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Prof James Chapman on Feedback: False Praise Doesn't Work
Season 1 Episode 5
Professor James Chapman has been advocating for a move to structured literacy since the early 1990s. Now that it is being brought into schools more w…
11 months ago
Daniel Ansari: The Danger of ‘Maths Anxiety’ for Kids - Neuroscience Expert
Season 1 Episode 4
Is it true that boys are generally better than girls at maths? Can a teacher's maths anxiety rub off on their students?
Daniel Ansari is a neuroscient…
11 months ago
Gemma McCaw: On Reading, The Danger of Online Bullying & Social Media for Kids
Season 1 Episode 3
Helping kids to decode the sounds within words is one part of reading practice - the other important part is to read a wide variety of books with the…
11 months, 1 week ago
Dan Ford: Surprising Advice about Sleep-Ins from a Sleep Psychologist
Season 1 Episode 3
To mark World Sleep Day, Sleep Psychologist Dan Ford joins us from the Better Sleep Clinic. He explains the link between sleep and healthy brain deve…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr Carolyn Strom: How to build a 'reading brain'
Season 1 Episode 2
Reading has to be TAUGHT, it's not caught. In this episode, Dr Carolyn Strom explains the importance of building a 'reading brain', and the various a…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Carla McNeil and Liz Kane: What Parents Need to Know About Changes to Reading and Writing in Schools
Season 1 Episode 1
Carla and Liz provide practical tips for parents to support their child’s reading and writing journey. They explain the changes happening in classroo…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
School Shorts with Melissa Chan-Green.
Season 1
Allow me to introduce School Shorts! It's so lovely to have you here.
As a journalist and mum just trying to do the best I can to help my kids read, …
1 year ago