It was only when I started writing about the path I had taken in my career that I realized how much I had relied on serendipity rather than planning to get me to where I am today. Logical (Number) learners would have created a plan and worked towards it. Being an intuitive (Visual) learner this […]
I meet many students with different learning problems – but the all have the same simple solution. Could it be the solution to your child’s learning problems? Check out these three – true – stories and discover how easy it can be to overcome learning problems. Story #1 Marianne was worried about her son.
Who benefits from online learning? During the pandemic most schools moved to on-line learning. This was seen as being the least worst option to help students keep up with their work. Many students found it difficult to adapt to this new form of schooling and their grades suffered as a result. But some children thrived
Here we go again. There is a BIG discussion in education circles about the best way to teach kids to read. The debate is an old one wrapped up in new language. Instead of the terms Phonics v. Whole language educators are now using the terms Structured Literacy v. Three-cueing system. Same old
I hear it all the time – “He just won’t listen to me” “I have to spend hours helping with homework, I am exhausted” “I have to show my child what to do. What are teachers doing?” “I have tried everything but nothing seems to work” “Some of the assignments just don’t make sense” “I
I was shocked. A teacher told me that they didn’t help kids learn to read until they were 6 years old and in Grade 1. What! This didn’t sound right. Why wait until a child is in Grade 1 when most kids are ready to begin their reading journey well before they are 6