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7 Computer activites There are a number of CD-ROM programs on the market which support an explicit teaching approach to literacy instruction. These include: Wordshark 4, eLr, Phonics Alive, Dingo Bingo, TextHELP, etc. These programs successfully augment a multisensory approach where a number of resources are used to reinforce skills. 8 MIOOW and More MIOOW

played such as “Go Fish”, “Memory”, “Snap”, etc. One hundred different game ideas are provided. The “More MIOOW” Words contain the second 100 most commonly used words. These aren’t expensive to buy and are very handy for speech pathologists, teachers and parents. They can be purchased from ACER or www.magicwords.com.au 9 WordsWork WordsWork , 4th edition (Davidson & Wicking, 2003) is published by ARD Publishing and is available from ACER. It is a resource book for the clinician and contains theoretical background on how to teach spelling, word lists for a wide range of word families, vowel phonemes, consonant blends, etc. It also contains lists of high frequency words, multisyllabic words, spelling rules and rules for syllabification. 10 Sound Waves workbooks These workbooks are part of the Sound Waves program (a phono-graphic approach to teaching spelling). There is a workbook for each grade level and each page provides activities for a particular phoneme addressing the different spelling choices for each of the 44 phonemes. For the younger year levels, the workbooks address a smaller number of spelling choices (e.g., f , ff ) and for the older grade levels a greater number of spelling choices ( f , ff , ph , gh ). These workbooks allow revision of the different spelling choices for a phoneme and the opportunity to practise spelling and reading words at text level.

“MIOOW” stands for Magic 100 Words and is a pack of cards sorted into different colours containing the 100 most commonly used words. The colours sort the 100 words into levels of difficulty and frequency of use. For example, the 12 Gold Words make up a quarter of all words in general reading and are the easiest words to learn. Two cards are provided for each word which allows games to be

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