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Consistency vs Cramming: The EduHelp Approach to Support Learning
Image by Unseen Studio, public domain. At the start of the academic year, often the furthest thing from parents’ minds is preparing their child for exams. New schedules, new uniforms, stationery, backpacks, new teachers, extra-murals - parents have so many things to...
Support Learning is for Everybody
Anyone will benefit from support learning! Image by Naassom Azevedo, public domain. A common misconception about support learning is that it is purely focused on or beneficial for learners with learning challenges. The truth is, every learner can benefit from support...
Discussing Your Child’s Exam Results
How you talk to your child about their report affects their confidence. Image by Abou Yassin, public domain. How do you talk to your child about a less-than-stellar report? Parents are understandably invested in their children’s results and may be disappointed when...
Time Management for Teens and Tweens
Efficient time management is one of the most useful cognitive skills to learn. With a little guidance and help from parents, teachers, or guardians, young learners can become adept at managing their time. This helps them accomplish tasks within a given time frame,...
Goal setting for the older learner
Additional Information: for first-time goal setters it is important for an adult to assist the child in creating appropriate goals.Introduction: Holistic goal setting is the most beneficial form of goal setting as it looks at the primary factors in your life....
How EduHelp works
EduHelp Assessment and Parent Introduction The first appointment is an EduHelp assessment to understand and identify your child's needs, abilities and potential. We determine from this how we can assist your child. Feedback (report optional) We meet with you to...
The Importance of Writing Well
Writing is one of the primary skills we need to function in society. After speaking, writing is how we communicate most of our thoughts to others, and we use it in every sphere of life. Because humans are social beings, we rely on our ability to communicate...
Academic Writing Support and Editing
Loudine offers one-on-one online academic writing support coaching sessions for postgraduate, undergraduate, and secondary students. Students are welcome to bring a piece of work they are currently busy with for help and advice, or they can request help with certain...
How to Study Effectively
How to Study Effectively How to Study Effectively A look at how to create effective and efficient study management skills. Time Management (free time, study time, revision time and homework time) - how to find designated times for these creating a timetable Work...
Keeping Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs Simple
NounsDefinitionNouns are naming words.How to remember: both noun and name start with n. What is this called?Examples:people – girl/boy/Kiara/Siphoanimals – dog/cat, plants – tree/flowerplaces – house/Cape Town/Table Mountainthings – table/pencilnames of emotions –...
Reading, Part Four
The benefits of reading aloud and reading silentlyAs indicated in Part One of this series on reading there are various different types of reading. In this article we will discuss reading aloud and silent reading. These two reading methods exercise different...
Reading Part Three
Reading - Part Two: Oral Awareness, Book Awareness, Print Awareness, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Oral AwarenessThe foundation of oral awareness starts from pregnancy. The introduction of different sounds and subsequently learning to combine those sounds into...