Sharon
@blairmainley.bsky.social
An Assistant Principal who proudly works in a public school. A life-long learner who is passionate about evidence-informed teaching.
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A really useful & clearly argued case for more hard thinking in classrooms - along with convincing students such mental struggle is actually a good thing, by @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social
www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/the-ben...
www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/the-ben...
February 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A really useful & clearly argued case for more hard thinking in classrooms - along with convincing students such mental struggle is actually a good thing, by @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social
www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/the-ben...
www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/the-ben...
Reposted by Sharon
Throughout my teaching career I was given bad advice about dyslexia, including...
+ Sit all dyslexic pupils at the front because they inevitably have issues with attention.
+ Teach them to recognise words as whole units rather than teaching them to decode.
+ Give them coloured overlays.
Etc
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+ Sit all dyslexic pupils at the front because they inevitably have issues with attention.
+ Teach them to recognise words as whole units rather than teaching them to decode.
+ Give them coloured overlays.
Etc
>>
December 4, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Throughout my teaching career I was given bad advice about dyslexia, including...
+ Sit all dyslexic pupils at the front because they inevitably have issues with attention.
+ Teach them to recognise words as whole units rather than teaching them to decode.
+ Give them coloured overlays.
Etc
>>
+ Sit all dyslexic pupils at the front because they inevitably have issues with attention.
+ Teach them to recognise words as whole units rather than teaching them to decode.
+ Give them coloured overlays.
Etc
>>