Marian is a qualified Remedial Therapist, Teacher and Mom (2 children ages 10 and 7) with a passion for literacy. She has worked at a number of schools and run a successful private practice for 10 years.
About Marian Bailey
B. of Educational Psychology- Honours (WITS)
B. of Ed Pre-primary (UNISA)
B.A. English and Psychology (University of Natal)
Marian founded RAISING READERS in 2008. Raising Readers provides sound educational advice for all ages and stages of reading.This business exists to empower parents & educators with knowledge, skills and tools to help them get children ready for reading and to support children as they learn to read & write. Marian has a keen interest in what it takes to raise a reader on today’s world. Children of today are growing up in a vastly different educational and social enviroment, as a result education is evolving. However one thing remains constant: a child needs to learn to read.
Raising a reader is journey that begins when a child is born and continues well into primary school. We often assume that learning to read is something that takes place in Grade 1 but in essence a child is learning to read the moment he or she hears language, notices things around him or her, starts looking at books and so on. Reading is a multi-layered process that involves many elements, of which, not all is taught in the classroom.
Simply put TEACHERS TEACH READING BUT PARENTS RAISE READERS,
If you are a Parent, Home schooling tutor, Preschool or Primary School Principal, Therapist, owner of a toddler franchise RAISING READERS can offer you:
Motivational talks (from toddlers to Grade 3)
Parent workshops
Teacher training
Multi-sensory learning packs to promote shape, letter, word and number recognition.
Services Provided
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