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Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin
Grow a Turing Sunflower and Help MOSI’s Mass Experiment
Science Tuition for a better future Many parents feel confident about helping their children with maths and English, but less so when it comes to science tuition. Here is a way you can combine a little science lesson with lots … Continue reading
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Year 1 Phonics Screening Check: What You Need to Know
Year 1 phonics screening checks will be carried out in schools from 18th June 2012 for one week. Many parents are keen to understand what the checks are about and how they will be carried out – you can find … Continue reading
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How to help your left handed child
Demons, Brain Damage and Sinistrophobia: the Horrible History of the Left-Handed Did you know that until late Victorian times, left-handed people were considered to be demon-possessed? Or that until the 1970s, left-handed children were labelled as brain damaged? Did you … Continue reading
Motivating reluctant writers in six easy steps
Reluctant writers are not a rare phenomenon. Many children find it hard to express themselves in writing: some may find it difficult to put their ideas down on paper; others lack confidence because they have yet to master the rules … Continue reading
Summer School Returns!
EDIT: This is an old post; to find details of Better Tuition’s 2019 Summer School, please follow this link. Better Tuition’s popular summer school will be running on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this year. Current customers can book in now; others are … Continue reading
Six Key Stage 2 SATs Revision Websites
Key Stage 2 SATs revision websites: where can I find the best? The Key Stage 2 SATs are only a matter of days away and while many Year 6 children are working hard on paper based resources, this type of … Continue reading
Posted in English, Key Stage 2, literacy, Maths, SATs, Science
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Pre-School Literacy Games to Play at Home: Part Three
This is the third in our series of pre-school literacy games for you to play at home with your child. Although these games are ideal for nursery age children, your reception age child will also enjoy them. View Part One and Part Two. Game Three: Bingo! … Continue reading
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Pre-School Literacy Games to Play at Home: Part Two
This is the second in our series of pre-school literacy games for you to play at home with your child. Although these games are ideal for nursery age children, your reception age child will also enjoy them. View Part One and Part Three. Game Two: Guess … Continue reading
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Pre-school Literacy Games to Play at Home: Part One
This is the first in our series of pre-school literacy games for you to play at home with your child. Although these games are ideal for nursery age children, your reception age child will also enjoy them. View Part Two … Continue reading
Posted in Early Years, English, FREE downloads, literacy, Pre-school, Top tips
Tagged early years, pre-school literacy, pre-school reading games, reading, reading games
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E-Books versus ‘Real’ Books: Why Paper is Mightier than the Kindle
The E-Reader Phenomenon “Bury me with my Kindle,” proclaimed a good friend of mine recently, somewhat alarmingly, about an object no-one had heard of a couple of years ago. I must confess I haven’t got a Kindle and that this … Continue reading