Tungle's creator
Hampshire based creator of ‘Tungle in the Jungle’,
Maninder Matharu has worked with young children for over 10 years. Working
in a local village school, on the outskirts of Alton, as a Special Needs
Teaching Assistant she currently continues to provide young children with a
unique and varied approach to enhance their learning skills. Her existing
position provides her with an exceptional insight into the literacy and
numeracy skills required to achieve the National Curriculum standard.
In 2009, she completed her further studies in
special needs education for children, gaining an accreditation in the
‘Certification in Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)’ with the
University of Winchester. Upon completion of the course she received
recognition from the British Dyslexia Association as an Accredited Learning
Support Assistant.
During the last 5 years she has concentrated her
skills in creating interesting learning games and activities to help support
and stimulate children in the areas of literacy and numeracy both in school
and at home. It was during this time that the notion of ‘Tungle’ was first
born and the inspiration for ‘Tungle in the Jungle’ was created.
During her recent years, she has understood the
differing approaches to teaching young children with dyslexia and other
specific learning difficulties in the classroom.
‘Tungle’ is a popular character in school and
always brings a smile to those little faces.
Tungle's creator
This beautifully illustrated rhyming board game will help children with word
recognition and vocabulary development as well as phonological awareness skills.
