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To every educator who has ever felt like they were chipping away at a stone wall, this story is for you. It’s a reminder that with the...

This cyclical pattern of intense engagement followed by a period of withdrawal or disinterest is a very common experience for many...

Understanding an autistic student is key to creating a supportive and effective learning environment for them and for the entire class....

We’ve all been there. You’re learning a new skill—a new language, a piece of music, a complex coding problem. You make a mistake. You...

Picture this: A student is working on a challenging math problem. They try one approach, and it doesn't work. They erase, try again, and...

For many of us, a little spontaneity in the school day can be a welcome surprise—a last-minute assembly, a pop-up art project, or a...

Taking your learning to "another level" means moving beyond simple memorisation and passive consumption. It's about achieving deep...

An "autistic shutdown," is a critical concept to understand because it is frequently misinterpreted as defiance, rudeness, or laziness...

Learning is a complex process that involves biology, psychology, and strategy. Here’s a comprehensive breakdown of how learning happens,...

As educators, therapists, and parents, we all share a common desire: to see the learners in our care thrive. We want to help them build...

Assessing students requires a flexible, individualised, and autism-friendly approach—one that illuminates their strengths and honours...

Ever wondered what's really going on when someone struggles with reading and spelling, despite being bright and capable in other areas?

Grasping what phonograms are and how they work is crucial for effectively teaching reading and spelling, especially to students with dyslexia who benefit from clear, explicit instruction.

What Exactly is Phonics? At its core, phonics is an approach to teaching reading (and spelling) that focuses on the relationship between speech sounds (phonemes) and the printed/written symbols (graphemes – letters or letter combinations) intended to represent those sounds. It's about explicitly teaching children to connect what they hear with what they see on the page, and vice-versa.

We've explored various facets of reading and writing, from decoding individual words to understanding their internal structures. Now,...

We've journeyed through decoding, encoding, etymology, and morphology – all vital pieces in understanding how children learn to read and...

As educators, we're always looking for keys to unlock literacy for our students. We've explored the crucial role of decoding (sounding...

We've talked about the critical roles of decoding (cracking the code of written words) and encoding (translating thoughts into written...

In our last blog, we dove deep into "decoding" – that essential skill of cracking the code of written language to extract meaning. We...

Ever had a student who is bright, articulate, and full of ideas, yet struggles profoundly when faced with a page of text? They might read...