My biggest challenge yet - Adynamia
Adynamia - this has become my biggest challenge since I started tutoring children with learning difficulties. One of my students has...
7 times table
Today, I introduced the 7 times table to one of my students. I started with a 3 by 3 grid before filling the numbers 1 to 3 (from the...
6 Times Table - Part 1
This first part of the 6 Times Table series looks at one of the methods to learn the 6 times table. This method builds on the 5 times...
3 Times table
One method I learned from a fellow tutor for the 3 times table got my student very intrigued. This method uses a 3 by 3 grid. Since the...
Diameter and Radius
Some students find it hard to distinguish between diameter and radius, and the relationship between them. The following might help:...
4 Times table
I realised that learning the 4 times table as a song is very effective. 2 of my students have been able to repeat the 4 times table facts...
Place Value
Place Value describes the value of digits within a number. Some students are able to grasp the concept of numbers with one to two digits...
Area and Circumference of a circle
How do we remember the formula for the area and circumference of a circle? Is repeated recitations of the formula the only way to go? One...
Multisensory Approach
Learning using the Multisensory approach has been researched to be one of the most effective. Any learning that incorporates the five...
