Welcome to the official Speedie Readies Membership site. The only place to access the One, Two, Three and Away series of books online. Speedie Readies: Preventing the Dyslexia Paradox.
Through playful sound awareness and musical activities, early print exploration, and language-rich environments, families and practitioners can help children move smoothly into the mapping of letters and sounds, and towards the self-teaching phase. By identifying and supporting those who are at risk we can prevent the dyslexia paradox before children even start school.
Miss Emma MEd SEN
The Neurodivergent Reading Whisperer®
Spedie Readies: Preventing the Dyslexia Paradox from Ages 3 to 5
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Between the ages of three and five, children move from listening to language to exploring how speech connects to print. This period is crucial for developing phonemic awareness, the ability to hear and manipulate the smallest sounds in words, and for building the foundations that make later reading and spelling possible.
When early sound and language development are supported intentionally, children enter school ready to engage with word mapping. Those who are already struggling with blending or segmenting speech sounds can be identified and supported before phonics instruction begins, preventing the difficulties that often lead to the dyslexia paradox.
Our Speedie Readies approach focuses on helping children discover how speech maps to print in fun, engaging ways. Using stories, songs, rhythm, and rhyme, we help children notice patterns in sounds and begin linking them to letters. These experiences strengthen both listening and visual memory, preparing the brain for orthographic mapping, the process by which words become stored for automatic recognition.
We provide Sound Play Sessions for small groups of children aged three to five, alongside parent workshops that model simple, everyday ways to build speech–sound awareness at home. Early years practitioner training is also available to support the integration of sound-based play and early mapping into existing routines.
When children experience rich, playful exposure to speech sounds, print, and meaning before formal instruction begins, they approach reading with confidence and curiosity. Early, inclusive support during these years prevents difficulties learning to read and pelling failure before it starts and closes the gap that defines the dyslexia paradox.
We offer workshops for parents, in-house training for early-years practitioners, and one-to-one sessions for parents of babies aged six months and older at the Early Dyslexia Screening Centre.