We would all love our students to be intrinsically motivated to learn. However, it is a common human characteristic to try to avoid activities we find difficult. The problem is that reading is a critical life skill and until students … Continued
It is often easier to focus on the negative aspects of life rather than focusing on the positives. Get your child writing and help them develop gratitude. Every day, give your child three pieces of paper. On each paper he/she … Continued
Rhyming slang is believed to have been first used in the 19th century in the East End of London. It involves replacing a common word with a phrase of two or more words. The last word in the phrase rhymes … Continued
Have you ever used an interrobang? Have you even heard of this punctuation mark‽ An interrobang combines a question mark and an exclamation mark superimposed on each other. It is used to indicate a question that is also an exclamation. … Continued
As a generalisation, we are reasonably good at reading to our children when they are young. However, with our hectic lives, the addictive and ever increasing number of ‘screen’ based activities and the addition of homework, we often stop reading … Continued