•  On Sep, 13, 2017
•  Mary Keating

Teaching the Dyslexic Child No 2 Dyslexia affects about 4% of children in English-speaking countries. Teaching the Dyslexic Child has particular challenges. The better we understand the facts about it, the better we can address the problem. Many children learn quickly through implicit teaching. They catch on.  But dyslexic children need instruction spelled out with […]

•  On Jul, 01, 2017
•  Mary Keating

Help with Creative Writing This post gives step by step guidance.  As parents you can help your child with writing tasks.  It could be a creative writing task, a factual account, instructions on how to make something or a recount of an experience of their own. Creative writing tasks often challenge children, so here are some […]

•  On Jun, 30, 2017
•  Mary Keating

A  is for Algebra A is for Algebra is an introduction to algebra. I asked my good friend, Dr David Perkins, to contribute this post. His bio details are at the end of the post. It’s not so hard  “If we are to believe television sitcoms, algebra is a branch of mathematics to be feared. […]

•  On Jun, 18, 2017
•  Mary Keating

Cursive Script – Debate Cursive Script – Debate, yes the debate is in earnest. Writing in script is considered a waste of teaching time in some education circles. Associate Professor Dr Misty Adoniou said in early 2015 in The Conversation, available on line “The research doesn’t find any benefits for cursive writing.” https://theconversation.com/profiles/misty-adoniou-107235 She added […]