education

Dyslexia from LissaT ^Pro 143 days old

I have just seen on the News that the government is promising extra specialist teachers for children with dyslexia. Good for them. It just so happens ...

Speech from LissaT ^Pro 222 days old

A couple of weeks back I wrote a short blog about 'inherited speech patterns' which was about turns of phrase which remain in speech for generations ...

Wilderspin National School from LissaT ^Pro 288 days old

[ ... ] to Sunday, and school parties can book through the North Lincs Museum Education Service 01724 843533. I am longing for lots of schools to book!

Infant School from LissaT ^Pro 482 days old

[ ... ] – on to higher education. NAMES These are the children I can remember from infant school, although John Grant, Richard Spicker or David Stagg ...

More on Language from LissaT ^Pro 562 days old

Since I posted on this subject last week I have been thinking about language acquisition and young children. Do you remember the year that you were ...

Beyond his years? from LissaT ^Pro 929 days old

[ ... ] connected with education. On Wednesday I was chatting with Ann and Hilary after work, and Ann talked about the herb garden she had worked on at a ...

To simplify or not to simplify from LissaT ^Pro 974 days old

Every now and again we get a negative comment on the evaluation sheets we give to teachers at the end of each workshop, and occasionally these comments ...

School Visit from LissaT ^Pro 985 days old

Yesterday we took the KS1 Historic Toys Outreach to a brand new, ecologically sound primary school - so new that it has not yet had its official opening ...

Teach the teachers? from LissaT ^Pro 1002 days old

This evening I was helping Jess with her history homework in which she had to write a diary of plague year. They were given an A4 sheet with an outline ...

Let it snow from LissaT ^Pro 1008 days old

[ ... ] lists of adult education classes she plans to attend just as soon as she reaches the age when they are free. I shall be 26 again as usual. Sadly, ...