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I'm from a school, can I place an order and get an invoice?

YES!

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What is your ABN?

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Can I claim the cost of Magic Words through the Education Tax Refund System?

YES!

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How should I start playing with the Magic Words Playing Cards?

Firstly, read a story to your child or read to them their bing home book from school.
Then select, from the set of Magic Words Playing Cards some of the Magic Words contained in the book. You can also select some words that make a sentence.
Match the Magic Words from the cards to the book so that your child can see that the same words that are in their book are on the Playing Cards.
Begin playing some of the Magic Words card games - Magic Memory is always a favourite!
Example:
I like you.
I like to play.
I like to play with you.

Do I have to learn the Golden Words first?

NO!

It is always best if the words a child is learning come form the current book they are reading or from a sentence that has been made up.
For example: I can look.
I is a Golden Word, can is a Green Word and look is a Violet Word.
Thus the importance of mixing up the colours.
However the 12 Golden Words make up one quarter of all words used in reading and writing

How many words should my child know in the first year of school?

The national benchmarks for reading state that reading at about text level five is a good level for children to reach by the end of their first year at school. Therefore if a child can master somewhere between 50-100 of their Magic 100 Words they have made a really good start. Most children will master all 200 words by the end of their first three years at school.

What should I do with the Blank cards?

The blank cards have been provided to write a child's first name, and other words of interest. It is a great way to engage a childs interest in reading as the first word many children learn to recognise is their own name.

Example:
Sam has a bike.
Sam has a new bike.
Sam can ride his new bike.
Sam will ride his new bike.

How can I help my child learn the Magic Words at home?

The easiest and most enjoyable way to learn the Magic Words is to play the Magic Words card games. Learning to read while having fun is Magic!
The Magic Words Playing Cards will:

Increase fluency
Develop comprehension
Rapidly improve reading
Extend word knowledge
Boost self-esteem and confidence.

How long does it take to learn all of the 200 Magic Words?

Most children will know how to read all 200 words and then use the words accurately in their writing by the end of their third year of schooling.

This essential foundation of words means that they now know, on average, two thirds of all the words they will ever read and write. A fantastic beginning for all life long learners!

An Extra Year?

"In elementary schools, children move from one teacher to the next every year. Every year we trash a year's worth of relationships built between children and their teacher, and we throw away all the knowledge the teacher has gained about what each child needs and can do. Each year, we tell every child and teacher to start over again." (Marshak)