA) Vice-President, and has been a City Councillor and Mayor. She received LDA’s 2018 Mona Tobias Award, and a 2022 Medal of the Order of Australia. She has a LOT of decodable books.
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