Tag: learning
Raising expectations
Nicola Enoch on why expectations matter, how knowledge strengthens practice, and how everyday classroom decisions can either expand or restrict opportunity.
For pupils with Down...
Framing
Jane Craig on the language used by parents, educators and dyslexic individuals to frame their experience with dyslexia, and she describes the impact that...
Education through immersion
Kimberley Booth sees immersive technology as a powerful force for equality in education.
Education is changing, specifically for children with special educational needs. Immersive technology...
Project-based learning
Project-based learning has re-ignited our passion as educators, writes Tamaryn Yartu.
The concept of one-size-fits-all should never be used to design a curriculum, yet the...
Point of view: Still positive about autism
It's now thirteen years since I was diagnosed with Asperger's, and eleven years since my last article for SEN Magazine, which was titled Positive...
Great books for struggling readers
Lindsay Pickton reflects on the challenge of building confident readers.
Reading for Pleasure has become a timetabled item in many schools. And this is a...
Metacognition
Rebecca Heyes explains why metacognitive thinking can be a powerful tool for students with dyslexia.
Metacognition is the ability to understand our own cognitive processes....
Anxiety in schools
Julie Gibson describes how schools can benefit from viewing anxiety through an autism lens
It is widely reported that anxiety in children and young people...
What about the strugglers?
Stephen Rickard on making phonics work for struggling readers.
We've come a long way since phonics was made compulsory for teaching literacy in England. Early...
Removing barriers to learning
Sotiria Vlahodimou offers some advice for parents who are trying to find the best learning environment for their child.
Choosing the best educational pathway for...
