In this blog post, I’ll briefly explore strategies for working with older dyslexic students while preserving their sense of intelligence and capability. As educators, it’s crucial to acknowledge and honor the mana, or inherent dignity and worth, of dyslexic students throughout their learning journey. This term, I have ended up working with many more older […]
A daily practice for any of the students who come through my door and sit down with me for literacy tutoring is to write the date in full. Initially, it’s time-consuming for many students; however, as they begin to build automaticity with this task, the time once taken soon disappears. Why do I do this? […]
A big part of my teaching practice during the lessons I teach is review. In fact, in most lessons, the new concept is only presented in the final 15 minutes of a 50-minute lesson. The rest is a review of previous skills taught. Review is so important, as it plays a big role in strengthening […]
What is assessment? Assessment is the process of collecting information, and it can allow us to understand more about the progress of an individual. Assessments support to identify strengths and challenges, and from that, conclusions and recommendations can be reached. What is a literacy assessment? A literacy assessment therefore is the process of collecting specific […]
Phew, it’s been a busy week, and the main focus has been preparing for the upcoming learning sessions. Lessons for my students resume next week, and I’d like to share some of the preparations I’ve made: Reacquainting Myself with Learning Materials: Over the break, I reviewed my scope and sequence, then set it aside. This […]
What are the top must-have items on my desk, to support lessons running smoothly? It’s a bit of a lighter blog post this week, as we head into the final 5 weeks of term, and our poor brains are at capacity with assessment, report writing, and generally keeping it together. Due to this, I thought […]
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 […]
