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Tag: hints and help
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Teaching Grade 3 Literacy, Post
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.
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Creative Writing – Steps, Post
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.
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Close Reading – Literacy, Post
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.
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Teaching Fraction Basics, Post
Teaching Fraction Basics is a post to help parents and other non-teachers of children in Middle Primary School.
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Division – How to Teach, Post
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.
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Flash Cards – How To Make, Post
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…
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Weak Reader, Post
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.
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How to Teach Hand-Printing, Post
How To 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.…
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Homework – Relevant and Short, Post
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.
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Autism Level 1, Post
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.…