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.
Episodes
23 episodes
3 stupid things I did when I first started tutoring
When I started Clara James Tutoring back in 2012, my background was education not business and I was incredibly susceptible to mistakes and being led on a wild goose chase... So, from trying to keep the business quiet to nearly bein...
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The importance of play into learning and boosting confidence
There's a few things that I'm opinionated on and the importance of making learning fun and relevant comes very high up on that list.When I started studying supporting different learning styles over 25 years ago, one of the things I learn...
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How I Started My Tutoring Business with No Confidence and Built It Anyway
"you're not as clever as your brother", "I don't think you have what it takes to work in a school", "who are you to teach me?!"Confidence is not a strong point of mind, I have this huge sense of inadequacy. But when a friend suggested I ...
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Supporting a primary school child with comprehension
I was asked the other day about supporting a 10 year old with comprehension. My initial response was to brain dump everything then use that as a guide to pull it all together..However, here is my actual advice. I hope it helps. ...
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Our hope is to give you even better support
Not everyone has a printer...So, we have introduced a premium level to the Clara James Approach so that we can send you a printed copy of the resources each month with a few other extra bonuses.You would also have access to a 1-to-1 mon...
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Building confidence in maths with your child at home
I think many of us have a fear of maths which we then unintentionally pass on to our children.However, there are things we can do which will help avoid that fear. A big part of that is to make it creative, fun, quality time that you can sha...
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Effective Revision Techniques for your GCSE exams
In this episode, we dive into revision strategies for English, tackling both general revision tips and specific advice for English subjects. Whether you’re just starting your revision journey or looking for ways to boost your effectiveness, thi...
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Interview with Claire: A GCSE English Teacher and Examiner
Claire is amazing, with 10 years of experience under her belt there's not a huge amount she doesn't seem to know and she's also happy to share her knowledge which I am truly thankful for.In this episode she share some of her insights in...
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Multiplying 11 by double digits
A few weeks ago, I was working with a lad, he’s brilliant, he’s just finished his GCSEs. We had just a couple of minutes left of the lesson, so we decided on a game of times-tables-noughts-and-crosses.I pulled up the grid and asked what ...
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A quick tip for GCSE English Literature - analysing the texts
This is a tip I was given by a lad I was working with last year. It was a suggestion made to him by his English teacher at school. I thought I would pass it on to you as well.I hope it helps. Good luck with the exams
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The Customer Journey
Imagine a family has decided to take the plunge and invest in a tutor for their child. It’s not something they’ve ever done before and they’re not sure what to expect. There are so many tutors out there. How should they decide!There are ...
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Into the Negative Zone: Demystifying Negative Numbers
Welcome to the Clara James Podcast, where we delve into Maths, English, and tutoring. Today's focus is on negative numbers, a topic that stumps many students.Let’s use an analogy involving earth mounds and holes to understand negative n...
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Learning individual letter sounds
Today, let's talk about teaching children the sounds of individual letters like 'a' instead of just their names. This is crucial because when kids learn to read, knowing the sound 'a' makes in words like "apple" is more helpful than simply reco...
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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...
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4:56
Supporting your child in telling the time
Today, let's talk about telling time. March's bundle from James' cloud series focuses on this skill, so it seemed fitting to discuss it here too.I work with a boy who struggles to tell time. He relies on his phone or Alexa but doesn't s...
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English Language Paper 2 (AQA)
Welcome to the Clara James Tutoring Podcast. In recent English language paper 2 prep, we've tackled four key questions: identifying facts, comparing texts, analysing language use, and another comparison. Then there’s section B—writ...
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5:02
Supporting reading
Hello and welcome! I'm Dawn from Clara James Tutoring. With World Book Day approaching, many parents are concerned because their children dislike reading. My oldest daughter wasn't keen on it either.At Clara James, we've developed a gam...
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10:47
Supporting spellings
Hello. Recently, I've discussed with parents the challenges of learning and retaining spelling skills. My advice is to make the process colourful, creative, and interactive to engage different parts of the brain.One method is using mult...
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13:48
Revising Maths
Hello, I hope you're having a good day. Many parents reach out to me after exam results are released, concerned about their child's revision strategies. To help, I've compiled some tips based on my experience in education and tutoring.F...
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Jenga
Jenga. How is Jenga relevant to maths or English?I had to ask myself how I could make it relevant, and actually over the past couple of years since it was first suggested as a handwriting aid, we have found multiple ways to incorporate ...
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Calculating the times tables
Hello. Today, I'll discuss times tables as they're fundamental to math, and without them, advancing in math is difficult. It's important for children to have multiple ways of recalling information rather than relying on repetitive worksheets.
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