Posts Tagged ‘spelling’
WITH 63% OF UK 11-14 YEAR OLDS UNABLE TO EVEN SPELL ‘ACHIEVEMENT’ HOW CAN WE EXPECT OUR NEXT GENERATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL?
Mar 20 2013- Monica Costa
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The news of the UK’s slipping education standards is worrying: From not knowing who invaded England in 1066 to which century WW2 was in, these shocking statistics gathered over the last 12 months are a bit distressful.
Writing fun with Benjamin Writer-Messy
Aug 31 2012- Monica Costa
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‘Benjamin Writer-Messy’ is an exciting picture story book for children embracing school skills and positively inspiring children to love writing and learning in general.
Top 5 Literacy Games to have at Home!
Aug 27 2012- Priya Desai
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Games are fun to play as a family. There are so many games out there that also help children to learn important educational skills.
Spelling fun with Jake Monkey Tail
Aug 02 2012- Monica Costa
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Nobody is better than our popular guest blogger Priya Desai, an independent speech and language therapist who works with young children in schools, to advice parents on how to help kids to be good at spelling. Her Monkey Jake is funny and kids just feel a bit like him. Priya through Jake inspires and encourages children to have fun with their spelling tests.
Why you shouldn’t stop your toddler from writing on your walls
Jul 10 2012- Usha Patel
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Introducing cursive handwriting in the first years of schooling is a daunting task for parent and child alike. Yet, more and more primary schools are insisting that a child entering school should embark on writing at this seemingly complicated level.