The Latest Resources

Posted on November 10, 2010 | Leave a comment
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As you can see in the slideshow to the right we have a growing catalogue of original, high quality, downloadable resources to help students learn and achieve their full potential. They range from display kits and resources to games. Of course there are a lot more in between. Currently they are being added to the new Resource Store which will be opening this week with a sale on the MPT created downloadable resources.

High quality resources from other publishers (new and used) will also be added.

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Grab a Box and Spread the Word!

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Help spread the word about My Personal Tutor by grabbing the blog (or site) button/box on the homepage and proudly displaying it. That way you will be sharing a new site that contains high quality information and resources designed to help educators, parents and students.

To spread the love further please leave a comment telling us your blog or website address where the button is displayed so that we can visit you in return.

Please do not add this button or link to this site from blogs that contain adult only  materials, pornographic images or sites that contain hateful, violent, racist or inflammatory materials.

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Help! My Child Hates Writing

Posted on November 9, 2010 | Leave a comment

  • You can hire a tutor to work with them to develop their handwriting skills. Many tutors will also help with fine and gross motor skill development which will help enhance writing development.
  • Use different methods of recording (see this article).
  • Use a reward system.
  • Ensure that your child can read at an age appropriate level and enjoys reading. Readers become writers.
  • Try notebooking or lapbooking. Not sure what these are? Don’t worry more information will follow.

 

Primary Lined Notebooking Pages

Notebooking makes writing more creative and fun

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Becoming a Private Tutor Part 2

Posted on November 9, 2010 | Leave a comment

Setting Fees

Money is always a contentious issue. Tutors need and indeed want to be paid. Yes, many do tutoring in addition to their normal day-to-day teaching job because they desire to help students to achieve success. Some do the additional hours tutoring as they need the extra money that tutoring brings in. Since tutoring is not an ‘easy’ option as it involves preparation, the time spent actually tutoring, possibly travelling or having the student attend at your own premises, reporting, recording, assessing and accounting it is not exactly a role to undertake lightly.

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Dyscalculia: A Brief Introduction

Posted on November 8, 2010 | 4 Comments

 Dyscalculia is demonstrated through the following features in relation to maths; difficulties understanding and following instructions, poor counting and calculating skills, poor knowledge of number facts, inability to apply number facts to problem solving or to master skills needed for operations, poor skills at operating with numbers or symbols and the inability to use calculations for the four rules.

Through the early identification and intervention with children experiencing problems with mental calculations potential long-term difficulties can be managed leading to future success in maths further on in the student’s school career.

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Reading: Key Words

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MPT Reading Resource: 1st 100 Words

100 HFW words that every student should know how to read, write and spell

When we read there are certain words, key  or high frequency words, that are more common than others. They will occur in almost everything we read or write. Learning these words is an essential component to helping children learn to read.

The first set of words which children in Reception (ages 4-5) need to learn are contained in a downloadable list HFW_FS_4-5.

 

Children in Years 1 and 2 (ages 5-7) need to know the words contained in the list which is downloadable HFW_KS1_Yrs1&2_5-7.

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Private Tuition: Getting Started as a Private Tutor

Posted on November 8, 2010 | Leave a comment

Whether it’s because you want to earn some extra money on top of your day job or because you’d rather tutor than teach a class, you have to start somewhere.

It may be that you’ve already made the decision and are firm in your commitment. On the other hand perhaps you aren’t sure whether tutoring is for you. This is the place for you to start.

In a nutshell the key requirements are:

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Dyslexia: A Brief Introduction

Posted on November 8, 2010 | 2 Comments

 

Dyslexia is evident when accurate and fluent word reading and/or spelling develops very incompletely or with great difficulty, despite appropriate learning opportunities – that is, learning opportunities which are effective for the great majority of children.
                                                                                                                                     (British Psychological Society, 1999)

Many children with ‘dyslexia’ also experience difficulties with memory, sequencing and language. A significant umber may also experience phonological difficulties leading to problems with reading, writing and spelling.

It is important to identify children who are experiencing such problems as early as possible. This will be done in schools through assessment. Early identification means that schools can support children as soon as possible in their school career and support them within the classroom environment, where possible.

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Ideas for Literacy Support

Posted on November 4, 2010 | Leave a comment

 One way to support students across the whole range is to use word banks, journals etc. You may know them as spelling logs or word books. In the past I’ve used them with my students but I’ve also used something else. Word mats. Banks of common, high frequency or topic words that are there for students to use when they need spellings.Such banks are highly recommended for students with additional needs.

On the Monthly Downloads page is a gorgeous complete set of word banks on an autumn theme (available for free download until 30th November, 2010) They are also available from the resource store. The contents are:

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