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How to submit homework through Class Notebook.

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Advice for Students Sitting the Leaving Cert This Year

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This is a difficult time for everybody, but if you are getting ready to sit your Leaving Certificate you might be feeling particularly stressed.
Schools are closed for now, and uncertainty about exams can make it difficult to know how to spend your time. The government announcement on Friday, 10 April about delaying the exams into the summer may not have filled students with confidence.

On top of exam stress, studying at home might be difficult. Worrying about your future, and struggling to make sense of what's going to happen is not easy. Here are some things that might help.

Take the pressure off

Firstly, this is not on you. The Coronavirus has quickly changed how we live our lives. Decisions made by the government are outside of our control. Everyone due to sit their Leaving Certificate this year is in the same boat. All you can do is your best.

It might feel like it now, but this year will not define your whole life or career. Keeping some kind of routine, and continuing with school work is important but it does not need to consume every waking hour. Take breaks and focus on life outside of school work too.

Take it day by day

While the details are still being ironed out, it looks like those who are due to sit the Leaving Cert this year should aim to sit exams in July. Easier said than done, we know, when very few things in our lives feel normal anymore.

It's understandable to feel angry or demotivated about the uncertainty you are facing. Sadly, no one can predict the future at the moment. For now, plan as best you can for exams, while keeping a close eye on any development on the details. Check official websites, and ignore rumours, which can add to anxiety.

Experiment with different schedules

If you have found a study rhythm already, that's great. If you don't, it's OK. Take some time to adjust, and figure out what suits. Play around with different approaches. Some ideas to try are:

Replicate the school day. Try sticking to your usual subject schedule.

Short bursts. Do 20-25 minutes of intensive work on a subject.

Ignore the clock. Instead focus on completing particular tasks.

Choose your time. Do you study best in the morning and take a break in the afternoon or vice versa?

Start the day with your favourite subject. Then move to your least favourite, before working on more neutral ones if you find it hard to get started.

Take regular breaks and get away from your desk to do something different. Phone a friend, get some exercise, have a meal, spend time with family, do something fun.

Set up virtual study groups

It can be difficult to stay motivated on your own and you are probably missing the classroom support of teachers and classmates. How about setting up virtual study groups with friends? You could also set up virtual lunch breaks, so you continue to have social time with your friends, rather than just coming together around school work.

Use online resources

Many Irish education and revision companies such as CJ Fallon, EDCO and iRevise are offering free access to their resources at this time. There are also sites available for maths, and apps such as Teanglann and WordReference can be very helpful for language learning. The Gaiety School of Acting are hosting a Hamlet Watch Party on 23 April.

These resources can also provide a welcome break from the books. Ask your teachers about more subject specific ones.

Ask teachers for feedback and guidance

Stay in touch with your teachers using whatever channels you have. Let them know how you are getting on. Maybe you feel you are being given too much work, or not enough. Maybe you are struggling with self-guided study.

Be honest with your teachers if you don't understand something, or need more input. Asking a question over email might actually be easier than putting your hand up in a classroom.

Of course, be patient and polite. Teachers are also adjusting to this new way of remote working, and are trying their best to support you. If you can let them know how you are finding things, it might improve things for everyone.

Talk to your friends about how you are feeling. If you feel your parents are putting you under too much pressure, have an honest conversation with them about it. They are probably also feeling the pressure.

If you are spending a lot of time worrying about your health, there are things you can do that might help. We have increased our supportive live group chats. They are all facilitated by a Jigsaw clinician. Make sure and reach out if you need some extra support. You are not alone in this.

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Leaving Certificate in the time of Covid-19 | Advice for young people

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Link to Essential Guide to Revision websites for Leaving Cert Students

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For information Seventh Grade in the US system is First year in the Irish system.

An essential exam-focused tool. Past exam questions are broken down by topic, mock papers, exam papers, maths video solutions. Various free and premium options available, highly recommended for all students.

A website with free resources (study plans, predictions, high-quality sample answers) along with paid notes that cover the whole course. All great content, well worth looking at, and samples are available before purchasing.

A general purpose tool for helping with revision, including past papers, video tutorials, sample answers, multiple choice quizzes. They also have been providing free honours maths grinds every morning at 9:30. A free trial is available so it's worth giving a try.

Online grinds substitute featuring videos covering the entire subject syllabus for Junior and Leaving certificate subjects. Each subject costs money but can be a cost-effective solution for revision courses and long term guides.

A modern online grinds/personal tutoring service. Students are assigned tutors, are assigned work weekly and then personalized feedback videos are given. Starts at €25 per week, with discounts for additional subjects. They are also beginning to offer remote revision courses.

An easy to use platform for flashcards. Using flashcards can help avoid the inefficiency of needlessly writing notes. Popular amongst students and many card decks are easily available. While a premium version is available, the free version suits most people.

This YouTube channel features videos on many topics. Recently, they have began to post even more course content, so there is likely something you will find useful on this channel. There's also videos with general study tips, podcasts etc. Worth checking out.

This youtube channel is not Leaving Certificate focused, but has great videos that cover broad areas of various subjects in an intuitive way. Watching these videos is a great way to become familiar with courses at a high level, before getting into the specifics with notes, textbooks or exam paper questions (particularly for physics and chemistry).

This blog is a collection of past student's study notes in subjects such as Spanish, English, Geography, Biology, Economics, Maths and other general exam advice.

Hosting a wide range of study techniques, subjects specific advice, and tips for how to keep your motivation going, this account is worth a look especially if you are finding it hard to keep yourself focused and organised during this disruption.

Subject Resources

UCD has created videos covering the entire Leaving Certificate higher and ordinary level mathematics course, and they are freely available. These videos are high quality, and are a great alternative to other paid resources

An online platform for Leaving Certificate mathematics including videos, automatically graded exercises, and worked past paper solutions which covers the entire course. This website is primarily a paid service with some free resources.

Discount: currently there is 50% off full membership.

A website with cheat sheets for the Leaving Certificate Maths and Applied Maths course. Also includes solutions to past exam paper questions, and free resources for the proofs and constructions.

A Studyclix alternative that has some good quality videos on the Leaving Certificate Maths course, which are freely available on their Youtube.

Another YouTube channel featuring free videos about a wide range of Leaving Cert Maths questions. Make sure to look at the playlists to find videos grouped by topic.

A set of resources and activities for the project maths course, most likely more suitable for teachers, but you may find something of use if stuck.

A website with a variety of resources for Leaving Cert Maths, most useful are the past paper solutions and some of the video lessons. A lot of the resources from projectmaths.ie are uploaded here also.

The entire Junior Certificate/Cycle course is complete in short video tutorials which make it easy for the students to understand.

A variety of resources including notes, flashcards, questions, videos and more. The website design/interface is a little hard to use but there is some good quality content regardless.

A website covering the entire Biology course, featuring slideshows, notes and task sheets with questions and solutions. I highly recommend this resource for both students and teachers.

Covering the whole Leaving Certificate Biology course, this website has high quality notes for every topic in the syllabus, along with interactive revision questions.

This YouTube channel is aimed at Leaving Certificate students and covers the whole course. This is a popular resource, and has lots of great videos.

A new website with really good quality biology and chemistry videos, along with quizzes. (This was released only days ago, so some content is missing). Mainly aimed at A-Level students but there is a lot of overlap.

An illustrated set of notes for all mandatory practicals on the biology course, created by Declan Cathcart.

A complete set of notes for the Biology course. The full document is only 55 pages, so the text and wording is very condensed. You might be able to get some useful information from it.

This is a Google Drive folder containing short questions on almost all topics and it contains hundreds of questions per topic. Great for doing active revision of a topic after reading notes/watching videos.

Solutions to every Applied Maths exam all the way back to 1980. To do well in Applied Maths, you have to do loads of exam questions, and this resource will help you become unstuck.

A nice set of notes which goes through all of the mathematics needed to answer Q10 on the applied maths paper, with a focus on covering logs and integration, which you may have not done in maths.

This website has some very high quality sample essays and notes and is an essential resource for geography

Great videos about leaving certificate physical geography showing formation of features and processes involved. Also contains videos about the Investigation coursework project

This is a geography teacher's personal drive that they have shared containing all of their teaching notes. Some content is teaching focused but it is a good resource all the same.

This is a great resource for students looking for an alternative and exam focused approach to Leaving Certificate Geography. They have a comprehensive field work guide, sample answers for past paper questions and guides on exam technique. They also have freely available podcasts which can be found on popular podcast apps.

Some sample questions to past papers with essays of a moderate standard. Good for trying to find where to begin when writing an essay

Here is a selection of essays written by students, they are quite mixed in terms of quality but are worth a look through all the same

This book contains some lists of SRPs for various essays which can help you when you are writing an essay you haven't done before

The website covers the entire Junior & Leaving Certificate course in short video tutorials.

Great videos about leaving certificate physical geography showing formation of features and processes involved. Also contains videos about the Investigation coursework project

This is a geography teacher's personal drive that they have shared containing all of their teaching notes. Some content is teaching focused but it is a good resource

A pretty comprehensive website for Leaving Certificate History. Contains notes, information about the research project, revision guides and more. NOTE: at the time of writing, this website was down so I have linked to an archived version.

Another decent resource but more of a coalition of other resources from around the internet. Might be more useful as an accompaniment to other exam preparation materials.

Probably the best resource on the internet for Leaving Certificate chemistry. Every topic on the syllabus is covered in detail with videos and slideshows, along with high quality notes and questions with solutions. I'd highly recommend this website to every Leaving Cert chemistry student.

While not suitable for everyone, for a student who wants more information about a topic or a teacher who is preparing material, this document is a comprehensive (600 page) guide to every single little bit of the chemistry course. Great if you want to dive deep into the subject whilst staying focused on the Leaving Certificate level content.

Mandatory Experiment Videos (free)
This YouTube channel contains every mandatory experiment on the chemistry course, and was created to accompany the 'Chemistry Live' textbook. The explanations are clear and the videos are a good resource for studying for Q1 to 3 in the exam.

Comprehensive notes for the Sraith Pictiúr created by Studyclix. These notes are at a H1 standard and are very clear, great for preparing for the oral

A YouTube channel best known for it's high quality videos of the poems on the Irish course, which you have to read in the oral. Watching these videos can help you get a handle on the pronunciation, so you can get full marks in this part of the exam.

Resources on all aspects of the Leaving (and Junior) Cert Irish course, suitable for both higher and ordinary level. Everything from poetry to prose to phrases is on this website, definitely worth a look.

