It’s a wrap for Dyslexia Awareness Month, but it’s not a wrap for those who have Dyslexia. Dyslexia is lifelong, and in the realm of learning differences, it can stand as a formidable challenge, a real and tangible obstacle that individuals face in not only their educational journey but also in their journey of life. […]
One of the topics I have found fascinating over the past months is the concept of primary and secondary knowledge. This may be something you are familiar with, however, if you are not overly familiar with it, it can be really eye-opening when it is linked with reading, writing, and spelling. Biologically primary knowledge and […]
Spaced Practice – Why Is This Important? In my last blog, I explored Ebbinghaus’s Forgetting Curve (view this here). In summary, Ebbinghaus’s Forgetting Curve is a concept developed by German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus in the late 19th century. He conducted experiments to understand how we forget information over time. Ebbinghaus found that when we learn something […]
Ebbinghaus’s Forgetting Curve – How does this tie into learning? When I was at SBP Wellington, I learned about Ebbinhaus’s forgetting curve for the first time. I love how I can go somewhere and learn something new. And by the way, I don’t feel at all embarrassed about saying this is the first time I […]
Cognitive Load Theory (or CLT) is a theory that aims to understand how the cognitive load produced by learning tasks can hinder students’ ability to process new information and create long-term memories. Understanding CLT can help teachers apply more effective teaching methods and enable us to recognize it in action and know how to support […]
I was recently asked about how I incorporate The Writing Revolution (TWR) into my tutoring sessions. It’s a great question and one that I’m happy to break down for you. To give you some background, I purchased TWR in July 2022 after I noticed that the students I was working with were struggling with critical […]
After reading a good article this week about whether we need to assign homework (Thank you, Linda Kimpton, from Effective Education Practices NZ – Following the Science and the Evidence) I thought I might write my two cents worth on this matter, and the role I see for homework, or home learning as I like […]
Sharing Best Practice – Wellington 2023 Here is post number three! Sharing information and knowledge is so important. The second workshop I attended at SBP Wellington was run by Dr. Helen Walls and was about The Significance of Handwriting to Writing (and Reading). I was really glad I managed to get into this workshop. I’ve […]
Sharing Best Practice – Wellington 2023. Here is my second post from SBP Wellington. I attended the breakout workshop put together by Jason Barkle, the Year 7&8 teacher at Tawa School. I chose to attend this workshop as currently I am working with several students from Year 6 through to Year 9, and I thought […]
I had a fabulous day attending “Sharing Best Practice July 2023” in Wellington. Despite the freezing and rainy weather in Wellington (who would have figured!), there was a great turnout of people at Tawa School. The event ran smoothly, thanks to the hard work of the Tawa School team. The workshops were fantastic and […]
