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
Coffee and a tutoring chat: The battle of the homework!
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Homework is a battle in many (may be most) households and I don't think it's about laziness, I think it's more emotional than that.
Kids are often tired at the end of the day and their motivation is done. But they have to come home and start again and it just (in their minds) feels unfair.
I think the biggest thing we can do to help is to be there to support them, rather than to pressure them and to find out what works for them; some kids like quiet, some like noise and movement around them, some like to sit at a table, some like to lay on their bed or the floor.
If we can work with them, we can hopefully help to remove some of the friction and make it much less of a painful experience