by Loudine Heunis | Oct 25, 2024 | Blog, Secondary & Tertiary Students
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...
by Melissa van Hal | Mar 2, 2019 | Blog, Teaching concepts & Material
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 –...
by Melissa van Hal | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Education & Ideas
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...
by Melissa van Hal | Oct 9, 2018 | Blog, Education & Ideas
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...
by Melissa van Hal | Sep 7, 2018 | Blog, Education & Ideas
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...
by Melissa van Hal | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog, Education & Ideas
An introduction to readingReading 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...
