Reading with children is important and this is something parents are encouraged to do quite often to support the children at school. In the early years, it's just about learning to read and understanding the reading code. As the children advance into … [Read more]
Talk for Writing – How to Support Your Child with Reading and Writing
The Word Gap The Word Gap refers to the startling findings from the groundbreaking study by University of Kansas researchers Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley, titled "The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3". By 3 years of age, there is … [Read more]
Resolutions and a Year in Review
Another year is over and a new one begins but before we press on to our resolutions for 2018, we will bid 2017 a proper farewell. Top Posts from 2017 In 2017, we wrote 61 blog posts on Figur8 and the following were the 12 most popular … [Read more]
Supporting Grit Development
In an earlier post, we looked at the activities that help to build grit. In this post, we're going to explore ways for supporting grit development and gritty behaviours. Just like a personal trainer who helps us work towards our health and fitness … [Read more]
Maths Mastery – Transforming Maths Education
There's this new method of teaching Maths at school that we're learning about called Maths Mastery. I think the first question that often comes up whenever there is a change is this: why the new system? What was wrong with the old way of doing things … [Read more]
What Activities Encourage Grit in Children?
This is a topic we invariably come back to time and again - grit. I'm not going to talk about why it's important because I think we can all agree that having a bit of grit is always beneficial. The question on the minds of most parents is probably … [Read more]
