Undoubtedly, many children love books. Indeed, to read and be read to can be one of the great joys of childhood. However, it is also true that books are…
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What is a growth mindset? A mindset is a belief about yourself and your abilities. These beliefs include how your see: your intelligence, your talents, your personality. From over 30…
When teaching English, you should always integrate grammar and the correct terminology. Below are 5 mistakes that are made when teaching English and how to avoid them. 1. Don’t…
Confidence plays a huge part in learning. Decades of research support the idea that believing in your ability to do something enhances your ability to do it. However, this is…
What are the issues with Intervention? On Friday, at the NATE Primary Conference in Birmingham, I was leading a workshop on Intervention. This list above was the one that the...
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What is mastery? According to the EEF, “Mastery learning breaks subject matter and learning content into units with clearly specified objectives which are pursued until they are achieved. Learners work…
There are many reasons to use technology in the classroom. These are the top five: To personalise learning Personalised learning has the ability to accelerate the progress of students…
There are broadly two schools of thought when it comes to grammar: prescriptive and descriptive. This might seem a battle between light and dark, but like life, there are…
Precision Teaching can be used to accelerate progress in students of a particular skill. It is a simple, but intense teaching method used in a Special Education Needs context. Precision…
Why a ninja? When thinking about when to teach spelling, punctuation and grammar, some people groan because they think it’s going to be boring, but taught with a little bit of…
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