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
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
The goal of writing instruction is to improve students’ ability to produce cohesive and coherent written discourse. However, effective writing has been shown to be dependent upon verbal working memory. In addition, this goal presupposes that students have the language … Continued
This is a great strategy for: Helping students remember the sentence they want to write. Ensuring the sentence is punctuate correctly as the student writes. Improving vocabulary used in the sentence before writing the sentence. Note: Instead of writing … Continued