A study by Sarver et al. (2015) has found that children with ADHD performed better on tasks that require concentration when they sat in a swivelling chair. However, for typically developing children, the opposite was true in that the more … Continued
A noun is a naming word. It is something that you can see, touch, hear or think about (which is an abstract noun like love). A collective noun is the name given to a group of nouns (e.g., as group … Continued
We often talk about ‘said’ as being an irregular word. However, when you look at the history behind this word, its spelling becomes somewhat more logical. First you need to know a spelling rule. [box]For words ending in ‘y’, change … Continued
The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni provides a nice analogy of the writing process. The story begins with the letters living individually on the top most leaves of a tree. Similarly, when you begin to learn the alphabet code you … Continued
The word ‘homophone’ comes from the Greek words ‘homo’ meaning same and ‘phone’ meaning sound. Thus homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Homophones have arisen because of changes to pronunciation over … Continued