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help your child with maths
Sign up today to receive free updates to help your child succeed in numeracy. Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner Sometimes adults feel that they are unable to help their child with maths because they believethey themselves are not good at the subject. I don’t believe this is the case.Often it is the negative [...]
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counting
> Counting I can remember learning to count. Counting was so abstract. We just counted for the sake of counting, reciting numbers each day. There was no correlation to the real world and counting. Yes, I knew many counting songs and counting rhymes but we were not given the hands on experience that is needed [...]
> How can you tell if your child is gifted and talented?Gifted and talented Children have outstanding skills and abilities that outshine their peers. They could be gifted in math, English, science, sport or in the arts. These children find it easier to retain and understand what they have learned, as well as apply it. [...]
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children and self esteem
> Low self image We all want to have children that are positive, happy and full of self confidence. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Many parents and schools struggle with children that have low self confidence. Low self confidence can manifest itself in many ways, some may not be that obvious and often [...]
>Children and reading Teaching your child to read should be an enjoyable activity for children – not a chore. Some parents treat every reading session as a test. If their child does not know a word they see this as a sign that their child is failing and get even more stressed. One of the [...]