Schools using the Magic Words as a key strategy of their literacy program, achieve outstanding success.
Through the first hand experience of explicit teaching techniques, participants master strategies that can be immediately applied in their classrooms to rapidly improve word knowledge, increase fluency and develop comprehension skills.
The Magic Words Learning Boards match the sheets that are used in schools and sent home for learning the Magic Words, which are the most frequently used words in reading and writing.
Top strategies and activities for learning how to spell sight words.
MIOOW® Magic Words® Recognition Tests are individually administered and are designed to record each student’s knowledge of the most frequently used words.
Magic Words advocates and promotes targeted, explicit, and systematic teaching of the core principles of learning to read.
Phonics programmes start children off by learning a few letters e.g.
s, a, t, p, i, n as the first sounds.
Learning to read and spell with play-based, hands-on activities and materials for literacy success.
Foundation/Prep/Kindy Home Pack is ideal for Foundation, Prep, Kindergarten (NSW), Reception (SA) and Pre Primary (WA).
Magic Words are the most important words for every child to learn.
Magic Words International is a registered provider for the NDIS.
Magic Words are the most common words in English and the most important words in learning to read.
The most important words in Learning to Read. Learning the 100 most frequent words in English is essential to every child's reading success.
Magic Words Recognition Tests are a quick and easy way to check each student’s progress,
Learn how to read and write with the Learning Boards and Playing Cards.
For top results match the Playing Cards to the book your child is reading.
Students who learn the Magic Words rapidly improve reading, fluency and comprehension.
Use a water based marker on the front of the Magic Words Learning Board to practice tracing the Magic Words in the level the child is learning.
Magic 200 Words Literacy Resource Manual - 2017 Third edition now available.
Magic Words Australian Benchmarks measures progress in literacy proficiency for assessment, tracking and monitoring, and reporting
Optimum Classroom Teacher Pack includes ALL Magic 100, 200, and 300 Words Literacy Resource Manuals, Playing Cards, Learning Boards, Test Kit and Australian Benchmarks.
Promote a love of reading and start developing better reading skills in your children with our quality word packs and fun games available at Magic Words.
In this article, the team at Magic Words explores how reading to your child not only improves their development, but also can be fun & engaging.
Use the back of the Magic Words Learning Board to practice spelling the Magic Words in the level the child is learning.
The Optimum Home Pack includes ALL Playing Cards and Learning Boards for learning all the Magic Words.
MIOOW® Magic Words® Recognition Tests are individually administered and are designed to record each student’s knowledge of the most frequently used words.
There are over 20 two letter Magic Words!
Magic Words are the most common words in English and are the most important words in learning to read and write.
Schools using the Magic Words as a key strategy of their literacy program, achieve outstanding success.
Magic Words Australian Benchmarks for Word Recognition Manual allows teachers to measure a student’s:
This game is particularly good at improving short term auditory memory
Learning to the say the Magic Words quickly is an excellent way to get better at reading and recognising the words.
"I Wish, I Wish" has shown to be one of the most popular Magic Words games both in school and at home.
The M100W - Magic Words materials are copyright and trademark protected. All rights reserved.
Magic Words is used in schools all around the world and in over 80% of Australian Primary Schools.
The Magic Words are the most frequently occurring words in all books, readers, magazines and newspapers.
CVC words are words that follow the letter pattern, consonant-vowel-consonant.
Locate the Magic Words from your child's book or the Magic Words Learning Board; then select the matching words, from the set of Magic Words Playing Cards.
The Magic Words Playing Cards and Learning Boards are printed in the reading font most commonly used in children’s readers/books.
The aim of the game is to be the first player to reach the “your” square (words side) or the “100” square (numbers side).
Magic Words resources are designed to support the average reading of a person in a population so that they can confidently pick up any reading material, reading scheme, daily newspaper etc. and be a competent reader.
Magic 100 Words are the most common words in English and make up half (50%) of all the words used in learning to read and write.
Ask your child to look at the words on the back of the Magic Words Learning Board and invite them to play the following games.
Learning the most commonly occurring words in English is essential to every child's reading success.
Play Bingo - use coins, bottle tops, lego, carrot rings, biscuit or sticky notes as counters in the colour level your child is learning.
How to play M100W - Magic Words - Magic Memory - watch it here!
Jumble Words - select one of the Magic Words Playing Cards
Marcella Reiter is the author and creator of the Magic Words. She is an experienced Classroom Teacher, Education Consultant and Psychologist.
Learning the 100 most commonly occurring words in English is essential to every child's reading success.
Swap an original edition (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2011 or 2015) of the Magic 100 Words Literacy Resource Manual for a new revised and updated 2018 edition for a limited time at half price.
Learning Boards and Playing Cards to play Bingo