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How Babies' learn & why Robots can't compete
If we could understand how the infant mind develops, it might help every child reach their full potential. But seeing them as learning...
Don't Dismiss Audiobooks
Want to enrich student's reading lives? Don't dismiss Audiobooks. This article is by Kyle Redford, a 5th grade teacher at Marin Country...
So you think English is easy?
Homographs are words of like spelling but with more than one meaning.. A homograph that is also pronounced differently is called a...
How can we encourage Boys to read for pleasure?
This article from The Guardian presents ideas for reluctant bookworms... It’s a challenge for teachers to get any of their students...
Online Addicts: Too Tired for Schoolwork
Exhausted teenagers are slumping at their school desks after a long night texting, gaming or obsessively monitoring Facebook. Sleep Well...
How to Train your Dragon Author
Cressida Cowell is battling dragons. Frightening, fire-breathing beasts that threaten her very status as one of this country’s most...
Why do Teens like Dystopian fiction so much?
Breaking and making is at the heart of a great many stories and it reflects the journey that adolescents have to navigate as they grow...
Carnegie medal winner Sally Gardner attacks Gove
Carnegie medal winner Sally Gardner attacks Gove's 'outdated' new curriculum. Sally Gardner wins the most prestigious children's books...
Teaching Dyslexic Children: spotting the signs
With many teachers not trained to spot dyslexia, Sally Bouwman shares her advice for detecting the disorder. Dyslexic pupils use...
The War of the Apostrophe
English council under attack for anti-apostrophe street-sign policy. It's an outrage. An English local authority has upset right-thinking...
Rewiring the Brain to Learn
Life-changing … Debra Gilmore, left, says the Arrowsmith Program had a transformative effect on her son Robert, 17. A controversial...
Michael Morpurgo: "We are failing too many boys..."
"We're failing too many boys in the enjoyment of reading." The findings of the National Literacy Trust's report into boys' reading are...
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