LinkyThinks is a must have for every child and parent.
LinkyThinks is a company that I recommend to everyone I know. We found them when our son was in year 5 to support his comprehension. Little did we know just how lucky we were to find Ally. He is not only an amazingly kind and generous man, but a one of a kind teacher and creator. All the products he develops, designs and makes himself are incredibly well thought out and support children with their writing and comprehension so well. My son is now in year 8 and still uses the word wheels we got him in year 5 to support him.
We’re lucky that our daughter in year 5 is now benefiting from Ally’s lessons. Her confidence in her ability has increased, as we knew it would.
What’s brilliant with LinkyThinks is you could start with their physical products such as the various world wheels or the descriptionary, which develops character descriptions and storytelling in a fun way with both words and art.
There’s also the how do you feel wheel. This is so supportive allowing children to understand how they’re feeling on the inside, but also how that could be shown on the outside.
Ally has developed a resource called the Storygami, which is an origami writing resource. You develop and write your own story, but can fold it to find the next part to write. I can’t explain how fun it is, as for some children story writing isn’t always fun.
Then if you want to take your child’s learning further I would 100% recommend any of the LinkyThinks courses. The resources used are created by Ally and his team. They are interesting and engaging. Far better than any others I’ve seen on the market. The courses cover comprehension, creative writing and critical thinking and are now having courses aimed at ks3 children.
LinkyThinks have recently developed something called downloadables. It’s such incredible value for the quality of resources available to download. There are creative resources to support creative writing, comprehension, visual comprehension, emotional literacy and vocabulary building. You can access some of this for free, but there are also subscriptions available which gives you access to the whole library of LinkyThinks resources.
I hope this review encourages you to look at the plethora of knowledge, experience and resources available to you at LinkyThinks.
My big regret is I didn’t find this for my son before he was halfway through year 5 and that I wasn’t taught myself with this resources as a child.
5 stars aren’t enough to say how highly I’d recommend LinkyThinks.
April 25, 2024
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