by Susan Spelic | Jul 16, 2019 | EBooks, Growing Confidence, Our Books, Reading at Home, Reading Tools, Reluctant Readers, Struggling Readers, Tools and Resources
We live in a world where technology is being used at an increasing level. We watch in awe and some of us wait in anticipation as new devices and programs are invented for us to use in everyday situations to make our lives ‘easier’. We know that there needs to be a...
by Susan_Admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
As adults, we often talk to each other about our kids and our own parenting decisions. Some parents overshare, while a few may withdraw. Some may look to each other for advice and sometimes, for validation. Without realising it, we may listen, judge and compare,...
by Susan_Admin | May 21, 2018 | Big Books, Community Liaison, Growing Confidence, Home Readers, Inspiring speakers, Local Community Liaison, Our Books, Professional Learning, Tools and Resources, Uncategorized
The Reading Mountain attended a very impressive Early Years Conference in Wyndham last week. The theme for the day was ‘Resilient Families Build Strong Communities- An Imperative to Act!’ Over 300 participants attended professional learning on the...
by Susan_Admin | May 16, 2018 | Free eBook offer, International Families' Day
It’s International Families’ Day! Here at The Reading Mountain we wish to acknowledge ALL the different types of families in the world. We see all sorts of families in our own life experiences. Is it fair to assume that a ‘family’ has two...
by Susan_Admin | Dec 13, 2017 | Community Liaison, Growing Confidence
The Reading Mountain is a proud sponsor of Red Letter Day and the winners of the letter writing competition were announced last week. The theme for 2017 was ‘My Dyslexia Champion’. Kids around Australia were asked to express their feelings and share how a...
by Susan_Admin | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Susan Spelic Recently, I was invited to contribute to an article about being a ‘working mum’. We all know that being a parent is both challenging and rewarding. Most mums work full-time at home but there’s another layer of complexity if she also...
by Susan_Admin | Nov 24, 2017 | Improving Reading, Reading at Home
By Susan Spelic We all know it’s a good idea to declutter our homes. Once it’s done, it feels good. These holidays, you plan to put aside a few days to bunker down and go through your family’s ‘stuff’ and declutter. It feels good to recycle and throw junk out. You...
by Susan_Admin | Nov 8, 2017 | EBooks, Improving Reading, Reading at Home
By Susan Spelic It’s after school. Pick-up at the school gate wasn’t too horrendous. It is your quieter day- no after school activities today, with it being a Wednesday. Gus is 5 years old and has three extra-curricular activities every week. To enable school pick-up,...
by Susan_Admin | Nov 3, 2017 | Business Excellence Award 2017, Community Liaison
The Reading Mountain is the winner of the Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Award. As a new start-up business, we were recognised for our innovative and engaging reading products, level of detail and planning, our detailed style guide and our ability to recognise...
by Susan_Admin | Oct 27, 2017 | Growing Confidence, Improving Reading, Reading at Home, Reading with Dyslexia
If a child memorizes ten words, the child can read only ten words, but if a child learns the sounds of ten letters, the child will be able to read 350 three sound words, 4320 four sound words and 21,650 five sound words. Dr Martin Kozloff (2002) Reading is all about...
