Basic Skills Resources (page 6)

As a mother myself, I understand the frustration of employing a tutor who does not seem to be helping my children understand and tackle the topics that they find challenging. Each chi...

I believe that at the heart of all teaching should be the learner. All students come to the learning situation with their own background knowledge and experiences. As a teacher it is ...

You have reached that point in your life where you are 17-18 years old and everyone around you is talking about university. Your grades are good and your teachers are suggesting yo...

If money was not an object - would you be doing the same as you are doing now? Doing the same course, working in the same job, even living in the same place. For about 10% of today s...

If you CAN enjoy learning, it is a SKILL you can keep for life. If you CAN enjoy picking up a book or some other way of getting deeply involved in new information, it will take you a ...

It`s all about the exams, at the end of the day. Although, I think it is very important to enjoy learning, and I will always endeavour to impart this, there are also exams to pass. ...

Over the years I have come to learn something extremely useful in the course of my own studies regarding learning itself; it is largely method, and not simply outright intelligence th...

1) Use active note-taking - Don't just copy slides, write work in a way that is interesting to you. 2) Keep calm - You're going to be a bit anxious durring exam periods, performan...

Organic Molecules . Organic molecules contain carbon and hydrogen atoms . Both atoms can form hydrocarbon chains and rings . The four major classes of organic molecules: carbohydra...

ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION . Be certain that the child is giving complete attention before giving instructions (see 'good listening' below. . Be conscious that your rate of speec...