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Why it’s easier to learn when there’s a rhythm
Children can find learning a song easier than learning a set of sentences. This can help us find ways of developing and speeding up learning in many area.
August 31, 2022 -
The problem of brightness
What problems does having a high IQ bring to children, and how can they be best helped? For many of us working in a primary school classroom, a fair amount of our time is spent showing children how not to make mistakes
August 26, 2022 -
I play therefore I learn
What is the single most effective way of teaching English grammar at Key Stage 2? Give children the chance to play with and utilise the grammar they have learned.
August 25, 2022 -
How to begin to write
With each new project, an experienced writer will often find a new style and approach. What does this tell us about helping children write creatively?
August 24, 2022 -
The one approach they need
What is the one approach that can help pupils and students learning French, more than any other?
It is often suggested that pupils and students appear to have greater imaginations than adults, and there is a good reason for this.August 2, 2022 -
Assessment made simple
What is the most efficient and effective way of assessing learning in maths? Where assessing the progress of children in maths is a separate activity from the day to day teaching and learning, then this assessment adds to the workload of the teacher.
August 1, 2022 -
Improving comprehension in SATs
What is the most effective way of encouraging children to read modern stories in preparation for KS2 SATs?
As children approach the KS2 SATs and the 11+ reading comprehension papers, one of the most helpful activities for them is the reading of modern children’s stories.
July 27, 2022 -
The easiest way to learn French!
Why is poetry easier to learn than prose? Why is a song easier to learn than poetry? And how can these findings be made use of, when teaching French?
July 22, 2022 -
I structure, therefore I can write
Sometimes, those working with Year 6 pupils can become frustrated by their use of repetitive and often unstructured sentences in their creative writing.
July 14, 2022 -
How do you approach a maths problem?
How can we show pupils that there can be many ways of solving a maths problem? They need to be able to identify a problem, and then how to solve it.
July 13, 2022
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