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GCSE English for less confident learners
What is the single most effective way of helping less confident learners through GCSE English?
It has been recognised for many years that the key to helping less confident learners become more proficient in English is by using a multi-sensory approach, through which the characters and the plot become much more real to the students.
April 21, 2023 -
How can comics help with reading comprehension?
How can comics help with reading comprehension? Many students find it difficult to remember what happened in a book and in what order.
February 15, 2023 -
Teaching phonics to aid pronunciation
I am in the group of pupils who (a while ago now!) did not have grammar and punctuation taught in their English lessons. This made learning other languages quite a challenge. Clare…
January 17, 2023 -
Five free multi-sensory downloads
Not everyone has had the opportunity to try the multi-sensory approach, either because they have not come across such resources, or because there is a lingering thought that they are only available to teach spelling and maths.
October 22, 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 -
How am I supposed to remember that?
What is the most effective way of helping children remember everyday (but irregular) French words and phrases?
July 18, 2022 -
The bright are different.
The journey from being a very bright child to becoming a well-rounded, well-adjusted and sociable very bright adult, is not without its challenges.
March 3, 2021
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