THRASS

Yesterday and the day before, my colleague and I attended the THRASS two-day workshop and it was AMAZING! For those who haven't heard of THRASS, it stands for Teaching Handwriting, Reading And Spelling Skills. Denyse Ritchie (co-writer of THRASS) ran the course over in Bankstown... and while I came home with a headache... I feel as though my world has changed.

I have attached a few links below to videos I've found on youtube which give a rough idea of the program. Unfortunately they're not great quality... but at least you get the idea!

Interview with Denyse Ritchie: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBUmwTQyGfo


THRASS in South Africa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naAuq7Cfuco

THRASS Rap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqdVUolMPbs

THRASS is taught throughout the UK, Canada, Africa, Asia and Australia. The program relies heavily upon the THRASS chart (as seen in the videos) and addresses all 44 phonemes. 

I am absolutely in love with it already! I can't wait to jump straight into it all this coming week!

Check out the THRASS website for more information. If you book into their two-day course before July 2014, they give you a THRASS resource kit (usually $250) for FREE!

I'll keep you posted with how I go! :)