I’ve spoken to lots of people over the last week about their concerns of how to maintain reading progress over the summer holidays. And rightly so, practising reading is really important and children can make wonderful progress by reading every day (even just small amounts) If your child […]
The summer holidays are here (for most!) and as promised we are starting our FREE online summer holiday club called ‘Catch Up On Playing’ next Thursday (22nd July) We are encouraging you to focus on play this summer, you can get ready for next week now by downloading […]
Starting school can be very exciting but it is also a big step for many children that can cause worry and anxiety. There is also the concern, that after the difficult year we’ve had, losses children have experienced and the restrictions placed on children’s day-to-day lives, that starting […]
It’s all over the news this week about the negative impact of lockdowns on children’s speech and language skills. And as a result, I’ve had a few enquiries about strategies to help children at home with their speech, language and communication development from parents and the press. First […]
I’ve been asked a lot recently about which resources I would recommend for GCSE students. In particular, students who have reading difficulties such as dyslexia. If you do a google search you’ll find a lot of revision guides, workbooks etc. available for all GCSE subjects, but many of […]
The majority of children across the U.K have been learning at home since the start of this year due to the pandemic. Schools in England are now set to re-open fully to all pupils from March 8th and whilst many children are excited about their return, there are […]
I’ve just been notified that my book ‘100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play‘ by ME! Georgina Durrant is now available to pre-order from all major online bookstores (always wanted to say that!!) and wanted to make sure you were one of the first people to get […]
Schools is England are due to reopen their doors (more fully) to all children on March 8th. And with this in mind, I’ve been searching for resources to help children who may be anxious about returning. Here’s some fantastic resources to help your little ones with this change. […]
Last week I wrote about recommended resources for helping to learn to tell the time (read it here). Telling the Time can be a really challenging area for so many children and a tricky concept to understand and apply. One thing I was asked was if I would […]
This week I’ve been busy trialling an absolutely brilliant resource, the Reader Pen by Scanning Pens Ltd. And I’m very excited to announce that we have teamed up to do a Giveaway where one lucky person/school can win their very own Reader Pen! You can enter on either […]
