•  On May, 08, 2022
•  Tarwala1

The 3-Point Principle is: Model the letter. Work on a couple of problem letters per week. Say: All downstrokes are straight, all upstrokes slant to the right.

•  On May, 08, 2022
•  Tarwala1

Readers can confuse because each publisher uses their own reading level codes. Levels vary between schools depending on the publisher used.

•  On May, 08, 2022
•  Tarwala1

You could find that Grade 3 material is being taught as if it is Grade 2. And children are being assessed for Grade 2 on Grade 3 materials.

•  On Mar, 15, 2019
•  Mary Keating

An enquiry task is often given to students with almost no introduction to the topic. That’s often the norm. Kids are learning very little from this method of teaching unless given a lot more support.

•  On Sep, 21, 2018
•  Mary Keating

I agree with Professor John Hattie when he says that Enquiry sounds terrific and that the logic of Enquiry learning is well argued. The evidence, however, indicates that it is introduced too early.

•  On Sep, 14, 2018
•  Mary Keating

Read the text twice with your child. The first reading is for decoding. The second is for comprehension. A learner-reader cannot be expected to decode and comprehend well on one reading.

•  On Jul, 08, 2018
•  Mary Keating

Think of a hamburger. The bread on the bottom is the introduction. The bread at the top is your conclusion. The meat, the salad and the cheese are the paragraphs in between.

•  On Jun, 29, 2018
•  Mary Keating

The child may make a sigh at the end of the reading task with a “Thank goodness that’s over” type of expression. That’s the moment to praise. That’s the moment of achievement.

•  On Apr, 29, 2018
•  Mary Keating

We have known for a long time that Prep and Grade 1 children use the word ‘because’ but can’t spell it correctly. I still believe that this 7-letter word should not be on Prep and Grade 1 spelling lists.

•  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.