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Last week, we discussed a new educational model called Blended Learning. It combines face-to-face instruction with information technology, specifically the Internet. Blended learning is relatively new, but has proven to be an effective approach to teaching children of varied skill levels and learning styles. Six schools have already adopted it and more institutions [...]
Do you sometimes feel as if you want to open your skull and inject some magic serum into your brain just to make it work? If you ever felt frustrated with your studying methods, then stepping back and seeing how the learning process occurs might help you figure out the best method for you to [...]
You have probably heard of the saying, “Charity begins at home.” In the field of teaching and in-home tutoring, literacy begins at home, too. Formal education for your children may start when he or she starts attending school, but learning begins before that.
As a parent, one of your responsibilities [...]
Studies on human development show that children learn through play, which involves experimentation, exploration and experience. Their intense curiosity and lack of inhibition drives children to explore their world and test different theories no matter how bizarre they may seem.
Left alone, children can learn by discovery, which is a form of self-learning. This [...]
The learning process involves four steps: receiving, processing, storing and retrieving. For learning to occur, all senses must work together to receive data – sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Learners use sight, sound and touch more often than the other senses.
There is Lack of Perception
Learners absorb the information they gathered through their [...]
Observe your child or ask your child’s teacher or in-home tutor how well your child is doing with school and homework. Professional tutors and teachers usually sense when the child has a learning problem. To help you in determining your child’s learning abilities, read the following symptoms [...]
Dyslexia is the most common cause of problems in writing, spelling and reading. About 20% of the population has some language learning disability and about 80% of them have dyslexia.
Children with dyslexia often have a high level of intelligence, but they were often mistaken as slow [...]
Teachers teach a class, but tutors facilitate learning. As learning facilitators, tutors are more effective than teachers. Teachers usually teach up to 30 children in one class. The group setting most effective for learning should only have up to 15 students in one class. A tutoring session, on one hand, [...]
An excellent resource for tutors nationwide and one of their conclusions is that tutoring, in-home tutors in particular by well-trained professionals, can have a significant impact on learning outcomes.
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