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How to Write Social Stories
Social Stories and Autistic Spectrum Disorder It is often very frustrating when there are barriers in communication, particularly for those who have autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Due to these barriers, often those with ASD struggle to understand social rules or...
Understanding Dyspraxia in Schools
8th October-14th October is dyspraxia awareness week. Dyspraxia is a neurological disorder described as a delay in motor skills development. As well as this, there are many other difficulties that a child with dyspraxia may experience. Farmer, Echenne and Bentourkia...
Dyspraxia Interventions
8th October-14th October is dyspraxia awareness week. Dyspraxia is a neurological disorder described as a delay in motor skills development. As well as this, there are many other difficulties that a child with dyspraxia may experience. Farmer, Echenne and Bentourkia...
Are 'Learning Styles' Just a Myth?
In recent years in education there has been an increased focus on the use of a learning styles model in the classroom. The basic idea behind learning styles is that if a teacher matches their style of teaching delivery to a learner’s preferred style of processing,...
4 Ways Psychology Can Improve Your Parenting
The study of psychology is divided into several major branches, including biopsychology, abnormal psychology, social psychology, and cognitive psychology, among others. One of the largest and most expansive fields of psychology is developmental psychology, which...
6 Ways to Lower Childhood Stress
In recent years, psychologists have given increasing attention to the idea of reducing childhood stress. Not only does mounting evidence support the idea that childhood stress leads to decreased positive health outcomes later in life, but it is also widely held that...
Strengths-Based Approaches and Positive Psychology for Children with ADHD
The start of a new school year is an exciting time as children are reunited with their friends, meet their new teachers, and prepare for the year ahead, but for children with ADHD, this excitement can be overshadowed by the strain of coping with the everyday...
Growth Mindset: "Even Einstein struggled…"
Childrens' beliefs about themselves, their environment, and what they need for success can influence their motivation. Recent research has attempted to lift the barriers to motivation and learning by challenging pupils' unhelpful beliefs about their abilities and...
How enhancing pupils' Social and Emotional Learning boosts academic performance
Learning occurs in a social context. Childrens' ability to understand their emotions, to empathise, to problem-solve and to be able to draw on these skills to establish and maintain positive relationships, not only impacts on their social and emotional development,...
Clever Classrooms
A 2015 study by Salford University explored the impact of classroom design on learning and concluded that well-designed classrooms can boost learning progress in primary school pupils by up to 16% in a single year. 27 schools were used, with 153 classrooms were...
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