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
Why we started offering online lessons as well in person lessons
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When I first started the tutoring business in 2012 I was very opinionated that every lesson should take place in the comfort of the child's home. They would be in an environment where they felt comfortable and it would make life easier for the family. We could make the lessons interactive and use a wide variety of resources.
Then we went into lockdown.
I had 2 choices, either let the business, that I had spent the past 8 years working hard to build go, or adapt and embrace online lessons and try something new.
Really there wasn't a choice, and now we can offer online and in person lessons and it works. We can still put the child's needs at the centre of the lesson, we can still be creative with the content (just in a different way) and we can still make a huge difference to the children that we work with.