•  On Jul, 17, 2022
•  Tarwala1

Teaching Handwriting  Teaching Handwriting can be straight-forward. It’s a matter of learning a few phrases for regular repetition and a few others. It’s like learning to drive. Once you know what you’re doing, it’s easy and automatic. Links: This Page will be informative: Early Primary School, Page An early literacy lesson pack: “His Name is Nip” […]

•  On Jul, 17, 2022
•  Tarwala1

 Reading – 3 Levels of Text Reading – 3 Levels of Text of reading materials helps parents to help their children. Each text level has a purpose. Children choose their own readers or chapter books in the classroom. They are given reading time for pleasure. Usually, this takes place first thing in the morning or […]

•  On Jul, 17, 2022
•  Tarwala1

Mark Student’s Work It is important to Mark Student’s Work. The sooner the better after the lesson! Many children do not get their school work marked by a teacher. Example >A class of Grade 5 students was given an Enquiry task. >>Some tasks were done in class and other tasks given as Home Learning. >>A […]

•  On Jul, 17, 2022
•  Tarwala1

Enquiry Learning Needs Overhaul Enquiry Learning Needs Overhaul as it is not working well. Information needs to be presented to students in an orderly and structured way. Enquiry methods do not allow for this. Some academics and teachers include practical tasks in Enquiry Learning. If it is included, it has always been with us. Taking a […]

•  On Jul, 17, 2022
•  Tarwala1

Using Flash Cards Using Flash Cards leads directly into the reading of simple texts. Links to early reading and writing products on Tutoring Primary: “Start to Read Stories” Prep, “We Go to the Park” Literacy Grade 1 ,“Grandfather and Me” Literacy Grade 1, “Toys on the Floor” Literacy Grade 1 . Children need reading skills to do their maths. […]

•  On Jul, 17, 2022
•  Tarwala1

Bees Knees Reading Method Teaching Early Reading – What next?  Your young learner knows the letters of the alphabet and their matching sounds. Whether we call them Magic Words, Sight Words or High Frequency Words doesn’t matter. Some people claim that sight words are a bad thing. Their argument is that children learn whole words and […]

•  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

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 May, 15, 2019
•  Mary Keating

Are children as young as 5 really suffering maths anxiety and crying on their way to school?

•  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.