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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 – A look at how to create effective and efficient study management skills.
Keeping Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs Simple
See definitions and examples to make it easy
Reading, Part Four
As 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 developmental skills for children and it is therefore vital to practice both.
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...
Reading, Part Two
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...
Reading, Part One
Reading without a doubt plays a central role in our education, communication and development. Poor reading skills can set a child back detrimentally in school. Although this blog post is based on foundational reading the principles can be applied to all learners. If a learner has difficulty with any of the steps of learning to read, their ability to read, write, comprehend and express is negatively affected, and therefore going back to the missing step can help strengthen their reading skills.
What is Support Learning?
What is Support Learning? Definition Support learning assists children (with or without learning differences) in developing their learning skills and abilities. Support learning is designed to tap into each child's strengths and help address concepts that the child...
LEARNER WORKSHOPS
Workshop Information Study Smart: Comprehensive Studies This workshop looks at studying from a different angle. Our topic focus is specifically designed to cater for high school or intermediate phase learners to show them the following: - Time Management (free time,...
Learning how to set realistic goals:
Many children battle with goal setting. Their goals tend to be unrealistic or based on the standard answers they believe are expected of them. With that in mind, I provide this goal-setting method with an explanation detailing how to help young learners choose healthy...
Parenting Behaviours to Avoid Part One
Recently, I read a very interesting article about common parent 'mistakes' in our society today. This sparked off an idea to write about different behaviours we should avoid when raising our children. The content I will discuss will be based on a variety of sources,...