An amature production of An Triail in video format, available on YouTube, created by a group of fifth years. Some may enjoy and some may dislike the style, so your mileage may vary.

This is the resource for Physics students. It has notes on every part of the course, and is used frequently by students and teachers all over the country. Highly recommended.

A list of all of the experiments and (more importantly) a large number of worked solutions to past paper questions.

Just like the aforementioned chemistry handbook, this is a comprehensive guide to Leaving Certificate physics, which goes into extreme detail. If you want to know more about an aspect of the course, or maybe you're confused or want a deeper understanding, this is a great resource. However, keep in mind that this is aimed at qualified teachers!

A YouTube channel with a large number of videos, notably including all of the mandatory experiments and the non-mandatory demonstrations performed.

While only for one year, this YouTube playlist covers the entire of the 2014 exam paper, with animated explanations. This is a great resource for seeing good exam technique in action.

Large poster-style documents containing almost every comparative and single text on the syllabus and is a good resource for getting information on themes, issues, some scenes and characters.

A little known yet valuable resource, this is a series of podcasts covering a large amount of the material on the Leaving Certificate English course including poets, the single text and guidance on the essays. The podcasts feature teachers from the Institute of Education, and is an exam focused resource.

A 'modern translation' of Hamlet, with a study guide that includes summaries, quotes, character descriptions and an analysis of the play. The 'translation' explains the more complex Shakespearean phrasing in an easy to understand way.

An incredibly comprehensive set of notes on all aspects of the Leaving Certificate poetry course. Each poet is given a background, a general summary, and aspects of style etc. Each poem is also examined in detail, including style and various interpretations of the poem. A great resource for both students and teachers.

While this blog is no longer active, there is a very large number of articles which serve as a great guide to all aspects of the Leaving Certificate course. If you're looking for tips, advice, notes or answers to you questions, you'll probably find them on this website.

Another comprehensive blog, there is some decent content on this website, including notes on the poetry, single text, and comparative. Some of the poetry resources are particularly detailed.

This YouTube channel is only a few days old but contains good notes on Wordsworth, and I expect that videos will continue to be added. Keep an eye on this one. NOTE: the 'two stars' reflects the small amount of content, this may be changed as more is added.

These exam solutions (if there exists such a thing for English) are written by Aoife from aoifesnotes.com. They serve as sample answers that can show you the types of things you need to be looking out for in the exam.

Nice resource with memorisation techniques for poetry if that is something that you struggle with.

Exercises and notes for Engineering and Technology students, the website design is a bit off putting but there is some really nice content here if there is something on the course that you don't understand.

A series of free topic presentations for students of Wood Technology. Great for study and revision.

A website with free resources such as links to exam papers and marking schemes, short answer exam questions and solutions, introduction to board drawing, Orthographic Projection questions and solutions, cutting list questions and a guide to JC coursework.

A series of free presentations of all 21 Building Details for students of Construction Studies. Great for study and revision.

An exam focused website with notes, exam help (with tips, timing, answering questions etc) along with solutions to many questions. While most content is free (and there is a lot of it), there is some paid content available.

The website has all Junior & Leaving Certificate video tutorials for students studying Business. The videos are short and condense lots of information in a few minutes.

A popular resource featuring a large collection of well made and freely available notes and powerpoints on the entire course.
Accounting
Accounting resources with notes, past paper solutions, questions grouped by type. There are also worked video tutorials available for €55, but there's plenty of great great content.

This website contains past paper questions broken down by topic from 2019 to 1991. all past questions broken down. Notably, this contains more papers than studyclix, and so is a useful resource.

A series of videos covering various aspects of the Accounting course. The videos focus on showing the completion of exam questions.
Economics
This resource is a Leaving Certificate focused guide to economics, featuring high quality notes, sample questions/answers and news articles. This site also colates videos which help explain various parts of the course quite well.
DCG
An amazing resource for the DCG project, showing you exactly what you need to do in order to get high marks. It also includes some nice videos on how to effectively study DCG, and a 12 week study guide for the exam.

A playlist of high quality videos covering different aspects of the DCG course. Most of the 'harder' parts of the questions (the parts at the end of the drawing questions) are explained in a straightforward way, so that you actually understand the steps in the solution.

This is a 150 slide revision guide created by Joe Lyster. The notes are focused on exam questions (as your revision should be) and is a good way to make sure you cover every topic within your revision.

This website has a range of content, of varying quality. There is good information about the DCG project, along with a large number of examples, along with some notes on the DCG course.

A variety of resources including worksheets, presentations, solidworks models of exam questions and more. These resources are primarily aimed at teachers, but they can be just as useful to students.

This is a great resource for exam candidates, with podcasts and blog posts for students about Politics and Society with notes on each podcast available also.

A large selection of content is available on this blog with sample essays, exam advice for most aspects of the exam and sample opinion pieces, this resource is a must for Spanish students.

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Essential Guide to Online Resources for Leaving Cert Students

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An app that can be downloaded on ios and android that has past exam papers and marking schemes in one place:

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Find interesting talks on a variety of subjects

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TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.

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English Dictionary for Language Learners

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Find Definitions & Meanings of Words | Britannica Dictionary

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Clear and simple definitions in American English from Britannica's language experts. More usage examples than any other dictionary.

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Activities for Learning Keywords in Post Primary Subjects

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The research team for the English Language Support Programme comprises David Little (principal investigator), Zach Lyons and Barbara Lazenby Simpson (research fellows) and two PhD students (Rachael Fionda and Stergiani Kostopoulou).

The development team for the Language Support Activity Units comprises Zach Lyons, Barbara Lazenby Simpson and Linda Richardson.

We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Áine Larkin, Peter Maguire and Micheál Tiarnaigh who played significant roles in developing the units and the website.

Finally, we would like to thank all the teachers who helped us trial these units and the website.

1.2 The Challenge
The challenge of ensuring that newcomer pupils and students can access mainstream education at post-primary level is particularly acute for three reasons:

The older newcomer learners are, the more they must learn in order to catch up with their English-speaking peers.

The post-primary curriculum is delivered by subject specialists whose formation has not prepared them to take account of ESL (English as a second language) students in their classes.

Whereas the Department of Education and Science funds teaching posts at primary level, it only pays for additional teaching hours at post-primary level. In some schools ESL classes are assigned to teachers to do not have a full timetable, which can mean that ESL support is both marginal and haphazard.

1.3 Integrate Ireland Language and Training (IILT)
From 2000-2008 Integrate Ireland Language and Training (IILT), a not-for-profit campus company of Trinity College, was funded by the Department of Education and Science to support the teaching of English as a second language in primary and post-primary schools. IILT began by developing curricula - English Language Proficiency Benchmarks - that are based on the first three proficiency levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Council of Europe 2001). The third level (B1) is the one at which the language learner is able to navigate his or her own course among native speakers of the target language, which seems an appropriate minimum exit level for ESL support. By specifying learning outcomes at three levels, the Benchmarks are intended to facilitate teacher planning as well as the placement of newcomer pupils/students who come to school with some proficiency in English. IILT then developed primary and post-primary versions of the European Language Portfolio (Little 2002) that contain checklists of "I can" descriptors derived from the "can do" statements that define learning outcomes in the Benchmarks. In this way the ELPs communicate the content and progression of the ESL curriculum to the learners themselves. Between 2000 and 2007 the Benchmarks, the ELPs and an ever-expanding range of teaching/learning and other support materials were mediated to teachers via a programme of twice-yearly in-service seminars. Regular interaction between IILT and ESL teachers ensured that the materials were appropriately informed and focused; it also provided feedback on the Benchmarks and ELPs, so that IILT was able to publish revised versions in 2003 and 2004 respectively (IILT 2003a, 2003b, 2004a, 2004b).

The number of primary teachers attending the in-service seminars increased rapidly year by year, whereas post-primary numbers remained constant. By 2006 IILT was offering seven primary in-service seminars in each round, but only one post-primary seminar. This may reflect the fact that many post-primary ESL teachers cannot be released to attend in-service courses because they are chiefly teachers of mainstream subjects. In 2006 IILT revised all the materials it had developed for primary ESL support and published them as a substantial teacher's handbook entitled Up and Away (IILT 2006); the next year it did the same for the post-primary sector (IILT 2007). In 2007 IILT was obliged to suspend in-service provision for lack of funding and human resources.

The English Language Support Programme aims to build on IILT's work in five ways. First, it will investigate the present reality of post-primary English language support with a view to identifying good practice as well as recurrent problems at organizational and classroom levels.

Secondly, it is intended to make the Benchmarks and the ELP more useful by adding a substantial subject-specific dimension. In addition, a fourth proficiency level (B2) will be added to the Benchmarks and the ELP before the end of the project to encompass the language skills students need to develop if they are to meet the challenge of the public exams.

The third task we set was to use our linguistic analysis of the linguistic demands of the mainstream curriculum to develop a large array of teaching/learning materials and make it freely available to schools via the internet. The fruit of this endeavour is to be found within the Language Support Activity Units on this website. These and other materials found here build on what IILT has already put in place and are designed to support teaching and learning at each of the Benchmarks levels, focussing explicitly on the different subjects of the curriculum.

Our fourth and fifth tasks are the compilation of a manual for post-primary English language support and the development of assessment instruments. Both of these lie in the future. To begin with we thought we should develop further IILT's resource book for ESL support at post-primary level. Now it seems more appropriate to make organizational and pedagogical guidelines available on our website.
In January 2009 the Deparment of Education and Science published a suite of tests for ESL students that were developed by IILT and piloted with the assistance of post-primary English language support teachers. By the end of the project we hope to supplement these with additional assessment instruments, probably delivered via the project website.

1.5 Interaction with schools and teachers
Regular interaction with ESL teachers and their schools has been fundamental to the work of IILT. It is also fundamental to the work of the English Language Support Programme. In the autumn of 2007 we held briefing sessions at the Education Centres in Drumcondra, Blackrock and Dublin West. The focus group we recruited at these sessions subsequently provided us with essential information and acted as a sounding board while we planned the first phase of our survey and began to analyse the linguistic demands of the post-primary curriculum.
Such feedback is essential to the achievement of our overall aim: to make a difference to English language support in post-primary schools. Any post-primary ESL teacher who would like to be associated with the programme should contact Zach Lyons ( lyonsdz@tcd.ie).

