•  On Mar, 08, 2018
•  Mary Keating

Teaching Fraction Basics is a post to help parents and other non-teachers of children in Middle Primary School.

•  On Feb, 27, 2018
•  Mary Keating

Anyone can teach division to Middle Primary School children. Methods have changed a bit over the years but they are not necessarily better. We can’t tell if they are better until we see results over time.

•  On Jan, 06, 2018
•  Mary Keating

Research tells us that school principals can make the same level of improvement in results on every student in a school as a high quality teacher does on the students he or she teaches.

•  On Jan, 02, 2018
•  Mary Keating

Flash Cards – How To Make Flash Cards – How To Make. The 100 Sight Words available on the internet to download are ideal. Here is the link:  100 Sight Words, Early Primary School Preparation: ~~ If you have some lead time with your Prep child, ask your circle of friends to save the card dividers […]

•  On Nov, 29, 2017
•  Mary Keating

As teachers we don’t want children falling through the gaps. Parents of children with a learning difficulty need the same information but a lot more support, ideas and help.

•  On Nov, 22, 2017
•  Mary Keating

Teach Hand-Printing How to Teach Hand-Printing starts with “Why is it important?” Here is a good reason: “There is a strong correlation between the learning of letter formation and the building of knowledge about letter-sound representation.” Murray Evely (Psych4Schools Psychologist/Guidance Officer) wrote this in 2022 after attending a conference in the United States. His article […]

•  On Nov, 07, 2017
•  Mary Keating

Excessive homework is often at the insistence of parents. But his is about taking control. It is about applying good homework tasks that are based on sound research findings. 

•  On Oct, 04, 2017
•  Mary Keating

Autism Level 1 In Autism Level 1, known as Aspergers Syndrome in the past, is the focus. How a diagnosis is made: DSM or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and the ICD, The International Classification of Diseases are the two most influential and widely used handbooks when diagnosing Asperger’s syndrome in English-speaking countries. […]

•  On Sep, 17, 2017
•  Mary Keating

100  Sight Words  Often called high frequency words The First 100 Sight Words for Prep and Grade 1 is the quick route to reading. It does not change the importance of phonics in early literacy. The purpose of Sight Word Lists for early primary (elementary) school is for quick recognition. These words are frequently occurring […]