Are you a teacher, youth worker, or early-learning educator? Then register now to take part in RSW!Road deaths are the biggest ‘accidental’ cause of death of children and young people. All kids and young people use roads and have experienced road danger, so it’s the perfect topic for a project that can really engage them as well as save their lives, while also meeting curriculum goals. Road Safety Week is the ideal time to do it! Last year thousands of educators ran a whole host of road safety activities, to help engage children and young people in road safety issues and spread life-saving messages within their communities. For example, Cults Primary School in Aberdeen involved all pupils in activities and normal lessons were themed on road safety. Children designed posters and banners and created their own road safety dvd, took part in Brake’s Beep Beep! Day and Bright Day initiatives and were joined by Brake’s mascot Zak the Zebra (see photo, left). They also teamed up with local organisations to provide prizes and road safety goodies to the children including hi-viz vests and reflectors. Help children and young people ‘look out for each other‘ by joining the thousands of educators signing up to run a road safety project in Road Safety Week, and we’ll stay in touch with you along the way, helping you to run a great activities. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
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Daily Archives: 09/07/2014
Writing makes you smarter
How learning and practising cursive handwriting can help dyslexic students to enhance their abilities and skills in a variety of areas
Ever since last year when Psychology Today published its article, “Why writing by hand could make you smarter,” there has been an upturn in interest in the benefits of teaching cursive writing.
Drawing on research from Indiana University in 2013, the article reported that it seems that learning cursive writing actually enhances the brain’s capacity for optimal efficiency and the integration of sensation, movement control, and thinking – particularly with dyslexic students.
Of course, that is not to say that practising cursive writing can combat the effects of dyslexia, but there seems to be little doubt that it can help dyslexic pupils who are being supported in other ways.
It seems that through this activity of practising cursive writing multiple areas of the brain become co-activated in a way that doesn’t happen with typing or just visual practice.
There is even a spill-over benefit for thinking skills. Cursive writing requires fine motor control and attention to detail, and this combination of focus seemingly activates areas of the brain that can enhance the retention of spelling – even in children who have difficulties with learning to spell.
Thus, as the Indiana University study shows, cursive writing has benefits for students that go far beyond reading, printing or using a keyboard.
It was to help with this vital development of the brain that Multi-Sensory Learning produced its Handwriting Activity Workbook which consists of over 300 structured exercises designed to establish the correct cursive letter formation and encourage an automatic response to frequently used spelling choices.
The books are available in packs of five for £39.95 per pack. A 15% discount is applicable for orders of 4 packs and over.
You can order The Handwriting Activity Workbooks in any of these ways:
- On our website
- By phone on 01604 505000
- By fax to 01604 505001
- By email to info@msl-online.net
- By post to Multi-Sensory Learning, Highgate House, Creaton, Northants, NN6 8NN
Research Methods, AQA-A PSYA4 (GCE A2-Level Psychology): ‘A Complete Teaching Resource’
Grades are important for you and your students.
The author is a teacher, examiner and publisher, with over fifteen years experience with A-Level psychology.
This unique resource is designed for the experienced teacher as well as teachers who are new to A-Level Psychology or teachers who find teaching research methods difficult.
The resource carefully follows the AQA-A specifications (AQA-A PSYA3) and comprises a complete, bright and informative Powerpoint© presentation. This presentation builds upon knowledge gained at AS and expands towards the requirements to perform well at A2 level.
The accompanying student workbook is designed to match and expand upon the slides. The photocopy friendly workbook also contains, end of section questions (to check progression of learning), practice examination style questions, an MCQ test of knowledge (with answers) and a crossword puzzle (with solution).
The textbook recommended to accompany this package is: AQA ‘A’ Psychology A2 “The Complete Companion Student Book” (third edition), published by Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-2984-3
Quite simply, this student and teacher friendly package contains everything you need to deliver, so just simply ‘pick up and go’.
77 copiable masters and 36 slides – £59.99 (£71.99 inc. VAT) – Order code H19050
To see sample pages please email sales@classroom-resources.co.uk quoting the order codes above.
You can order the Research Methods, AQA-A PSYA4 (GCE A2-Level Psychology): ‘A Complete Teaching Resource’
in any of these ways:
- On our website through the web links above
- By phone on 0117 940 6409
- By fax on 0117 940 6408
- By email (quoting a school order number) to sales@classroom-resources.co.uk
- By post to: Classroom Resources, PO Box 1489, Bristol, BS99