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English Language Support Programme (Trinity Immigration Initiative)

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The research team for the English Language Support Programme comprises David Little (principal investigator), Zach Lyons and Barbara Lazenby Simpson (research fellows) and two PhD students (Rachael Fionda and Stergiani Kostopoulou). The development team for the Language Support Activity Units comprises Zach Lyons, Barbara Lazenby Simpson and Linda Richardson.

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LearnEnglish Kids is brought to you by the British Council, the world's English teaching experts. We have lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children. For parents, we have articles on supporting children in learning English, videos on using English at home and information about English courses for your child.

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Free online ESL games to help students learn English in a fun and interactive way.

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Starting April 28th Bressie will be uploading Wake and Wind Down Podcasts for Wellbeing

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In these uncertain times with self-isolation within families and social distancing from the wider community, I've put together a really practical and helpful stay at home survival guide for parents to use while their children are at home. I hope you find it helpful, spread it far and wide with others.

Stay clam, playful and optimistic. We can do this together!

For many people this is the first time we've had our children all at home together for such long periods of time, without holidays and travel involved. The weeks and months ahead may therefore feel really daunting, even overwhelming.

I can understand that feeling too, but I think it helps to be calm and remind ourselves we can TOTALLY DO THIS and we are perfectly suited to the task ahead. Yes, it will require a period of settling and adjustment to new routines and preparation will be your friend here.

Let me help you get started with this simple guide and don't forget, you will also find me sharing DAILY PLAY and LEARNING IDEAS over on my Imagination Tree Instagram feed (where I often chat to camera behind the scenes and show you how-tos and set up videos too.) Also, I am going to open up the doors to my private membership site for parents PlayLab EARLY so that new members can hop on board and have weekly advice, videos, training and materials from me directly. This will be a great stress reliever as I will do lots of the work for you! Hop on over here to sign up to register your interest now, ready for when the doors open in the next couple of weeks!
Ok, let's start our Stay at Home Survival Guide!
Firstly, take the pressure off yourself. You do not need to be perfect at organising timetables, fun activities and teaching material. It will absolutely be ok if some things slip for a while. YOU know your child the best and WILL be able to provide well for them during this period, including their educational development. Their teachers will give some guidance and there are plenty of ideas online for a lifetime of learning ideas. Kids are amazingly adaptable, including being able to catch up again with their learning. This is not forever!

If in doubt, keep it PLAYFUL, fun and as active as possible as this is the proven best way to learn and retain new information. This could look like running around the house to hunt for hidden phonemes/ sight words against a timer, instead of studying boring worksheets, for example. This will also help keep them moving as much as possible which is very important when going out is no longer an option.

STOCK UP

I DO suggest stocking up as early as possible on loads of basic sensory play materials and learning resources.

Everything in this list will be useful in making play dough, slime, cloud dough, salt dough, dyed rice/ pasta, scented sensory play materials, sensory writing trays and LOADS of creative art activities. This combination pretty much covers all bases! Find the recipes themselves in the archives here and in my Sensory Invitations to Play Cards.

These are inexpensive but really useful to have handy in the cupboards for the days when you want to pull your hair out with frustration! If in doubt, ditch everything and get messy!

This list of learning materials will obviously depend on the age and stage of your own children, but it covers a good range from approx preschooler to older Primary school. These are versatile resources that can be combined in a variety of ways to make all kinds of DIY learning through play games and activities. You'll find the ideas themselves in the archives here (scroll down) and over on my daily instagram updates. PlayLab members will get them delivered directly on the membership site too.

MAKE A PLAN

Planning ahead will also be your friend here. Make a loose schedule for the weekdays and then be sure to plan in sensory play time and open-ended too. This will help everyone feel calmer and aid relaxation as the pressure will be off you to think on your feet. Here is a suggested week-day plan for children of school age. It might look very different in your home and some days you may skip everything for a day climbing trees or having a Harry Potter movie watching marathon instead maybe!

I can't say exactly how long each session would be as that would depend on your breakfast and dinner times, but I'd imagine around 30 mins per activity in the morning, with 10-15 minute breaks. And then longer stretches during free play and creative/ science projects in the afternoons. Read aloud time works really well straight after lunch while they're still at the table, for about half an hour. This can also be an audiobook, of course!

Plan for long periods of open-ended play, quiet time and creativity. Kids are brilliant at play, so provide them the tools/ space/ time and let them get on with it! The sooner they get used to this, the better this part of the day will be.

GET OUTSIDE

The best thing we can do with them is get them out into nature (unless they are showing symptoms of course.)

Find wide open spaces in the countryside such as nature trails, empty beaches or the woods and let them run wild climbing trees, building dens and burning off as much energy as possible.

GET MOVING

Even if you can't get outside or go further than your own garden/ yard, its possibly to get creative with your movement games.

Have a mini Olympics, make obstacle courses inside and out, jump on the trampoline, have disco dance parties, make up silly walks, play computer dance games etc!

Watch some kiddie yoga online, do stretches or family HITT workouts.

UTILISE SCREEN TIME

Screen time is not the enemy, it's a useful tool!

I suggest planning it into your daily schedule for times when you need a quiet period for your own planning/ admin/ online shopping/ work etc. You need some space from each other to keep the routine (and peace) flowing well.

Also, watching movies can be turned into an educational activity by asking them to rate them afterwards and complete movie review sheets! Watch nature and science documentaries, create projects based on the topics learned. Shows like Horrible Histories are a great springboard for fun projects.

SENSORY PLAY

This is really important as it helps keeps kids calm and focused. It's a great stress and anxiety reliever too, which will be very beneficial with the daily news updates and worries.

Stock up on sensory ingredients and dedicate a time of day to this. You can also move sensory play to the bath or garden for better containment if you're worried about mess.

Use the checklist above and then find my Sensory Invitations to Play cards full of recipes to help! (These are currently 25% off to try and help make them as accessible as possible to everyone.)

READING & WRITING

Audiobooks will be fantastic during this time, as will read aloud time together. Try reading in a makeshift fort, in the dark with torches, while they're in the bath or outside.

Find new books and review them for other kids online.

Write a book diary, make bookmarks, make a library role play area at home, read TO each other, read poetry and use all these experiences to inspire some writing too.

School aged kids can be fantastically independent in their writing projects. You just need to offer some inspiration with open-ended prompts such as: write a story/ comic/ quiz book/ poem/ book review/ information-based project etc.

Keep it purposeful and fun, it does not need to look like "school". Writing real letters to family members and friends that you can't see in person will be both fun and meaningful.

Older kids could set up private YouTube channels and share ideas there with their friends online!

Make use of the myriad of great resources online. Let THEM be the teaching tool and guide you need.

CREATIVITY

Keep the art supplies freely available and they will surprise you with their creative ideas! Save recycling and encourage them to make towns/ junk models. homes for their toys/ pretend gadgets etc.

Painting, drawing, sewing, paper mache, salt-dough and clay modelling are all great on-going projects.

Watch YouTube for tutorials on learning new skills eg crochet, sewing, tie-dye, weaving etc.

Play music, put on shows, dress up, create costumes from newspaper, do face painting, do talent shows, learn stop motion animation- the list can be endless!

A cardboard box is endless fun for all ages- just be creative with what you add!

Creativity involves lego, photography, cooking, trying smoothie recipes, having bake-off contests, creating projects for other kids.

Create loads of art then finally put together an exhibition! Take photos and share with family members via WhatsApp or online.

So many possible ideas- ask your children what they love to do the most!

FREE PLAY

This is by far the best thing your children can do, especially when in balance with some learning time. Give them some dedicated space for play and schedule it into the day.

Make resources available and include plenty of loose parts for play as these are open-ended and can be used in a myriad of ways.

You could do learning all morning then creative projects, free play and screen time in the afternoons for example. This model would work well and be really easy to achieve.

You could theme the weeks so that there is a different focus eg talent show to work on one week of afternoons, science fair to prepare the following week etc.

Get the whole family involved in some of these big games and challenges- it will be a great stress reliever and lots of fun!

SCIENCE

Grow beans, make lava lamps, make fizzing potions, play with water beads, make slime etc.

Search Pinterest for so many ways to investigate using household materials!

Design and make your own science fair at home!

I have plenty of ideas in the Imagination Tree archives to keep you busy for a long time! Here's a quick list of links to the deeper archives:
PLAYFUL LITERACY IDEAS here. PLAYFUL MATHS IDEAS here. SENSORY PLAY RECIPES here. SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS here.
Finally, keep in contact with others through phone calls and FaceTime. Encourage each other and share great ideas and tips that you find online. Let's keep communicating and laughing through it all and we can get through this together, even when physically apart. I am hoping your elderly loved ones are kept safe.

If this Stay at Home Survival Guide has been useful for you, please consider passing it on to others as this helps me as well as them. Thank you! x

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From frustration...

...to understanding

Don't let an abstruse lexicon heighten your trepidation. Rewordify.com can assuage your anxiety.

Don't let a difficult and confusing word list increase your fear and nervousness. Rewordify.com can calm your fear and stress.

Rewordify.com simplifies difficult English. Enter hard sentences (or whole chapters) into the yellow box at the top of the page. (You can also enter a web site URL.) Click Rewordify text and you'll instantly see an easier version, for fast understanding. The reworded words are highlighted- click them to hear and learn the original harder word. You can change how the highlighting works to match the way you learn!

Do you dislike dictionaries because they're confusing and unhelpful? You'll love Rewordify.com's clear, easy-to-understand definitions-they change to match the original word or phrase's part of speech, verb tense, and singular/plural form, so they make sense. Our amazing Rewordifying Engine is what makes it all possible, and no other web site has it.

Want to see something now? Click Classic Literature at the top and start reading-easier.

Learn more words faster. Our exclusive Learning Sessions actively teach you words so you learn them. Any time you paste in a block of text, our software finds all the hard words, lets you pick which ones you want to learn, and then teaches them to you in a Learning Session.

A Learning Session isn't an online quiz: it's an effective, step by step process where you hear words and phrases, type them, and read them. The software re-teaches you exactly what you need when you need it, and moves ahead when you're ready. When you've learned a word, the site stops "rewording" it, so the site grows with you as you learn! Learn more about Learning Sessions.

Learn the way you want-from what you want to read. You can change the way the site works to fit your learning style as you read and learn from almost any text passage or web page. See the different highlighting styles in the box? You can pick any of them, and lots more options. Click the Settings link (at the bottom of the page now, or at the top of any page) to see all the choices you have. (The demo text in the box here never changes.)

