Learning to read
All parents would like their children to become good readers. Yet parents are sometimes not too sure what they can do to help. Some parents, in their desire to develop their child’s literacy skills, may push too hard too early. Pushing a child who isn’t ready is usually counterproductive. The parent becomes more and more […]
Resources for parents to support their child’s learning and development
Support Materials for Parents Parents are the most important people in their children’s early lives. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment has produced a number of resources that contain lots of ideas, suggestions and practical examples of how parents can support their children’s learning and development in the early years. These resources are available […]
Information for parents on supporting your baby’s learning and development
Here are some great ideas from the First 5 website to help you support your baby’s learning and development Click on the images for a better view or download the PDFs by just clicking the link below info-for-parents Tá an t-eolas ar fáil anseo i nGaeilge fosta leidleathanach_thuismitheoir_babaithe For more information from First 5 on […]
Creative ideas to support little ones learning at home
More creative ideas from First 5 on how you can support your pre-school child’s learning at home. Here is one about making puppets from bits and pieces lying round the house. An activity like this helps to develop imagination, language, problem solving and creative skills. https://first5.gov.ie/userfiles/video/puppets.mp4 And here is another lovely video on imaginative […]
Interested learners – top tips for parents of 10 – 12 year olds
By the age of 10-12 years our children know what they are interested in. If we can tap into this we can help them learn in all sorts of ways. Ordinary everyday tasks also help them to learn. You can find lots of learning activities on http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie/activities/10-12 Ages and stages At this age children use language […]
Learning in everyday life – top tips for parents of 8-9 year olds
Here are some more ideas from http://helpmykidlearn.ie/ this time for parents and guardians of 8-9 year olds. Children learn in so many ways in everyday life. There are lots of learning activities available too, http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie/activities/8-9 for talking, playing, reading, writing and counting. Top Tips Listen to your child. Encourage them to tell you about things that interest them. […]
The Parent/Child relationship is key – learning at home
Right from when they are born your children are learning. You can do a lot to help them learn and here are some great ideas from the Tusla Parenting24Seven website And here they are as PDFs Helping_your_young_child_with_maths Tipsheet_for_parents_literacy If you want to find out more about the key messages for you and your child […]
Learning to love maths!
I hate math. I have always hated math. I manage to do enough to figure out my bank balance and calculate how to cut a recipe in half, but the finer points of advanced math remain beyond my grasp. When it came to the sciences that required some tricky math, I managed to memorize my […]
Number Fun!
What’s the number of the day? Here’s a fun way to introduce the idea that numbers stand for a quantity. It can be an introduction to numbers for young children and a practice session for older learners. To start, pick a number for the day. Let’s say it’s three. So, for today, look for the […]
Great new courses from Inishowen Development Partnership
Here are some of the new courses available from Inishowen Development Partnership January 2019 – IT Courses Food Safety HACCP CIEH L2 Feb 9th Allergen Workshop Jan 2019 START YOUR OWN BUSINESS COURSE -SYOB – Course Outline – SG- 5th 6th Feb 2019 For more information contact Denise McCool Community Development/Education Officer Inishowen Development Partnership […]