Product Description
Tippie learns sounds boxset
Authors: José Palmer, Reinette Lombard, Dedré van Wyngaard • Illustrator: Zinelda McDonald
Format: Slip-cased set
Tippie learns sounds was developed in collaboration with an occupational to support phonemic awareness. Generalisation and consolidation of letter sounds, letter formation as well as auditory and visual perception skills form part of this unique approach.
Tippie learns sounds includes hidden curriculum skills and encourages incidental learning. A structured approach to learning and recognising letters with associations is supported by focusing on correct letter formation with a clear beginning and end for each letter.
Visual scanning for task completion and early reading is encouraged with an emphasis on working from left-to-right, top-to-bottom. Learning readiness is key to our approach, emphasising fun, child-centred and age appropriate multi-sensorial activities.
About the Authors
José Palmer and Reinette Lombard have years of experience teaching children who struggle with reading and spelling. The LEER MY LEES / LEARN TO READ series with its colourful illustrations is not only fun to read, but also promotes vocabulary and comprehension.With years of experience in teaching children who have difficulties with reading, spelling, and learning, José Palmer and Reinette Lombard teamed up with Gugu Nkosi and Ntokozo Mkize-Mthembu for this isiZulu series. Ntokozo Mkhize-Mthembu is a lecturer at UKZN where she completed her doctoral studies specialising in Teacher Development Studies.Dedré van Wyngaard is the founder of WriteAbility. She is also an occupational therapist, educational
consultant, and part-time lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch (Department of
Occupational Therapy). She holds a master’s degree in occupational therapy and
has more than 22 years of experience in early childhood development. She has
worked in private practice, special education and public-school environments. She
is particularly passionate about early intervention and has a special interest in
paediatrics, sensory integration and ADHD.
About the Illustrator
Zinelda McDonald is an award-winning South African illustrator who lives in Wellington in the Western Cape of South Africa. She has illustrated numerous children’s books and is also a well-known designer and illustrator of children’s book covers.
Awards for her work include the Alba Bouwer Prize and the Exclusive Books IBBY SA Award.
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