Chart your progress and have fun. You can keep track of your learning with lots of detailed charts that show how you're doing. Plus, as you use the site, you earn points and get Learning Stars -a fun reward for reading and learning!

Now you can easily get your students involved in their learning: let them select the text that interests them. Let them print and complete the activities with which they're most comfortable. Imagine each student learning vocabulary customized to his or her interests, while you have time to teach instead of typing. Could differentiation by interest or readiness be any easier? You can start doing it today, for free.

You never have to type another vocabulary list or quiz again.

Type (or copy-paste) in any block of text in the yellow box at the top of this page, click Rewordify text, and click the Print/Learning activities button. Here's how. You (or your students!) can select from a rich variety of quizzes and learning activities, with or without answer keys.

Do you need to teach (or not teach) particular vocabulary words and phrases? Rewordify.com gives you the exact control you need for specialized vocabulary instruction. You can make customized word lists so the site rewords and teaches any word or phrase exactly the way you want.

Learn the way you want-from what you want to read. You can change the way the site works to fit your learning style as you read and learn from almost any text passage or web page. See the different highlighting styles in the box? You can pick any of them, and lots more options. Click the Settings link (at the bottom of the page now, or at the top of any page) to see all the choices you have. (The demo text in the box here never changes.)

Chart your progress and have fun. You can keep track of your learning with lots of detailed charts that show how you're doing. Plus, as you use the site, you earn points and get Learning Stars -a fun reward for reading and learning!

Now you can easily get your students involved in their learning: let them select the text that interests them. Let them print and complete the activities with which they're most comfortable. Imagine each student learning vocabulary customized to his or her interests, while you have time to teach instead of typing. Could differentiation by interest or readiness be any easier? You can start doing it today, for free.

Save all your documents online so anyone can read them and learn from them at any time.

Just log in, rewordify something, and click the Share button.

Select how public or private you want the document, enter the title, author, etc., and you're done!

You get a link that you can put in your online lesson plans, teacher web pages, or blog. No more rewordifying the same thing over and over again!

You can view, manage and edit all your documents from any computer. Just log in (or create a free, safe account) and start building your learning library. Here's how to do it.

At Educator Central, you can create and manage student accounts, monitor your students' learning, and get detailed reading and learning analytics that help you make smart classroom decisions. For free. Now.
(In a hurry? Log in. Click Educator Central at the top.)

In a few minutes, you can create student accounts on Rewordify.com, and easily monitor your students' reading and learning progress. Get actionable learning and error analytics as your students read and learn from any document you post, or from any document or web page they want to read.

Imagine each student learning different words based on his or her interest or ability level. It's easy to do: Rewordify.com designs and teaches individualized vocabulary lessons with our highly effective Learning Sessions, so you have the time to teach students the important stuff: how to learn, how to break through obstacles, how to believe the words "I can do it."

As your students read and learn, get detailed charts and reports that tell you what you need to know-by student, by class, or for all your classes.

Effectively match interventions with students, based on detailed error breakdowns that let you see what you need to see in a few clicks.

Student accounts are anonymous, and they keep your students safe and focused on learning.

Start using it now: Log in and click on Educator Central at the top. Read more about Educator Central.

Rewordify.com is free online software. You're using it now. There's nothing to buy or install. It works on any computer, tablet, or smartphone. Just point your browser to Rewordify.com and start reading and learning. Yes, it's tablet-friendly-no mouse needed. Yes, your whole school district can create teacher and student accounts, without entering any personal information. When? Now.

It's fast. Wasting your (and your students' time) is bad. That's why Rewordify.com was designed from the ground up to be lightning-fast and use very little data. The site doesn't have a hundred images of puppies and kittens and a hundred links to a hundred lists. What it does have is speed and ease of use, which are very nice when you have to teach a room full of teenagers. Or adults.

It's an app. Want the app? You're using it. Wasn't that easy? The site is a web app, which is great for you, because you get almost-daily site updates automatically -so you can read and learn, not download and install app updates.

We keep kids safe online. Rewordify.com requires no personal information. Student accounts are completely anonymous and cannot post or share anything. Read more about how we protect children's privacy.

Rewordify.com can display simplified versions of web pages. Our state-of-the-art web filtering technology blocks millions of inappropriate sites and questionable language, to protect kids online and keep them reading only what they should be reading. Read more about how we protect children from inappropriate material.

Difficult English is intelligently simplified with our exclusive Rewordifying Engine

Saves time when reading hard text, improves comprehension and self-confidence, and increases total reading time

Copy-paste entire text passages into the yellow box and press Rewordify text. You'll see a simplified version. Read more.

Definitions are easy to understand, context-aware, and match verb tense and part of speech

Reduces frustration and improves comprehension by maximizing time spent reading versus dictionary research

Copy-paste any text passage into the yellow box and "rewordify" it. Click the highlighted words. Read more.

Learning Sessions actively teach individualized vocabulary lessons with research-proven multimodal techniques

Improves vocabulary and word retention

After you "rewordify" text, you'll see a purple bar at the top. Click the buttons to pick hard words and learn them in an effective Learning Session. Read more.

Site carefully monitors student reading time, learning progress, and learning errors, and gives educators full-color, real-time charts and reports

Gives actionable learning data that helps improve student learning outcomes

Create an account. Click on Educator Central. Create free student accounts. Post assignments online. Get learning data. Make smart classroom decisions based on valid data. Read more.

Site identifies and extracts over 58,000 difficult words and phrases from any text and creates a rich variety of learning activities with answer keys

Saves time when teaching and gives students individualized learning activities

Copy-paste any text passage into the yellow box and "rewordify" it. Click Print/Learning Activities. Pick the quizzes, activities, vocab lists, cloze activities you want, with keys. Print them. Read more.

Software allows users to change the difficulty level and presentation style of the output text

Improves engagement by allowing easy differentiation by learning style and readiness

Copy-paste any text passage and "rewordify" it. Click Settings. Change the text presentation style, "rewordifying level" (difficulty level), even the highlighting style. Read more.

Site works as an app on any device, using a minimum of data

Allows for easy district rollout on nearly any existing device while conserving Internet bandwith

Point any device's browser to Rewordify.com and it works like an app. Here's how to make an app icon on your home screen or desktop.

Site calculates accurate text complexity measures, including our exclusive READ score

Improves engagement and learning through the selection of appropriate reading materials

Rewordify any text passage. Click the Stats button. Read more.

Site's browser app (bookmarklet) extracts most web pages to Rewordify.com for learning in one click

Improves engagement and total reading time through independent selection of high-interest materials

Install our free browser app. Browse the web. At any page, click the "Rewordify text" button. Read the extracted text on Rewordify.com.

You can post any document and share it publicly, privately, or with a password

Increases reading time and organization of learning materials

Log in. Paste in a document and "rewordify" it. Click the Share button, share it, and get a link. Post the link to your teacher page. Or, add it as a Rewordify.com assignment. Here's how to post documents. Here's how to create assignments.

Site calculates points and displays Learning Stars based on total minutes read and words learned

Increases reading time and engagement by making the site more fun

Log in and start reading and clicking on the purple bar to do Learning Sessions. Points and Learning Stars will display. Click My Learning/My Documents to see charts of your progress. Read more.

Over 300 pieces of classic literature are available

Improves comprehension of the classics-from Shakespeare to Douglass to Austen

Click Classic literature at the top. Or, type a word like Frankenstein into the search box at the top.

Here's what to do next:

First, do the demo. You'll be an expert in five minutes: Click here for the demo.

Learn the site, step by step. Our First-Time User Guide clearly shows you how to get started.

Teachers: Learn about Educator Central and all it can do to help improve student learning outcomes. Also, you can print lots of free, full-color literature to help you get started in the classroom.

Have some fun. Are you up for a vocabulary challenge? Play Rewordo. Be aware: it's not easy.

Browse some classics. Want to be more sure of Shakespeare, or brush up on Bronte? Scroll to the top, and click the Classic Literature link. It's a fast way to get started using the site. Or, use the Search bar at the top. Try entering the word raven to understand the deal with Poe, that black bird, and the "Nevermore" thing.

Check out the goodies. You can install our One-Click Learning browser applet that lets you rewordify most web pages in one click. Our cool (and free, of course) School Clock tells you the current time and date, what class period you're currently in, countdowns to the next period, and more. You can customize it for any school's schedule, and make as many different School Clocks as you have different day schedules. Use it now.

Show the love! Please tell us about mistakes the site makes when "rewording" and defining words. That feedback is the single most valuable thing you can do to help the site (and learners around the world). Click here to contact us. Do you want to help defray the site's operating costs, and read a great thriller at the same time? You can! Get your copy of Electric Dawn.

Contact us. We want to help you! Please use the Contact page with any questions or comments.

Site summary: Rewordify.com helps with reading comprehension and vocabulary development by simplifying English to a lower reading level. It lets you reword a sentence or reword a paragraph. It will simplify English by reducing text complexity. It's a dictionary alternative that will improve comprehension and teach vocabulary. It's an important part of reading instruction and vocabulary instruction for ESL students, people with reading disabilities, people with a learning disability, or anyone who wants to improve reading skill.

35650 / 9.0

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From frustration...

...to understanding

Don't let an abstruse lexicon heighten your trepidation. Rewordify.com can assuage your anxiety.

Don't let a difficult and confusing word list increase your fear and nervousness. Rewordify.com can calm your fear and stress.

Rewordify.com simplifies difficult English. Enter hard sentences (or whole chapters) into the yellow box at the top of the page. (You can also enter a web site URL.) Click Rewordify text and you'll instantly see an easier version, for fast understanding. The reworded words are highlighted- click them to hear and learn the original harder word. You can change how the highlighting works to match the way you learn!

Do you dislike dictionaries because they're confusing and unhelpful? You'll love Rewordify.com's clear, easy-to-understand definitions-they change to match the original word or phrase's part of speech, verb tense, and singular/plural form, so they make sense. Our amazing Rewordifying Engine is what makes it all possible, and no other web site has it.

Want to see something now? Click Classic Literature at the top and start reading-easier.

Learn more words faster. Our exclusive Learning Sessions actively teach you words so you learn them. Any time you paste in a block of text, our software finds all the hard words, lets you pick which ones you want to learn, and then teaches them to you in a Learning Session.

A Learning Session isn't an online quiz: it's an effective, step by step process where you hear words and phrases, type them, and read them. The software re-teaches you exactly what you need when you need it, and moves ahead when you're ready. When you've learned a word, the site stops "rewording" it, so the site grows with you as you learn! Learn more about Learning Sessions.

