The Clara James Approach to learning
When it comes to learning we are all individuals.
The past 20+ years have taught me that no matter our learning style if the child is engaged and relaxed they are more likely to learn.
If we just keep giving them the same resources, varied over and over again, all we are doing is giving them one place in their brains to find the information. However, by giving them a variety of resources we can make it more interesting, more relevant, and help them to create multiple memories so that when they need to recall the information, they have more places they can go to in order to find it.
If we can boost their confidence as well as their knowledge we will make their life and ours easier.
For 20 years now I've been fascinated by different learning styles: ASD, Dyslexia, ADHD. The purpose of this podcast is to share my findings with you, so that maybe what I've learned will be of help to you too.
The Clara James Approach to learning
Latest Episodes
We don't just share best practice. We create it together: Building the Clara James Franchise
I've been thinking a lot recently about how ideas travel.In many organisations, someone at the top has a great idea.That idea gets passed down through layers of management.By the time it reaches the people actually doing th...
A Tutoring chat and a coffee - Getting your first students
Putting yourself out there as a tutor takes a lot of commitment. Always in the back of your mind knowing that no- one may be interested. Each day you put one foot in front of the other and keep going in the belief that today will be the ...
Is tutoring about our success or the child that we are working with?
I had had a conversation with a tutor earlier this evening that has left me fuming. He is generally a fantastic tutor, but on this I did not agree with him.He had spoken to a mum about supporting her daughter. She was in the top set but ...
Tutoring Chat & Coffee: Where Is the Best Place to Work as a Tutor? Lessons from 14 Years of Tutoring
There are 4 different locations where you could base your tutoring from: at your home, online, at their home or in a general setting.We’ll go through each of these, and I’ll try and be objective…The most common form of tutoring in...
Helping anxious and neurodiverse children transition through the summer holidays and back to school
As we get closer to the end of term, many families are looking forward to the summer holidays - and rightly so. After a long school year, children often really need that break. They need time to rest, play, recharge, and just be.But for ...