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Don’t Confuse Learning Skills with Learning Strategies

There is a tendency nowadays to confuse the word skill with related concepts like strategy, method, and technique. Many people, when talking about “learning skills,” actually mean learning strategies, learning methods, or learning techniques.

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Instruction vs. Remediation vs. Intervention

Instruction is what happens in the school in a classroom. Remediation and intervention are not instruction. Only when the instruction has failed do remediation and intervention take over.

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Teaching Myth: Repetition and Drill Dull Creativity

Repetition and drill have become swear words in education. Today, this form of learning is considered to be “out of style,” “ghastly boring,” and even “mindless.” Drill-and-practice, teachers are told, produces only rote memorization and dulls creativity.

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Online Dylexia Tutor: Sue du Plessis

Sue conceptualized the Edublox teaching and learning methods that have helped thousands of children struggling academically to read, learn, and achieve.

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Online Dyscalculia Tutor: Sue du Plessis

Sue conceptualized the Edublox teaching and learning methods that have helped thousands of children struggling academically to read, learn, and achieve.

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Sue du Plessis, Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Tutor

Sue conceptualized the Edublox teaching and learning methods that have helped thousands of children struggling academically to read, learn, and achieve.

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Individualized Education Program (IEP) in the U.S.

In an effort to provide a more tailored educational experience for children with learning disabilities, U.S. schools create an individualized education program (IEP) for each student. The IEP must be designed to provide the child with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).

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The Beauty of Mathematics

Mathematics is an abstract science of numbers, quantity, and space. It has been an integral part of human civilization, shaping our understanding of the world and driving advancements in technology, science, and everyday life. This article delves into the various facets of mathematics, its significance, and its application across different fields.

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The Enthralling History of Mathematics

Mathematics has shaped every facet of human existence, from commerce to art, astronomy to architecture, and has been essential to human development. Its history spans centuries and continents and is a rich tapestry of inventions and discoveries. This article explores the history of mathematics, focusing on significant turning points and individuals who have influenced this vital discipline.

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Signs and Symptoms of Dyspraxia

Dyspraxia, also known as a Developmental Motor Coordination Disorder, is a condition that affects a person’s ability to coordinate physical movements. This results in clumsiness and difficulty in acquiring motor skills to varying degrees. In this article, we discuss the signs and symptoms of dyspraxia and how to recognize it during child development.

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When Is My Child Ready to Read?

‘Reading readiness’ has been defined as the point at which a person is ready to learn to read and the time during which a person transitions from being a non-reader into a reader.

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70 Inspiring Quotes of Ancient Wisdom

The ancient world produced many great thinkers whose wisdom comes to us in the form of their recorded thoughts and ideas about things that people still reflect on or care about today. The following quotes are best described as ancient wisdom, and the words from these great thinkers may inspire people today.

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