Learn the way you want-from what you want to read. You can change the way the site works to fit your learning style as you read and learn from almost any text passage or web page. See the different highlighting styles in the box? You can pick any of them, and lots more options. Click the Settings link (at the bottom of the page now, or at the top of any page) to see all the choices you have. (The demo text in the box here never changes.)

Chart your progress and have fun. You can keep track of your learning with lots of detailed charts that show how you're doing. Plus, as you use the site, you earn points and get Learning Stars -a fun reward for reading and learning!

Now you can easily get your students involved in their learning: let them select the text that interests them. Let them print and complete the activities with which they're most comfortable. Imagine each student learning vocabulary customized to his or her interests, while you have time to teach instead of typing. Could differentiation by interest or readiness be any easier? You can start doing it today, for free.

You never have to type another vocabulary list or quiz again.

Type (or copy-paste) in any block of text in the yellow box at the top of this page, click Rewordify text, and click the Print/Learning activities button. Here's how. You (or your students!) can select from a rich variety of quizzes and learning activities, with or without answer keys.

Do you need to teach (or not teach) particular vocabulary words and phrases? Rewordify.com gives you the exact control you need for specialized vocabulary instruction. You can make customized word lists so the site rewords and teaches any word or phrase exactly the way you want.

Learn the way you want-from what you want to read. You can change the way the site works to fit your learning style as you read and learn from almost any text passage or web page. See the different highlighting styles in the box? You can pick any of them, and lots more options. Click the Settings link (at the bottom of the page now, or at the top of any page) to see all the choices you have. (The demo text in the box here never changes.)

Chart your progress and have fun. You can keep track of your learning with lots of detailed charts that show how you're doing. Plus, as you use the site, you earn points and get Learning Stars -a fun reward for reading and learning!

Now you can easily get your students involved in their learning: let them select the text that interests them. Let them print and complete the activities with which they're most comfortable. Imagine each student learning vocabulary customized to his or her interests, while you have time to teach instead of typing. Could differentiation by interest or readiness be any easier? You can start doing it today, for free.

Save all your documents online so anyone can read them and learn from them at any time.

Just log in, rewordify something, and click the Share button.

Select how public or private you want the document, enter the title, author, etc., and you're done!

You get a link that you can put in your online lesson plans, teacher web pages, or blog. No more rewordifying the same thing over and over again!

You can view, manage and edit all your documents from any computer. Just log in (or create a free, safe account) and start building your learning library. Here's how to do it.

At Educator Central, you can create and manage student accounts, monitor your students' learning, and get detailed reading and learning analytics that help you make smart classroom decisions. For free. Now.
(In a hurry? Log in. Click Educator Central at the top.)

In a few minutes, you can create student accounts on Rewordify.com, and easily monitor your students' reading and learning progress. Get actionable learning and error analytics as your students read and learn from any document you post, or from any document or web page they want to read.

Imagine each student learning different words based on his or her interest or ability level. It's easy to do: Rewordify.com designs and teaches individualized vocabulary lessons with our highly effective Learning Sessions, so you have the time to teach students the important stuff: how to learn, how to break through obstacles, how to believe the words "I can do it."

As your students read and learn, get detailed charts and reports that tell you what you need to know-by student, by class, or for all your classes.

Effectively match interventions with students, based on detailed error breakdowns that let you see what you need to see in a few clicks.

Student accounts are anonymous, and they keep your students safe and focused on learning.

Start using it now: Log in and click on Educator Central at the top. Read more about Educator Central.

Rewordify.com is free online software. You're using it now. There's nothing to buy or install. It works on any computer, tablet, or smartphone. Just point your browser to Rewordify.com and start reading and learning. Yes, it's tablet-friendly-no mouse needed. Yes, your whole school district can create teacher and student accounts, without entering any personal information. When? Now.

It's fast. Wasting your (and your students' time) is bad. That's why Rewordify.com was designed from the ground up to be lightning-fast and use very little data. The site doesn't have a hundred images of puppies and kittens and a hundred links to a hundred lists. What it does have is speed and ease of use, which are very nice when you have to teach a room full of teenagers. Or adults.

It's an app. Want the app? You're using it. Wasn't that easy? The site is a web app, which is great for you, because you get almost-daily site updates automatically -so you can read and learn, not download and install app updates.

We keep kids safe online. Rewordify.com requires no personal information. Student accounts are completely anonymous and cannot post or share anything. Read more about how we protect children's privacy.

Rewordify.com can display simplified versions of web pages. Our state-of-the-art web filtering technology blocks millions of inappropriate sites and questionable language, to protect kids online and keep them reading only what they should be reading. Read more about how we protect children from inappropriate material.

Difficult English is intelligently simplified with our exclusive Rewordifying Engine

Saves time when reading hard text, improves comprehension and self-confidence, and increases total reading time

Copy-paste entire text passages into the yellow box and press Rewordify text. You'll see a simplified version. Read more.

Definitions are easy to understand, context-aware, and match verb tense and part of speech

Reduces frustration and improves comprehension by maximizing time spent reading versus dictionary research

Copy-paste any text passage into the yellow box and "rewordify" it. Click the highlighted words. Read more.

Learning Sessions actively teach individualized vocabulary lessons with research-proven multimodal techniques

Improves vocabulary and word retention

After you "rewordify" text, you'll see a purple bar at the top. Click the buttons to pick hard words and learn them in an effective Learning Session. Read more.

Site carefully monitors student reading time, learning progress, and learning errors, and gives educators full-color, real-time charts and reports

Gives actionable learning data that helps improve student learning outcomes

Create an account. Click on Educator Central. Create free student accounts. Post assignments online. Get learning data. Make smart classroom decisions based on valid data. Read more.

Site identifies and extracts over 58,000 difficult words and phrases from any text and creates a rich variety of learning activities with answer keys

Saves time when teaching and gives students individualized learning activities

Copy-paste any text passage into the yellow box and "rewordify" it. Click Print/Learning Activities. Pick the quizzes, activities, vocab lists, cloze activities you want, with keys. Print them. Read more.

Software allows users to change the difficulty level and presentation style of the output text

Improves engagement by allowing easy differentiation by learning style and readiness

Copy-paste any text passage and "rewordify" it. Click Settings. Change the text presentation style, "rewordifying level" (difficulty level), even the highlighting style. Read more.

Site works as an app on any device, using a minimum of data

Allows for easy district rollout on nearly any existing device while conserving Internet bandwith

Point any device's browser to Rewordify.com and it works like an app. Here's how to make an app icon on your home screen or desktop.

Site calculates accurate text complexity measures, including our exclusive READ score

Improves engagement and learning through the selection of appropriate reading materials

Rewordify any text passage. Click the Stats button. Read more.

Site's browser app (bookmarklet) extracts most web pages to Rewordify.com for learning in one click

Improves engagement and total reading time through independent selection of high-interest materials

Install our free browser app. Browse the web. At any page, click the "Rewordify text" button. Read the extracted text on Rewordify.com.

You can post any document and share it publicly, privately, or with a password

Increases reading time and organization of learning materials

Log in. Paste in a document and "rewordify" it. Click the Share button, share it, and get a link. Post the link to your teacher page. Or, add it as a Rewordify.com assignment. Here's how to post documents. Here's how to create assignments.

Site calculates points and displays Learning Stars based on total minutes read and words learned

Increases reading time and engagement by making the site more fun

Log in and start reading and clicking on the purple bar to do Learning Sessions. Points and Learning Stars will display. Click My Learning/My Documents to see charts of your progress. Read more.

Over 300 pieces of classic literature are available

Improves comprehension of the classics-from Shakespeare to Douglass to Austen

Click Classic literature at the top. Or, type a word like Frankenstein into the search box at the top.

Here's what to do next:

First, do the demo. You'll be an expert in five minutes: Click here for the demo.

Learn the site, step by step. Our First-Time User Guide clearly shows you how to get started.

Teachers: Learn about Educator Central and all it can do to help improve student learning outcomes. Also, you can print lots of free, full-color literature to help you get started in the classroom.

Have some fun. Are you up for a vocabulary challenge? Play Rewordo. Be aware: it's not easy.

Browse some classics. Want to be more sure of Shakespeare, or brush up on Bronte? Scroll to the top, and click the Classic Literature link. It's a fast way to get started using the site. Or, use the Search bar at the top. Try entering the word raven to understand the deal with Poe, that black bird, and the "Nevermore" thing.

Check out the goodies. You can install our One-Click Learning browser applet that lets you rewordify most web pages in one click. Our cool (and free, of course) School Clock tells you the current time and date, what class period you're currently in, countdowns to the next period, and more. You can customize it for any school's schedule, and make as many different School Clocks as you have different day schedules. Use it now.

Show the love! Please tell us about mistakes the site makes when "rewording" and defining words. That feedback is the single most valuable thing you can do to help the site (and learners around the world). Click here to contact us. Do you want to help defray the site's operating costs, and read a great thriller at the same time? You can! Get your copy of Electric Dawn.

Contact us. We want to help you! Please use the Contact page with any questions or comments.

Site summary: Rewordify.com helps with reading comprehension and vocabulary development by simplifying English to a lower reading level. It lets you reword a sentence or reword a paragraph. It will simplify English by reducing text complexity. It's a dictionary alternative that will improve comprehension and teach vocabulary. It's an important part of reading instruction and vocabulary instruction for ESL students, people with reading disabilities, people with a learning disability, or anyone who wants to improve reading skill.

35650 / 9.0

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Get Safe - Work Safe: Health and Safety in the Workplace for Students Starting Work

This course introduces students to the principles of workplace safety, health and welfare. The course is aimed at young people starting work for the first time or preparing for work experience. It is also suitable for further education students and as a refresher for individuals returning to the workplace.

Course duration: 45 minutes
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On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

* Distinguish between employer and employee duties and responsibilities with regard to safety, health and welfare at work
* Understand 'hazard' and 'risk' and why employers carry out workplace risk assessments
* Apply decision making skills in a variety of health and safety situations in the workplace
* Source appropriate and reliable information on safety, health and welfare in the workplace

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"A picture is worth a thousand words."

When students are juggling new concepts, a concrete model or graphic organiser can be an excellent teaching and learning aid.

What is a concrete model/graphic organiser?

