Sometimes a good way to ‘kill’ a child’s interest in reading is to ask questions about the book. As soon as you are asking questions, you are testing and for many children (especially poor readers) testing can be stressful. Instead … Continued
Jonte Lee is a chemistry teacher who transformed his kitchen into a classroom. The information in the series ‘Try this at home: Science experiments for all ages’ is not directly related to literacy. However, once a student can decode and … Continued
Teaching reading and nurturing a love of reading are two different, but interlinked issues. If your child is struggling to learn to read, then this needs to be addressed with explicit, direct instruction. However, we also need to nurture a … Continued
Increased confidence and self-esteem does not just occur by having someone say that you are wonderful, rather it occurs through real success and achievement. How can we help students be successful? 5 Steps for Building Confidence
It is often difficult to encourage children to write, but unfortunately if they are not practising writing then are unlikely to become proficient writers. Writing poetry is a good stepping stone to help children develop many of the skills underpinning … Continued