A cutting-edge, research based phonics program that provides children with a visual cue to the letter shape as well as an auditory cue for the letter sound.
MEd. (Special Education), University of British Columbia (2003)
Orton Gillingham Canada - Certification in OG Literacy and Math (2021)
Shelina has taught in the BC Public School System (Richmond for 18 years and Surrey for 2 years) as a K-7 classroom teacher, Learning Assistance Teacher, ELL Teacher, and Integration Support Teacher. Shelina enjoys supporting staff with professional development and has done so on various topics at the schools she has worked for in the last 22 years. She has also taught Special Education courses to teachers in the BEd. program as a Sessional Instructor at UBC.
Shelina pursued an OG Certification for Literacy and Math and has been working privately as an OG Practitioner supporting students with dyslexia, learning disabilities, ADHD, and ASD, for 2 years.
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A 6″ x 6″ flip book on an A-Frame stand with a coil top. The pages flip forward to show first the picture cue, followed by a transparency overlay of the letters to show the connection between the two. One of the best alphabet books on the market today!
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Large Cards, Blackline Masters, 2 and 5, Itchy, Game Cards, Songs, Teaching Guide, Alphabet BookConfirmed to support all learners! Learning letters and sounds is one of the most abstract and confusing things we expect young children to do. Our picture cues in the shape of the letters provide a visual concrete connection to the sound and the formation simultaneously, significantly enhancing learning.
Our program is based on a logical order of presentation using an easy to follow format that provides consistency for student learning. Explicit instructions are given for introducing each letter sound and formation along with many follow-up activities.
Itchy’s Alphabet provides a visual cue for each letter, songs to stimulate the auditory channels and numerous manipulative materials (Hands-On-Vowels, Stickers, Game Cards, Blending Cards, Drill Cards) to provide a kinesthetic connection.
When reviewing the research on embedded picture mnemonics in his best-selling book, Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties, Dr. David Kilpatrick states, “. . .using pictures in which the letter can be logically or meaningfully embedded appears to be more effective than learning letters by themselves or with nonembedded keyword pictures. . . . One set that proved successful in a research study (DiLorenzo et all, 2011) is called Itchy’s Alphabet.”
Teachers and students have fun practicing the letters and sounds with Itchy’s Alphabet! “We love Itchy” is a common refrain at our display booth at Teacher’s Conventions! Even my Grade 5 and 6 students loved Itchy!
Itchy's Alphabet® phonics program evolved through the thirty four years I worked with children who struggle to learn their letter sounds. These children had been taught the sounds and letter formations in the regular classrooms, using various programs, but had not achieved mastery and were referred for Learning Assistance support.
I teach kindergarten and last year I had four children enroll that had IEP’s . . . They came to me with zero letter recognition. . . . They were taken out 4 days a week for a half hour and your program was used with them daily. By the end of November, these kids knew all letters as well as ? of their sounds. We owe this in part to you and your program!!! The connection was made for the kids visually and they celebrated great successes that year. . . . Thank you very much for offering another way “that works”.
I watched your webinar last week online through one the facebook groups I follow and I was so excited to share what I learned with my kindergarten team in our morning PLC today! My colleagues were so excited. It seems like our missing piece! I am looking forward to watching our kindergarteners grow!
Amy S.
I’ve been tutoring a second grader with a significant reading and writing disability. Her teachers used all of the traditional strategies to eliminate the (b/d) reversal as did I, but nothing was successful. That is, until I used your “b/d Reversal Strategy”. This is really magic! For the first time, this child has a strategy that she can understand and use on her own! The “key word pictures” that look like the shape of the letter are a stroke of genius and the fluency drills with criteria for mastery for both writing and reading are nothing short of phenomenal! Again, thank you so much for all of your materials and for everything you do for children with disabilities and the teachers who serve them.
“I have used Itchy's Alphabet with my Kindergarten class for the first time this year. My students and I love it! Thank you for devising this program. It is truly wonderful.”
Graca H. Fort McMurray, AB
Get the Starter Set“I have used Itchy's Alphabet with my Kindergarten class for the first time this year. My students and I love it! Thank you for devising this program. It is truly wonderful.”
Graca H. Fort McMurray, AB
Get the Starter SetTeachers can introduce each new alphabet letter cue on the SMARTBoard so children see the picture cue, see the letter overlay connection, hear the letter sound and listen to the Itchy’s Alphabet letter song.
This great new app combines our Alphabet Book and Itchy’s Alphabet Songs into one, easy to use application.
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