A concrete model/graphic organiser is usually a one page form with blank areas for the student to fill in ideas and information. Some organisers are very specific while others can be used with many topics. The graphic organiser gives students another way to see information.

Random facts are quickly lost. However, the brain's ability to store pictures is unlimited. Since the brain likes to "chunk" information, the graphic organiser complements the way the brain naturally works.

Graphic organisers will be beneficial to students whenever they are given new information. They can be used to brainstorm, sequence and organise. During reading and listening, students should be encouraged to graphically organise new information.

Advantages of Concrete Models

They help students compress a lot of information into a structured, simple to read graphic display

They are good for teachers as they facilitate small group work, so students are actively participating in the lesson

They are excellent for allowing co-operative learning to take place in the classroom

They are good for revision and exam preparation for students

The brain remembers more when personal creativity has been invested in a project. Graphic organisers complement the way the brain works

Graphic organisers are beneficial for use in mixed ability classes as their use enables all students to feel empowered, to contribute and to work at their own level

Some graphic organisers are an excellent way of differentiating higher and ordinary level materials, e.g. fishbone

Graphic Organisers for Teaching and Learning

Blank Graphic Organisers for class use (with some samples)

Sample Business exercises for use with Graphic Organisers
Completed Business Graphic Organisers Blank Graphic Organiser for printing
Template Graphic Organisers for completion by teacher

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The services listed here provide mental health information and support for young people.

Childline

Childline provides free listening services to children and young people up to the age of 18.

The Childline helpline is open 24 hours every day.

You can contact Childline by:

Online chat from 10am to 4am

Freephone 1800 666 666

Texting the word "Talk" to 50101

Jigsaw

Jigsaw is a national centre for youth mental health. They focus on intervening early to support the mental health of those aged 12 to 25 years of age.

Jigsaw operates 13 services in communities across Ireland. They offer a place you can visit for free with confidential support from trained mental health professionals.

BeLonGTo

BeLonG To youth services is the national organisation supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI+) young people between 14 and 23 years in Ireland.

Services include:

support groups for young people and parents

informal one-on-one chat service

professional counselling

drugs and alcohol support service

The services are confidential, free-of-charge and welcoming to all young people.

ReachOut.com

ReachOut.com helps young people get through tough times. They provide mental health information for young people and parents.

SpunOut.ie

SpunOut provides information for young people on mental health and many other topics. SpunOut also has an online directory of services.

Other services and supports

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are for children, generally up to the age of 18. They see children and adolescents with moderate to severe mental health concerns. Some conditions treated in CAMHS include:

moderate to severe depression

anxiety

eating disorders

self-harm

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next review due: 30/09/2021

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We talk about self-care a lot. But what does it mean? How do you look after yourself during these unusual times. Linda, Jigsaw clinician runs through some ways we can look out for ourselves.

Self-care can also include:
Read more about coping with the impact of Coronavirus.
How young people are practicing self-care

Some of our volunteers in Limerick made this video about how they're spending their time in lockdown and practicing self-care.

Right now, there's a lot of messaging out there telling what to do with your time. We (ahem) can be a bit guilty of that too. Young people have told us that they are feeling guilty not using all this time they supposedly have.

How ever you look after your mental health and engage in self-care, it's about finding out what works for you. As our volunteers in Limerick say "you be you."
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Unless you're a sunbather in Shepherd's Bush, you will have noticed that the U.K. is experiencing its longest lockdown since David Blaine trapped himself in a glass box. Needless to say, this has made any trace of a routine harder to come by than a pedestrian obeying the 2-metre distancing rule, which is why, currently, many in the autism community are challenged by feelings of distress, unease and unequivocal boredom.

Understandably, many are now on the hunt for ideal autism activities to pass the days and establish a new routine, which is why, this week, I have created a list of 10 ideal indoor activities for autistic children, teenagers and adults (of which, you will find well over 10, as I got a tad bit carried away adding subsections - enjoy!).

1. Cooking

Cooking is an ideal activity for autistic people of all ages and abilities, as its set recipes and stringent rules provide ample opportunity for contained creativity. In particular, autistic people who have sensory issues can find something exceptionally soothing about working with batters and pastes, while those who are non-verbal will find lots to learn in its hands-on lessons.

During the coronavirus lockdown, cooking is especially recommended as an activity for autistic people as, not only does it give you a tasty way to kill time, but it also provides the opportunity to create some of those treasured foods which you might not currently have access to. For example, if you can't find pasta on the shelves, then grabs some salt, olive oil, flour and water and you're ready to make a nifty vegan substitute.

2. Virtual Reality/Virtual Tours

As many of the world's greatest attractions lie more abandoned than the ab mat I impulse bought over Christmas, a select few are finding a second life to entertain and educate on the World Wide Web.

For autistic people, the benefits of this are endless and include: avoiding crowded rooms, harsh museum lights and not having to wait in line for the loos. And, whether you go down the VR route or edge towards a 360 interactive tour, the variety on offer here is sure to capture even the most easily distracted out there.

A select few you might want to check out are:

It's also worth pointing out that, when using Google street view, you are now capable of clicking the doors of many buildings and it will show you what's inside. Should we ever get to go outside again, this is also a great way to prepare autistic people for visiting places they might not have been before.

3. Create a Calendar

Since early December, coronavirus has run amok with any plans we might once have had and, although I would be a fool to say that, during this uncertainty, you should rebook any previously scheduled events, going into each new day on a whim is a sure-fire way to increase anxiety for someone on the spectrum.

As such, creating plans which focus on the who, what, where, when and why of a day is a great way to still an autistic person's nerves and, by keeping these schedules short i.e. only planning a few days ahead, you reduce the chance that you will have to take a rain check yet again.

Furthermore, turning this planning into an activity, in which you draw a calendar with visuals, is a fun way to ingrain the information and the finished product can then be hung on the wall for constant reassurance.

4. Stay in Contact with Friends & Family

Call me dramatic, but if you sat me down, fixed a camera on me and told me to make awkward chit chat with friends and family during the lockdown then, I promise you, it wouldn't be long until you saw a smoke silhouette from where I once sat and a James shaped hole in any wall blocking my escape. This isn't because I dislike my loved ones though, it's just that, for me and many other autists, Facetime adds another layer of pressure to already challenging social situations.

Instead, while it's still recommended to use this time to nurture your relationships, consider using instant messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, Facebook messenger or even old school emails (if you can remember what they are), as this brings the conversation into our court; where we have plenty of time to respond, emojis to make emotional recognition easier, no pressure of having to suppress stims or make eye contact and, of course, the glory that is gifs!

Additionally, Netflix has just created an opportunity to jointly watch shows called 'Netflix Party'. So, if you are looking for ways to chat where the empty silence is filled, then look no further.

5. Learn Stuff

You may or may not have noticed that the autistic mind is brilliant where, due to a processing path that loves to create deeply connected links, we are capable of pulling out obscure facts that even we're surprised we know. When cooped up, it's easy to let this intellect slack off, however, doing so can be detrimental to an autist's self-confidence and self-esteem.

For youngsters, the solution here is to build a routine around the school lessons plans which you have probably been avoiding like cornavirus itself - something which can be done by slowly but surely trialling different times/locations until we find the perfect Goldilocks of a schedule in which we work best.

For autistic people of all ages, now is also the perfect opportunity to practice some of the areas we are not so strong in (like ball throwing games to promote hand-eye co-ordination). However, if you're looking to develop an area which we aren't pre-programmed to suck at, then why not find an opportunity to excel in one of the many online courses - such as one of the hundreds of online lectures taught by the leading academics at The Great Learning Courses Plus, which include:

[Please note, I am in no way affiliated with The Great Learning Courses Plus]

6. Keep Fit

Staying fit and healthy during lockdown isn't a recommendation but a requirement, as it will not only maintain your immune system but also increase those sweet, sweet endorphins to keep you mentally healthy.

In recent days, P.E. classes with Joe Wicks have become a national favourite. However, I have and always will be, a sucker for the many online exercise regimes which are limited to 4 or 5 activities and multiple sets (as this way I don't embarrass myself when I finally learn a move just in time to move on to the next).

Additionally, for those of us in the UK, exercise presents a small sliver of freedom throughout our day. So, my recommendation is to take this opportunity by the horns and go for a walk/run once a day. Remember, if you do choose to go out, be sure to treat others on the roads like grandma's stale biscuit tin i.e. be respectful but do your best to put as much distance between you and them as possible.

7. Read A Book

With the Coronavirus turning most of the world as quiet as a library, it seems only fitting to use the hours, days and weeks ahead of us to harness our inner bookworm and fall headfirst into the land of literature.

Of course, whether non-fiction or fiction, physical, digital or on audiobook (many of which are currently free through Audible), there is no right way to read or wrong genre to check out. However, if you would like to use these moments to explore neurodiversity, then look no further than the many previous recommendations from in and around this site including:

Moreover, I have recently started reading Saturdays at Noon(a book found in my The Best Autism Books to Look Forward to in 2020 article) and that book is BRILLIANT.

8. Watch TV (in Moderation)

During the lockdown, there is a very real risk that many of us will become so reliant on our TVs that, by the time we are allowed out, we might find that we have become fused to our sofas, only capable of communicating by humming the Newsnight theme tune. Don't let this deter you though as, in small doses, TV can provide a great escape from the often-overwhelming world and, as such, shouldn't be overlooked as a distraction during the pandemic.

Additionally, with so many movies, like Trolls: World Tour and The Invisible Man, coming to home viewing early, as well as many of the popular streaming sites currently offering COVID-19 deals, now is the ideal time to check out some of the awesome offerings you might have missed.

Furthermore, it's also worth noting that some streaming sites are currently giving away content for the low, low price of nothing . So, if you've already seen everything on your preferred site, then why not see what you can get elsewhere e.g:

Amazon Prime (free-for-kids):

Many UK shows, which are aimed at a younger audience, are currently free to watch on Amazon Prime without an account. These include Peppa Pig and the ghoulish hellscape that is In the Midnight Garden

IMDb TV:

Hands up if you even knew IMDb TV was a thing. I know I didn't. However, after the announcement that, for free, you can now watch cinematic bangers on their site like Shrek, The Muppets Take Manhattan and the hidden gem that is the first Scooby-Doo-Movie, I'm sure it won't be a name I forget anytime soon.

The NFL & NBA

Many sporting websites are now giving access to live streams of old matchs, which is awesome. However, the less I say about sport the better (as my knowledge of most things athletic it is equivalent to the price of this deal: nothing).

