The human brain is estimated to be a master pattern recognizer; AI Expert Ray Kurzweil at least stands firmly by this premise and has based an entire book on it. In this book, he mentions that humans learn due to process and repeat process information. Whenever they see any pattern, they make it a benchmark … Read more
Every child is born unique. Their speciality may be different, and so can be their learning requirements. When it comes to designing an educational curriculum, mostly national intelligence average calculated from a random set of people is taken into account. But, what if not all students meet that intelligence criterion? The problem did come to … Read more
A letter is the smallest unit of the English language, and each has a corresponding sound. When you learn to read, you need to learn how to break the words into letter sounds and blend them to produce correct pronunciation. This ability to break words into letter sounds and blend them back stems from phonics … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. If you see children counting the chocolates or gifts they receive on Birthdays, you may appreciate the importance of teaching counting. As the count of goodies (their just-found manipulatives) increases, the grin gets broader. Have you ever thought about what is actually … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. ‘Reading the instructions on the exam paper gave me shivers down the spine; I almost forgot everything I knew.’ Have you ever gone through this kind of trauma? If yes, you are facing reading struggles for sure; root cause may be lying … Read more
Learning disabilities are not restricted to discomfort with numbers and language only. If you dissect these issues deeply, you will find other co-morbidities working behind the scene too. Difficulty to reason, to comprehend or to ascertain orientation or inability to take care of the self, which is what cognitive disability sum up as, is the … Read more
We understand kids lacking interest in math. Lengthy calculations and varying logics might be the culprit here and it just adds up as they move to higher classes. Kids facing challenges in the early stages of the subject often have a hard time understanding advance level maths. Parents support in situations like these can improve … Read more
Mandarin is the most spoken language in this world. Surprised why we never thought of learning Mandarin? It is because the language is used only in China and its surrounding areas. Global communication’s success requires a language that has a worldwide presence. And the badge of lingua franca goes to English. With 350 million native … Read more
The process of learning the basics of the English language requires proper guidance. The concepts of vowels and consonants form the nucleus concept about the language. With the changing nature of the world, science and technology, children are getting more and more aversive to the traditional ways of teaching or learning. That is why it … Read more
Communication is the key to translating your ideas into a string of words that flows from your mind to others. Do you know the main ingredient behind persuasion and influence? It is the art of communication. Therefore a significant chunk of our lives has been spent in “reading and writing” in our schools to develop … Read more
