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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 -
This is my world
Art is an extremely positive activity for children in primary school. Almost everyone who paints regularly will testify that art becomes important to their lives.
July 7, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (28 April 2022)
In the “What Kids Are Reading” report, graphic novels have made it into the top ten favourites for secondary school pupils for the first time.
April 28, 2022 -
The idea and the poem
One is with an emphasis on ideas which can be expressed poetically, the other is focusing on the structure and rhyme of the poem itself.
March 2, 2022 -
Two factors before
What are the two factors that a child must come to terms with before tackling a comprehension activity?
By and large, if an activity is enjoyable children find it easier to understand. And indeed vice-versa.
To put this into the context of a lesson, if a child understands what she or he is reading, then they will enjoy the reading.
February 10, 2022 -
To MTC or not to MTC?
A pupil’s understanding of times tables is important for future success in maths and the MTC. Help them fathom the complexities of multiplication with these superheroes.
May 3, 2021 -
Stimulate, challenge, repeat!
Efficiency in relation to learning the times tables is not a topic that is often discussed. And yet, some ways of learning times tables are more efficient than others.
April 27, 2021 -
Two factors to raise reading comprehension skills
It is vital that children are given passages to read that they can both understand and enjoy – that are appropriate, engaging, varied and grab their attention.
March 11, 2020
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