Thank you very much for your replies: Extensively useful and very friendly! :) Then I will devise a plan for my children after I checked the links you have given. Last week I have ordered this "holly book" of WHY CHILDREN CAN'T READ? from internet, it is coming all the way from Canada. :) If and whe...

OMG! :oops: See how confused I am! ( The parents are always confused about how the lessons are given in schools anyway, let alone ESL parents!) :( I will ask my friend if not Jolly Phonics what it was! In a way I am relieved that I can find a solution nearby. It is not going to be all over again! In...

spelling. Hi everyone, Before I start I should thank you all for this very informative site. I am a mother of two; my daughter is in Y2, son is in Y4. They go to a reputable state school in North London. I am not a native English speaker (I start learning it when I was at university and I am still l...