Top Tips to Raise a Good Reader
Ensure your child reads aloud to you regularly from a book of her choice. Ask questions to gauge her level of understanding of what she has just read. Monitor the time she spends looking at a screen for educational or recreational purposes, whether it's a TV, computer, tablet or cellphone. Find more tips on raising a good reader...
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Inspiring! Twins with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Overcome Learning Difficulties
Lameez Armien, from Goodwood, Cape Town is an immensely proud and loving mother with an incredible story to tell of hope in overcoming major challenges. Her two sons, fostered from three weeks old are identical twins Jeremiah and Joshua....
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Leesbegrip Is die Doel van Lees
Leesbegrip is die doel van lees. Die rede waarom ons lees is immers om sin te maak uit dit wat op die bladsy geskryf staan. Wanneer ’n kind vlot lees, aanvaar ons dat sy verstaan wat sy gelees het, maar 3 tot 10% van vlot lesers begryp nie wat hulle gelees het nie. Hoewel daar ander redes mag wees, is die algemene oorsake van ’n gebrek aan leesbegrip die volgende...
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It’s Report Time Again
The way parents respond to report card results can play an important role in how their children perform in the next school year. Parents should set quality time aside to spend with their child, discussing their performance in 2015 and setting academic goals for 2016.
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Kyk Só Na Jou Kind Se Rapport; Pluk die Vrugte in 2016
Die wyse waarop ouers oor hul kind se skoolrapport reageer kan ’n belangrike rol speel in hoe hul kind die volgende jaar presteer. Sit kwaliteit-tyd opsy om met jou kind sy akademiese vordering in 2015 te bespreek en om akademiese doelwitte vir 2016 te stel.
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Om Op Skool Te Presteer
Net voordat die skoolvakansie regtig begin, is daar ’n oomblik van waarheid wanneer ouers hul kind se jaareinde-skoolrapport ontvang. Dit is vir alle ouers van die uiterste belang is om te weet waarna om te kyk wanneer jy jou kind se skoolrapport lees, ongeag die finale punt wat ’n kind ontvang.
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Parents Urged to Learn More About Reading Difficulties, Dyslexia
“Your child is dyslexic.” A parent’s worst nightmare may be to hear these words. This October, known as Dyslexia Awareness Month, Edublox urges parents to find out more about the reading and learning problems their children may have...
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Traditional versus Technological: Tech Solutions Won’t Solve Learning Problems
There’s no doubt that technology is a valuable tool for learning and there are many associated educational benefits, but teachers and parents should be careful to introduce technology as a learning tool at the right time and place according to a child’s needs and ability.
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Presentation: The Importance of Cognitive Skills in Maths Education
Learning is a stratified process, in which one skill needs to be properly mastered before other subsequent skills can be learned. When it comes to mathematics, mastering certain cognitive skills is a prerequisite for learning maths.
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Radio Interview: Paper Books Versus Reading Off a Screen
As technology becomes an ever increasing element of our daily lives, educational specialists discuss how best to incorporate it in schools. Which is better ― learning to read by sitting and reading a book versus reading by facing the screen?
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