Working on numeracy

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Glenhaven Secondary School recently held a Bond Tables quiz in school as part of an initiative to improve the numeracy levels at school. The competition is held within each grade to identify the top pupils per grade.

“I was amazed at the schools in China where calculators are kept out of the schools until very late in their schooling years, which makes it imperative for pupils to master their Bond Tables.

Read all about it: HERE

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School drop outs for the wrong reasons

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There are some very famous school dropouts who became very successful. Think Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but they dropped out due to the passion for their new business. Unfortunately, we see too many kids dropping out of school due to lack of support for their learning disabilities. In fact, a new study finds that children with learning and attention issues are three times more likely to drop out of school than students who don’t have these issues.

Read all about it: HERE

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Detect your child’s problem soonest!

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Great story on how to detect struggling students and an analysis of why some students are either not identified or do not get help when they really should. This is so important because the early detection of learning disabilities will give the best options for remediation and also will prevent the child developing anxieties due to problems at school.

If you suspect that there is something going on with your child’s math skills, do the low-cost online Math and Dyscalculia Screening Test to get a quick report with an initial overview of what could be the issue. It is available at DyscalculiaTesting.com

Read all about it: HERE

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the original use of Intelligence Testing

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I just never know but:

While Alfred Binet is credited with the first intelligence test, that was far from his intent when he and his colleague developed the Binet-Simon scale in 1908. The purpose was not to predict future performance, but simply to identify students who were in need of alternative educational approaches.

Read all about it: HERE

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The Man of Steel, with dyscalculia

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No we are not talking about the movie hero here but a regular guy, who is our hero and blogs at BlokeofSteel.co.uk In the post that we link today he tells his personal story about how he found out that he had dyscalculia through a comment his wife made. Since he is been raising awareness for it, which we appreciate.

Read all about it: HERE

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