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Even though you get little or no training on how to be a good parent, being a parent means that you need to become an expert in many different fields as your child grows up – and none more important to manage than your child’s schooling and homework.

We have built this inter-active Information Center to provide a resource for parents who want to stay well-informed so they can be effectively involved in their child’s education.

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    If you are not an expert in the field of education you will find it very easy to get caught up in the fashions that regularly sweep through the education systems of the world. We provide you with expert information that is easy to understand and apply to your personal situation.

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    Use our Information Center to find a different perspectives from those that you might be getting from teachers, psychologists and other professionals. If in doubt about the advice other people are giving, you, always get a second opinion, because many of the teachers and other professionals you will encounter are not experts in the foundation skills of thinking and learning like we are.

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Preschool & Early Learning

  • Blowing bubbles father and baby

    Make parenting a win-win situation for you and your child.

    How to Get Your Child Ready to Start School

    Many parents, especially with their first child, are reluctant to start educating their child until their child starts school. This is because they do not feel they have the expertise or are scared that what they do may conflict with what is taught at school.

    Little do they realise that the school is relying on the parents to have taught… Click here to read more on ‘How to Get Your Child Ready to Start School’.

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    If you can’t find what you are looking for in this section then ask your question here and we will endeavour to answer it as soon as we can.

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Thinking & Learning Skills

 

Basic Skills & 3Rs

  • Improving Handwriting

    Since most schools moved away from teaching proper cursive writing in favour of print or a semi-linked script style, there has been less emphasis on teaching handwriting technique. Consequently, many children hold their pens in an awkward manner, which in turn forces them to use a technique called ‘finger-writing’ which is slower and more difficult to do than traditional ‘hand-writing’. Click here to read more on ‘Improving Handwriting’.

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Reading & Comprehension

 

Phonics

  • Government Guidelines for Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics

    Govt GuidelinesBecause of generally poor levels of literacy among school students despite many years at school, governments of all the major English-speaking countries (including USA, UK, Canada and Australia) have recently conducted major studies into the best ways of teaching basic reading skills.

    ALL THESE STUDIES CONCLUDED THE SAME THING: The best way to teach basic reading skills is to teach the spelling rules for each of the 44 sounds in English – this is called Phonics. Click here to read more on ‘Government Guidelines for Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics’.

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    Phonic Memory Aids

    What Is Phonics?

    The word ‘phonics’ comes from the ancient Greek word for ‘sound’. Since the Greeks were the first culture to develop an alphabet to represent the sounds in their language, it is fitting that in English we use the word ‘phonics’ to mean the teaching of the letter-sound relationships for reading, and the sound-letter relationships for spelling. Click here to read more on ‘What Is Phonics?’

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Spelling

 

Dyslexia

 

Maths

 

Essay Writing & Speech Writing

 

Exam & Study Skills

 

Social & Emotional Skills

 

English & Social Sciences

 

Science

 

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