Road Trips and Literacy

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Long road trips can often be an endurance test. However, with some planning you can make the time seem to pass quickly, build some language skills and strengthen family bonds. Books If your children are independent readers (and assuming they … Continued

Tips for Busy Parents

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For any intervention program to be effective, you need to be consistently practising concepts being learned. It’s like learning a musical instrument. If you drop your child off at guitar lessons once a week and the child does not pick up … Continued

Minimising Homework Battles

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Most children, but especially children with learning or attention difficulties, find homework overwhelming and often unpleasant. This is compounded by the fact that they are often mentally tired from a day at school. Consequently, ‘encouraging’ your children to complete their … Continued