How to make learning an enjoyable experience

By: Dawn Strachan Published on: 23/07/2024

When was the last time you did something you didn't enjoy and you had no inspiration to do? I suspect you are struggling to find the answer...

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How do we learn?

By: Dawn Strachan Published on: 02/07/2024

As teachers, parents, tutors we probably reflect back on our own education and how we were taught. However, worksheets and learning by rote actually assist very few people in recalling information

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Tips and Tricks for the 9x tables

By: Dawn Strachan Published on: 01/07/2024

I think the 9x table is probably one of the easiest to learn because there are so many tricks you can use to help you. These are my favourite 3, I hope they help

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Getting to grips with letter sounds

By: Dawn Strachan Published on: 25/06/2024

In this post I will offer some suggestions to help you support your child with learning the initial letter sounds whether that's because of their age or a learning difficulty such as dyslexia

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