9. D.I.Y.

It's a commonly held belief that autistic people are bound by repetition. However, to us, our routines aren't about doing the same activity over and over but achieving the same thing again and again. This task can give us a sense of purpose and security and so, without it, we can become exceptionally anxious and in need of something to do - enter, D.I.Y.

D.I.Y. is great for restoring an autistic person's sense of purpose during the coronavirus lockdown and can range from painting a mural on the wall, fixing that creaky door or tidying up the garden to creating sensory jewellery, building a cardboard instrument or even making your own fidget devices (an awesome guide to which can be found here).

In fact, when it comes to D.I.Y. in the autism community, there really is no job too big or too small. Just remember, when picking a task, things need to be kept age and ability appropriate: too difficult and we will only occur unnecessary stress, while too easy can be boring and we will move on fast.

10. Play a Game

When it comes to gaming during the Coronavirus lockdown, of course, you can always bust out that old Cluedo board but, let's be honest, is now really the time to introduce another dangerous mystery to solve?

Instead, why not try something you've never done before and give one of the many makeshift activities from around The Web a shot. For autistic people, many of these games are great as, not only do most come with uncomplicated rules for people of all abilities, but they also ensure unsolicited fun that will bring the household together in a way that the relationship ruining Monopoly could only dream of. For example:

Pom Pom Racing:

In Pom Pom Racing, racers compete to see who can blow a cotton wool ball around a makeshift course the fastest. Using a straw here helps to ensure no one hits their head on anything and creating intricate Sellotape tracks (with lots of twists and turns) will help reduce the game turning into a contest of who can blow the hardest.

Human Pachinko Machine:

If you live somewhere with stairs (I should be so lucky), then an awesome game which has gained attention online is to place different coloured containers (like cups and bowls) at the bottom of the steps and, from there, challenge each other to see who can roll the mostS ball into containers from the top stair.

If you want to make it more competitive, try assigning different values to the various goals and, in a darts inspired score scheme, get contestants to aim for a specific number and see who can get the closest

Bobbing for Skittles:

Put a bag of Skittles (or other low weight, coloured sweets) into a bowl and then see who can remove the most of a specific colour from out (using only a straw) within a set time. Whether you score the highest or not, this game is always a winner as you all get to end by 'tasting the rainbow'.

Pub Quiz:

I'm sure this one speaks for itself, but creating quizzes on any autistic person's favourite subject is a great game during lockdown, as it will get the brain going and reward our restricted interests. Better yet, thanks to the miracle of the internet, all you really need to get a winning quiz is give the topic a search with the word 'quiz' added at the end and you are likely to find tons of results.

Scavenger Hunt:

Another self-explanatory game, this involves creating a list of items to search for, around the house, but instead of giving the name of the item write vague clues such as 'it's something with a face, two hands but no arms or legs' (and the answer was a clock).

Carry on the Conversation:

What are some of your favourite books, TV programmes and indoor games that you can recommend for lockdown? Let me know in the comments below. And, if you haven't checked out last week's comprehensive guide to Autism & Covid-19, then make sure to read that once you're done.

As always, I can also be found on Twitter @AutismRevised and via my email: AutisticandUnapologetic@gmail.com.

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How To Improve Handwriting For Teenagers?
1) Have a belief
2) How parents can help
3) Fine motor skills
4) Don't allow your child to rush
5) Strengthen your upper body
Do You Have a Terrible Handwriting? Then the first thing you suppose to do is to identify the reason why you have bad handwriting. There can be few reasons for Your Terrible Handwriting, and the very first is that you may have never ever have been taught very well in the first place. what happens when you go to school and when you taught your letters and you learn to draw circles and little lines and you go against the neck to them and You Go ABC And your teacher appreciates you, then you have to start joining those letters, ones you start joining letters then your teacher tells you that you are of your own now, Basically from about age of 6 or 7 once you learned to joined your letters up you are on your own, unless you are lucky to have a teacher who likes handwriting, who particularly likes encouraging, who encourages you to write and practice then you really are of your own and its no wonder your handwriting has deteriorated of the years. Your teacher will not teach you how to write beautiful letters they will just teach you how to join letters and after that it's you who has to focus on your handwriting.

another reason for your terrible handwriting Can Be Your Laziness, You are too lazy hence for the solution of this is to buck up your ideas and understand the importance of good handwriting. the third reason for your terrible handwriting can be you might be holding your pen incorrectly, the fifth reason for your bad handwriting is that you hardly write, you hardly hold a pen in your hand, you hardly practice. after a certain age, you must have given up writing and therefore you must be having terrible handwriting.

The sixth reason is that you never practice if you want good handwriting then you have to write, you have to practice. the seventh reason for bad handwriting maybe you are suffering from dysgraphia, and if you are then there's nothing to fear about, it's not a problem. You can do a lot about it, there are many ways to improve your handwriting. Dysgraphia mainly affects handwriting, people who aren't aware of what dysgraphia is Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing abilities. It can manifest itself as difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting thoughts on paper. Because writing requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills, saying a student has dysgraphia is not sufficient.

Many parents lose hope for improving their child's handwriting after elementary school. They feel that improving handwriting after elementary school is something impossible. They find impossible to change the habit which they have developed so many years ago, children feel that after elementary school there is not much need for writing. Hence no matter how good or bad handwriting is, there's no need of improving it and with such thinking, they spend their life without improving their handwriting, they have a belief that kids need to write, teenage or adults just need to type.

Believing that handwriting doesn't matter in middle school is not a realistic belief, because everyone needs to be able to write legibly, even if it's a shopping list or a quick note, writing is must and you must always have a practice of writing. Your written words should be very clear, it should be neat and clean, so that it can be easily understandable by others, because bad handwriting can give a wrong impression, your handwriting can be the reason for your good or bad impression, having a good handwriting easily understandable handwriting can give an impression of responsible person, can give an impression of neat and tidy person, can give an impression of perfection, can give an impression of hard work, whereas having a bad handwriting can give an impression of irresponsibility, lack of confidence, procrastination and carelessness. hence never underestimate the importance of good handwriting, your handwriting has the capability to impress others and has the capability to make a good impression of yours on others without knowing you.

For example, have you ever noticed why your school teachers professors ask you to write in a good handwriting during board exams, why they ask you to write neatly because that clean handwriting of yours will leave a good impression on examiners and that will help you to score well, hence always focus on your handwriting, your words should be written so neatly so that it can be easily understandable by others, so that others don't need to struggle to understand your words, hence never ever think that writing and handwriting is for kids, typing is for adults, because writing is really a very best exercise for your brain and hand, handwriting not only strengthens your brain power but it also strengthens your hand power.

Now the question comes, How To Improve Handwriting For Teenagers? How can teenagers improve their handwriting in mid-school? How can they overcome their bad handwriting habit which they have developed years ago? Overcoming years ago habit can be difficult but it's not impossible. The very first step you must take to overcome the habit of bad handwriting is making a strong commitment, to have a strong motivation and inspiration, have a desire to improve, without commitment and strong desire you can never take a step towards improvement hence have a strong mental focus and take your goal seriously.

Handwriting Therapy for adults:

It's not only kids or teenagers who face Bad Handwriting problem. Even Adults Face it. Hence in this section, I will share some Handwriting Therapy for adults which can be practiced by teenagers too. So let's begin:
Therapy 1: Warming Up
When you write, you use muscles in your hand, wrist, and shoulder. But if you don't write often then your hands might cramp or get tired easily. hence spending doing some warm-up exercises will help the muscles in your hand get stronger and more flexible.

-STRETCH AND WRIGGLE YOUR FINGERS FOR A FEW SECONDS
-MAKE A FIST AND THEN STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND.
-TOUCH EACH FINGER TO YOUR THUMB. TRY IT TO YOUR FAVOURITE TUNE.
-PLAY AN IMAGINARY PIANO ON THE TABLE.
-MOVE YOUR WRIST IN A CIRCLE.
-ROLL YOUR SHOULDERS FORWARD AND BACK.

Warming-up also includes asking yourself ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?

And when you have a project or anything where you have to write for a longer time, then you have to give your hand a rest from time to time.
Therapy 2: Choose the right pen

Always choose the best tool for your job. Think of your pen as your handwriting tool. The right pen can help avoid smudging and make your writing look smarter. It can also prevent hand strain. Picking the right one for you can be tricky because there are so many different types. Here are some tips to help you.

There are three things to think about when choosing the right pen:

1. The type of ink it uses;
2. The size and shape of the pen; and
3. The type of point it has.

How to Hold your pen:
Hold your pen firmly, without squeezing, between fingers and thumb.
Therapy 3: How to Practice Penmanship
If you have no idea what exactly penmanship is, Penmanship is the art or practice of writing with the pen and the quality or style of handwriting.

Here are the 5 steps to Improve Handwriting For Teenagers?

1) Have a belief

The reason I am starting with have a belief is that most of the children feel that it is not possible to improve handwriting after elementary school because they have indulged a habit of poor handwriting, but the reality is totally opposite of such belief, because a motivated person with regular practice can improve at any given moment no matter what the age is, hence always have a self-believe that yes you can, and parents, teachers or guardians should always see how their children/teens are writing and how they can help them to improve, there are some fine motor skills which teens can practice to improve their handwriting.

2) How parents can help

When parents or teens by themselves decide to improve their handwriting there are certain things they need to avoid or should keep in mind, first: never use handwriting manual designed for manual, because such manuals just waste time and don't help much, when writers already know how to write letters hence these manuals are not much useful.

Second, don't copy the script which you find online

Third, don't try to practice cursive script by writing letters in order and by attempting to make them join, it doesn't work well.

3) Fine motor skills

Increase your hand strength and finger dexterity can help your teen or older child to get more control over the pencil or pen, Fine motor skill helps you to improve writing endurance of writing task, always ask or encourage your child to get involved in a general household task that can use your child hand and finger muscles, so that it strengthens your hand and finger muscles for example task like cutting paper with scissors, or using screwdrivers, or cutting your dad or mothers nails etc.

The reason I am talking about strengthening muscles of your hand and finger because usually, children hold their pencil or pen in a wrong way, their pencil or pen grip is usually wrong, hence it's really important to have a right grip.

4) Don't allow your child to rush

When your child or teen has a poor handwriting then there's a very important question you need to ask is your child rush? Like, do they rush? It is worth to see that if your child rushes for most of the task without completing it satisfactorily and if yes then it needs to be addressed carefully and attentively because when child rush in writing, their handwriting will for sure become poor hence they need to be taught calm and composed attitude.

