It’s no secret that here at Notch Hill we like some of the “old school” teaching methods as they tend to involve more of the senses and we are big proponents of multisensory learning. While we’re not against computers, we
INSPIRING KIDS TO ENJOY READING
Here’s a in interesting article with lots of ideas on getting an unsure reader to love reading. http://www.newsday.com/features/booksmags/ny-lfkidsmain5533038jan13,0,772786.story?page=1
PLAY TIME HELPS BOOST CHILD LITERACY
Before we can learn to read there are many skills that a child needs to learn in order to make sense of the written word. As we’ve mentioned before children learn entirely through play. Here is an interesting article linking
EARLY LITERACY GAMES
Concerned that your baby or toddler may not be developing necessary literacy skills? Here is a great article with some simple free games you can play at home to help your child learn pre reading skills. http://www.lfpress.com/perl-bin/publish.cgi?x=articles&p=254073&s=fightingwords
STORY BOOKS ON PAPER BETTER FOR CHILDREN THAN READING FICTION ON COMPUTER SCREEN.
I’ve always wondered whether it’s good for us to read off a screen or not. Certainly I much prefer to curl up with a good book rather than stare at a screen. Here Professor Ann Mangen from the Centre of
LET THEM EAT PICTURES
Excellent article from the Squeetus Blog about not pushing too hard for your children to give up picture books in favour of books without pictures in them. http://oinks.squeetus.com/2009/01/let-them-eat-pictures.html
MORE HOME SCHOOLING- MORE REASONS TO HOME SCHOOL
The ranks of America”s home-schooled children has continued a steady climb over the past five years, and new research suggests broader reasons for the appeal. The number of home-schooled kids hit 1.5 million in 2007, up 74% from when the
TOO YOUNG FOR TV?
An interesting study came out recently on the topic of TV viewing for under 2 year olds. Dimitri Christakis from the University of Washington reviewed 78 studies on infant TV viewing from the last 25 years along with new research
THE LETTER SOUNDS IN THE PHONICS ALPHABET
The phonics alphabet is just a posh way of saying. “This is the sound that the letter makes rather than the name of the letter” We teach kids the letters phonetically first because it is easier to remember “The letter
LACK OF CREATIVE PLAY IN TODAY’S DIET
We’ve said it before and we are happy to endorse it every time “experts” announce that creative play is vital in child development. Throw away the rules and let your child just play with what ever takes his or her