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
Adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator
Good morning, welcome back to our podcast. I was absent last week due to a business retreat and personal celebrations. The highlight from the retreat was a realisation: I can sell our tutoring franchise because selling is simply solving someone's problem, which I do when discussing how we help your child with their maths or English.
We discussed franchising costs—£3,000 initially plus £100 monthly for training—which feels right for me. So stay tuned; my first franchise sale may happen soon!
Switching gears to academics, many children seem to be working on fractions at school at the moment. For example, adding fractions with common denominators is easy; just add the numerators. Multiplying requires multiplying both top and bottom numbers separately.
For division, flip the second fraction and multiply across..
Have a great week and catch you in the next podcast.