When was the last time you felt so curious about a topic that you spent hours on it? You read various articles, watched a lot of videos, and almost forgot where or when the time passed. Active learning aims to foster this exciting and almost insatiable need to learn. It involves the student or the … Read more
While textbooks are still a preferred medium of learning in educational institutions, audiobooks are becoming increasingly popular in today’s times. The convenience of listening to an audiobook is driving more people to choose them over print books. Although this is a welcoming change, as people can select their preferred mode of learning, the question of … Read more
Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their packages at different times. At the same time, a therapeutic plan or educational strategy for one child might be ineffective for another youngster. Early intervention works and tends to enhance the prognosis. This is because human learning and growth occur fastest throughout the first few years of … Read more
How do you know a cat is not a mouse, or a ball is not a tomato? Scientifically speaking, through sensory acquisition or visual perception of different objects. Visual discrimination[1] is an aspect of visual perception that helps us classify, organize and differentiate different shapes, sizes, and colors of various objects. Within visual discrimination, there … Read more
Teaching is a noble profession, and since ancient times, teachers have been revered like saints. While the position of a teacher still holds the same reputation, teaching methods have been under scrutiny for quite some time. The debate of traditional versus experiential learning is still ongoing. Depending on the subjects, age group, and professional demands, … Read more
Take a moment to look away from the screen and notice the various things, people, sounds, smells, and sensations around you. If you noticed something new, that you were not previously aware of, chances are you were not situationally aware before. Being situationally aware would mean that you constantly know what is going on in … Read more
Crafts are an all-time favorite at our home. I enjoy the special time with my daughter when we let our creative juices flow to create fun and interesting things. But getting ready for crafts is another task altogether! Where’s my blue marker? I can’t find the scissors! And the list goes on for quite some … Read more
Life and its challenges, they say, come in all forms and sizes. Then why shouldn’t the classroom, which is supposed to prepare one for life, also emulate these characteristics? Active learning does just that and looks at learning as a skill-developing activity instead of an information-rote memorization one. Active learning strategies can be seen as … Read more
The reason you are able to see these letters, separate one word from another, and understand the complete sentence is because of your ability of visual perception. Visual perception takes place when the eyes and the nervous system, most importantly the brain, come together to perceive, process, and interpret what one is seeing. As studies … Read more
REVIEWED BY NUMBERDYSLEXIA’S EXPERT PANEL ON NOVEMBER 15, 2022 Imagine you are an amazing football player playing a game of tennis. Using your arm strength isn’t really your strong suit, but your friend insisted you play tennis, saying that is the only available option. Soon, your friend, who is an amazing tennis player, defeats you and acts … Read more