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10% discount voucher for The Book Depository
Did you know that The Book Depository is having a pre Christmas sale? As well as their fabulous prices and free delivery, you can now get a 10% off voucher for the next couple of weeks. To receive a voucher, you need … Continue reading
The Guardians of GaHoole – reviewed
by Monica, age 15 The Guardians of Ga’Hoole by Kathryn Lasky is a fifteen-book series about a magical world of owls focusing Tyto Alba Barn Owl called Soren. The first book, The Capture begins in Soren’s nest in the Forest … Continue reading
Fishpond is Cleaning its Pond – up to 71% off!
Fishpond online store is having a HUGE Spring Cleaning Sale – clearing loads of stock at amazing prices. They say it’s the perfect time to start picking up some early bargains for Christmas and they have a wonderful range of stuff … Continue reading
Why Homeschooling Can Be So Good For Teens
When I recently offered a best selling, award-winning novel about a teenage boy to a teenage boy that I tutor he was baffled. Why would I suggest that he read this book when it wasn’t on his school reading list … Continue reading
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How to teach your child to read
Learning to read marks a stage in growing up. It’s a special time and it can be so much fun. But how to start? Do you initiate reading or does the child? Is there a right age to start? I think that with children … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, curriculum, learning to read, Letterland, teaching alphabet, teaching reading, teaching writing
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Five Rules of Writing
When we are teaching our children to write it’s not uncommon to wonder if there are rules of writing that should be obeyed. It’s also easy (and unwise) to wonder what children in school are learning and then try and … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, learning techniques, teaching writing, teen read
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