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Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin
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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Tagged literacy, pre-school literacy, writing
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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
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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
How can I make sure my child is reading ready for school?
Parents often ask the team at Better Tuition how they can make sure their young child is ready for school? The first thing to say is that not all children are ready for reading Heidegger’s Being and Time by the time they … Continue reading
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Tagged Nursery, pre-school, reading, Reception
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Five everyday ways to have fun with maths
It’s easy to find fun, everyday ways to boost your child’s maths performance because maths is such a huge part of everyday life! Read our tips to find out how you and your child can have fun with maths. 1. … Continue reading
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Trafford entrance exams: what should I be doing over Easter?
If your child is preparing for Trafford’s grammar school entrance exams, you may like to plan some activities for the two week break. 1. If you haven’t already familiarised yourself with the various requirements of each school, you should read … Continue reading
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The Association of Professional Tuition Centres: delivering the gold standard in tuition
I was delighted to be asked this week, “Is Better Tuition a member of the Association of Professional Tuition Centres?” Why? Because it shows that the association, which we helped found last year, is fast becoming the gold standard in … Continue reading
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Demystifying maths measures: how to help your child tell a metre from a litre
Why are maths measures important? For the teaching team at Better Tuition, maths measures are endlessly fascinating. Did you know there is a definitive kilogram kept under lock and key in France? Did you know a metre is actually defined … Continue reading
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Parents’ Evening: A Rough Guide
How to raise concerns at parents’ evening Parents’ evenings at school are springing up like daffodils at the moment and it is super important to attend and discuss your child’s academic and social progress. But how do you raise concerns without … Continue reading