Three Cognitive Skills that Matter for Academic Achievement
This paper was presented virtually at the EduLearn19 International Conference on New Learning Technologies in Palma, Spain. The study confirms the importance of strong cognitive skills for academic achievement; the cognitive skill with the strongest correlation was auditory short-term memory.
Read MoreVideo: Só Word Disleksie Oorkom
Maddie sal nooit kan lees nie, het professioneles voorspel. Mense wat haar geëvalueer het, het gesê hulle het nog nooit tevore disleksie so ernstig soos met haar gesien nie, en dat haar ouers moet probeer om dinge te vind wat Maddie buite akademie mee suksesvol kan wees, omdat sy nooit in 'n akademiese omgewing sal aard nie.
Read MoreEdublox and UP Present at International Education Conference
The Director of Educational Programmes at Edublox, Susan du Plessis, and research psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pretoria, David Maree, recently collaborated for a virtual presentation at the prestigious EDULEARN19 Conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Read MoreEdublox Conference 2019 Welcomes Franchisees from Across Southern Africa
More than 40 Edublox franchisees from across Southern Africa travelled to Gauteng earlier this month for the Edublox Conference – a bi-annual event with the goal of inspiring the collective and to equip them with tools they require to achieve business success in a dynamic and challenging business environment.
Read MoreHelp, My Child Has Dyslexia (Part 5)
No one can ever prepare a parent for two things: the immeasurable love that comes with having a child; and the sorrow and confusion that comes when your child appears to learn in a different way from other children. Knowing that literacy is key to success in both school and employment settings and society at large, can fill a parent with fear.
Read MoreHelp, My Child Has Dyslexia (Part 4)
Imagine how a parent feels if, despite doing all the right things - such as buying them lots of children’s books and reading to them every night - their child struggles to learn to read when they start school. It comes as a total surprise in that there is no apparent reason why this should happen...
Read MoreHelp, My Child Has Dyslexia (Part 3)
Dyslexia isn't just an academic and individual problem; it's also a family problem. Having a child with a learning problem impacts the entire family. Parents, brothers, sisters, and even grandparents become involved, must adjust, and are changed in the process.
Read MoreHelp, My Child Has Dyslexia (Part 2)
Going to school can be a nightmare for children who suffer from dyslexia. The stress and frustration they have to endure as a result of their poor achievement cause them to be reluctant to go to school, develop low self-esteem and have behavioural problems...
Read MoreHelp, My Child Has Dyslexia (Part 1)
There are few things that create so much tension within a parent as a child who struggles with reading, spelling and writing. Whereas most children find it easy, or relatively easy, for one out of five children this experience is very different.
Read MoreStudiegroepe
Hierdie artikel oor studiegroepe, en hoe om 'n vraestel te beantwoord, waarin Edublox-kundiges aangehaal word, het verskyn in Beeld op 30 Mei 2019.
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