What to do when your son hates reading – 6 top tips
Most educational experts (and parents!) know that it is usually more difficult to persuade boys to read than girls. Plus there’s a lot of research to prove it.
Seven things you can do to get boys reading in your classroom
It’s a challenge for teachers to get their students excited about reading. Yet strong reading skills are a crucial component for success. If you have boys who are struggling with reading (or who are disengaged or even require extension) try a few of these easy-to-implement ideas in your classroom. The results may surprise you! 1) …
New enquiry into adult literacy and its importance
When children struggle to read, it can feel distressing in the moment for them and their families. The psychological effects of falling behind does leave an emotional mark, not to mention the impact of reading difficulties in seemingly unrelated subjects like math and science. The more far-reaching impacts of low literacy paint a worrying picture. …
2020/21 Reading Challenge for Kids and Teens
Dear Teachers and Parents, do any of these scenarios sound familiar? Your 13 year old only wants to read fantasy. If you see another book cover with a dragon on it, you’re going to hide it! You see all the reading challenge posts popping up, but your kids don’t enjoy reading ……….you feel like a…
Designing a Literacy Program for Schools and Parents
What does it take to create and maintain a successful school literacy program? How do you engage the low achievers? Extend those with higher abilities? Help students to make it clear what they need to improve? How can I make Grammar and Punctuation ‘fun’? I found out not so long ago when I was frustrated…
Improving Childrens’ Writing Skills: 10 Easy Tips
Aside from COVID, Australian students’ writing performance has gained a lot of attention this year, especially in the middle years where NAPLAN data is analysed. While the junior and middle years are the building blocks for writing, it is the senior years where our students are faced with high-stakes English exams. So it’s important to…
Beat the Study Stress: Top 5 tips for student organisation
Helping our students to study smarter and not harder is the goal at the tail-end of every term. Many students say that they are stressed and overwhelmed. Let’s look at how can we equip our students with better organisation and time management tools to reduce their stress. The ‘tools’ to add to their toolbox include…
Helping boys close the reading gap
Up to 25% of children struggle with learning to read. It’s not their fault. We offer a solution for schools and parents. Our program, for use in primary and secondary schools, is uniquely placed to be effective as it caters especially to boys. Literacy for Boys offers a variety of engaging topics that appeal to…
Comprehende? Helping kids “get it”: 6 Reading Strategies for Parents and Teachers
Helping boys with comprehension is paramount. But with so many strategies and theories, no wonder parents (& sometimes teachers!) are overwhelmed. Do any of these sound familiar? “James often plows right through reading, decoding words but not comprehending.” “I can tell that Samuel doesn’t get the meaning as he works through a page of text.”…
An inspirational, MUST WATCH clip – recognising the potential in our students
Take a few minutes to watch this inspiring video about seeing the value in our children and the students that we teach. One of the best parts of being a teacher is definitely those ‘Mr Jensen’ moments. What makes us different can be our best gift. Check out our blogs for more ideas and tips….