REVIEWED BY NUMBERDYSLEXIA’S EXPERT PANEL ON DECEMBER 26, 2022 Is a penguin and a polar bear the exact same thing? The answer is they are not. Even though they are both animals found in regions with extreme temperatures and snow. A penguin is a bird and a polar bear is an animal. They both look different as … Read more
If you can change a classroom, you can change a community, and if you change enough communities, you can change the world.” – Erin Gruwell A student’s life starts in the school classroom. Children must learn skills from the start to adapt to the real world. The classroom can be a great place to teach … Read more
According to the American Psychological Association, Dyslexia is a “neurological issue and a learning disability, with individuals having difficulty in language processing i.e. difficulties in reading, spelling, writing words and sometimes in arithmetics”. Understand, Dyslexia is not a disorder but a learning difficulty. People with dyslexia are ordinary like any other people with different neurological … Read more
Hexagonal thinking is prevalent in the mainstream; however, theorists have yet to theorize the concept. It is a creation of the business world but has now transitioned into all educational institutes. While some understand the hexagonal framework through Gestalt’s principle – “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Others view it as … Read more
English is an enthralling language, and its colorful, expressive, and well-written prose may take you to another planet. Idioms and phrases are common strategies authors use to make their words memorable. However, we must comprehend the notion and right usage of idioms and phrases. Now we all know the essence of idioms and proverbs in … Read more
Are you tired of the old chalk and the board method of teaching? Do you notice the students slowly drifting to sleep as you talk about an important concept? If you want to make the class more engaging and make the students responsible for their learning, then the Socratic Method is for you. This age-old … Read more
Education is a basic human right that teaches an individual the most basic of skills like effective communication to the more advanced ones like critical thinking and creative writing. Equitable and accessible education that ensures everyone not only gets quality education but actually learns and benefits from it is the goal of the Multi-Tiered Support … Read more
The Cambridge Dictionary defines an idiom as, “a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.” In your daily life, you must have heard many idioms and wondered what their meanings would be in the context that they are … Read more
Learning is enjoyable, but studying can be monotonous. Even if your child receives an A, does that mean they are using what they have learned in their daily lives? If the response is “No,” the youngster is probably not learning in the proper direction. While experiential learning is often confused with active learning, however, the … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Project Based Learning is a learning method that is used by many teachers, professionals as well as students to acquire knowledge and develop skills by working for a certain period of time to understand, analyze, solve and respond to a challenging set … Read more