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
Tutor the child not the label
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
This is by no means meant as being derogatory towards getting the support a child needs to help them cope in the education system in life in general. Instead, it is meant as a reminder that behind every label is a child and it is important that we work with the needs of the individual rather than what we perceive them to need because of the label they have.
As humans we are all unique individuals and our role is to get to know the child as an individual and give them the support they need determined by who they are. ASD, ADHD, dyslexia, etc all have multiple different ways of presenting themselves, so we need to stop and take the time to get to know the child first and how they learn.