5) Strengthen your upper body

Encourage your child or teen to strengthen their upper body through sports such as climbing, swimming, and targeted exercises. these exercises and sports will strengthen your child's upper body and stabilizes your upper muscles to free up the hand muscles for handwriting because most of the time your child or teen gets tired while writing, their hands start getting tired, because they have weak upper hand muscles, hence encourage them to do upper muscles exercises, because when they get tired their handwriting becomes poor hence for good handwriting strong upper body muscles is required, hence exercise and get into sports which strengthens your upper body muscles.

This is the end of "How To Improve Handwriting For Teenagers". Thank You.

6) Make sure you are using the right grip

Use the grip that's most comfortable for your hand, there are several ways you can hold your pen or pencil- Dynamic Tripod, Dynamic Quadruped, lateral Tripod, lateral QUADRUPOD.

6) Make sure you are using the right grip

There are many books written and there are many videos too from where you can learn and improve, every book and videos shares some great techniques and ways by practicing it you can improve your handwriting. example: Spencerian Theory Book, a penmanship book taught in American classrooms in the 19th century. or the Write now book.

Handwriting practice and activities for older students:

first: take it as a challenge
Analyze why you want to improve your handwriting. because reasons motivate us and thing which motivates us makes us better, hence know the reason for improvement.

second: starts with what you've already got
handwriting improvement starts with what you've already got, which is how you currently write cursive. Pick a topic, any topic, or write stream-of-consciousness thoughts on a piece of lined paper.

third: know What to Look for
Examine the paragraph you just wrote to see where you are exactly with your handwriting skills.

fourth: identify your imperfection
where's your work actually lacking, and you have to be very honest about it, only then you can work on it.

fifth: Here your preparation phase will start
should pick the right tool or material for your work. (have a pen which actually helps).

sixth: get inspired by the handwriting which inspires you
see someone's handwriting and get inspired, earlier it was hard to search your inspiration, but today the web is the perfect place for your dose of inspiration, do google search, search for different font styles and sites which helps you to improve your work etc.

seventh: learn to hold your pen properly
I have already shared about it you can learn more about it through many videos and books.

eight: learn posture
you must know the actual posture. whether you agree or not but it's our body posture which matters a lot when it comes to good handwriting. Sit up straight, and then utilize your non-writing hand for balance; this will provide you with more control during handwriting.

ninth: understand it's not about fingers
many people feel that writing has a lot to do with fingers. but, that is not true writing is more about using forearms and shoulders.

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How To Improve Handwriting For Teenagers? 1) Have a belief2) How parents can help3) Fine motor skills4) Don't allow your child to rush5) Strengthen your upper body Do You Have a Terrible Handwriting? Then the first thing you suppose to do is to identify the reason why you have bad handwriting.

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A guide to using assistive technology for students with Dyslexia and Dyspraxia.

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UrAbility | Helping kids learn and thrive with Assistive Technology

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To coincide with the Dyslexia Scotland Educational Conference on Saturday 28th October, we have updated our iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia / Reading and Writing Difficulties wheel and will be launching a new wheel, iPad Apps for Learners with Dyscalculia / Numeracy Difficulties. Both can be downloaded from the Downloads section of our web site.

The Dyslexia Wheel

This is the 6th version of iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia / Reading and Writing Difficulties to be produced since it was first launched in October 2013. This is the most popular poster that we have produced in recent years and has now been downloaded over 100,000 times from the CALL web site.

The 'Wheel of Apps' is not comprehensive, but attempts to identify relevant, useful apps and to categorise them according to difficulties faced by people with dyslexia. Note that some apps address a range of difficulties. To save space, we have not placed individual apps into multiple categories, but have listed them under a single category that is particularly relevant to the app. Links on the electronic version are 'clickable' and will take you to iTunes, where you can find out more about the individual apps.

What's New?

Typing Tutors - this is a new section, with four apps: Easy Typing, Fast Typer 2, TapTyping and Typing Tutor Fun.

Scanning - Claro ScanPen Reader and SnapType have been added.

Text to Speech - Capti Voice and Speechify have found a place.

Reading eBooks - EasyReader is new to this section.

Letter Formation now includes LetterReflex.

Word Processing - Documents by Readdle has now been included.

Writing Support - We have added Easy Dyslexia Aid to this section.

Reminders - Reminder with Voice Reminders has been added.

Early Learning - Word Wizard for Kids has been added.

What have we removed?

The apps in the sections on Mathematics and Calculators have been transferred to our new iPad Apps for Learners with Dyscalculia / Numeracy Difficulties wheel. Other apps have been removed as they are no longer available, or not compatible with the latest iPad operating system, iOS 11. These include: Dragon Dictation, Fleksy, My Words, NaviDys, Side by Side and WhiteSmoke.

iPad Apps for Learners with Dyscalculia / Numeracy Difficulties

Since we first started our series of app wheel posters for dyslexia we have had regular queries about iPad apps to help learners with numeracy difficulties. Our new poster, iPad Apps for Learners with Dyscalculia / Numeracy Difficulties, is a response to these requests. Like the Dyslexia Wheel, it is by no means comprehensive, but it attempts to identify relevant, useful apps that will help to embed numerical learning and to give opportunities for repeated practice of concepts that cause difficulty. It is aimed at helping to identify apps that may be useful for learners in a Primary School setting, rather than more advanced levels of numeracy and mathematics, though some can be used at many levels.

The categories in the outer rim of the wheel align with Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence Benchmarks for Numeracy and Mathematics with the addition of an 'Other Maths Tools' category.

We would like to thank our colleagues from the Assistive Technology for Learning Across Scotland (ATLAS) group for their suggestions, and must also thank Mary Delahunty, whose Numeracy Wheel provided a starting point for this poster.

CALL Scotland runs annual courses on Technology to Support Dyscalculia and Numeracy Difficulties at our centre in Edinburgh - the next one will be held on March 22nd, 2018 - and at your school, by request. Contact shirley.lawson@ed.ac.uk with any questions about bespoke training.

When we were compiling our list of apps, we found that some developers were not planning the major update necessary for compatibility with the iPad's iOS 11, but were going to focus on multi-platform, web-based activities, which could still be used on an iPad. We therefore decided to include a short list of web sites with relevant online activities in this poster. Click on the title in the electronic copy of the poster to visit these sites - or Google them, if you are using the paper copy.

If you have ideas for other apps for inclusion in future versions of our app wheels, please email CALL.Scotland@ed.ac.uk with your suggestions.

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"Do you know what my worst lesson is? It's maths...but I really like doing maths when it's outdoors!"

"My favourite bit this week was the maths trail because it's outside and you get to do more things."

The above sentiments were expressed by children, who had just completed a maths trail as part of their school's mathematics week.

Take a walk on the wild side and create a maths trail. A trail can take many different forms - use our guidance below to form your own trail for your class.

Why do them?

Encourages mathematical thinking and talking

Encourages problem solving

The emphasis is on the journey through a problem rather than the answer

Facilitates group work and working collaboratively together

Active learners - the learning is in the doing!

Familiarises children with their surroundings

Trails emphasise the practical application of maths to the world around them

Maths is linked to everything in society -helps children make this link

Allows children to take responsibility for learning

There are numerous mathematically rich examples, living and non-living, that can be found in your surrounding environment, such as the school playground, the local shopping centre, the local park, the local sports ground, the city museum/art gallery, to name a few.

Considerations:

What element of maths is the trail on?

—A trail can be devised for each strand to introduce a topic or reinforce learning

It is time consuming but worthwhile - they will not go 'out-of-date'!

—Safety if it takes you outside the school

—Who is it for? Ages..

—Who is designing it?

—Where? Classroom/yard..

—Any equipment needed?

—Any helpers needed?

Time/weather dependent?

Types of trails:

Senses trail:

— One child is blindfolded and can be:

given directions - left, right, 5 steps, 1 metre (link with spatial awareness)

identify shapes - how many corners, straight edges, etc...

Picture trail:

Using the iPods/school camera to take a picture of your answer

Using a picture to find information /certain location

Children design a trail using pictures they take

Homework trails:
Make it fun!
Ask pupils to take note of various elements they encounter every day. What shapes are they? How many of them do you see?

Road signs, traffic lights (how long does it stay on green?)

—Buildings/houses on their route home

—Distance / time taken to get home

IT and the internet:
A world of information at their finger tips!

Finding information on certain websites

Using the keyboard - what happens when you press F1? Location of keys...

Lunchtime Trails

Have different questions/brainteasers showing in the yard. (stuck on a window from the inside)

Have a box for children to post their answers in and have a weekly winner!

Tips for Success:

Don't make it too long.

Produce an attractive layout to stimulate interest.

Include a wide variety of activities to maintain enjoyment and enthusiasm.

Have clear sections.

Don't make it a race.

Include both open and closed tasks and vary the level of difficulty to provide for the full age and ability range

Creating your own Maths Trail

We recommend introducing children to math trails by having them explore, in small groups, 4-5 areas of interest within their own classroom. Writing a maths question for the area they are in. Following several of these classroom explorations and follow-up class discussions, children could venture outside to create maths questions at 4-5 named locations. These questions can then be discussed and developed into your very own maths trail.

Maths trails can be designed to link strands and strand units of the mathematics curriculum. The mathematics curriculum can also be linked and integrated with other subject areas such as PE, geography, history and science, using a topic-based trail.

Both students and teachers can create maths trails that target a range of mathematical understandings. Specifically, maths trails can be:

Student-generated, designed for their grade-level peers or younger peers to undertake;

Teacher-generated, which are trialled and modified by children to produce a new, improved math trail;

Teacher-generated, designed for children and their families to explore in their school surroundings, their home, or their local environment;

Teacher-generated, designed for their teaching peers to trial, improve, and implement.

It is good to have a range of question starting points. Click on your relevant class below to see some examples of age related questions.
Examples of Maths Trails:
A student-generated math trail, The Easter Trail. It was created by a class of 7-year-old children, with some teacher support, for a parent/child activity day.

A Teacher-generated maths trail, Maths on the Quayside. It was created trialled and modified by 10-year-old children, with teacher support for a large cross school event. During the two day event 2,600 children walked this maths trail.

A Teacher-generated maths trail, The Hidden Beauty within Durham City. It designed for 14-year-old children and their families to explore their local environment. The local Tourist Information Centre provide this trail to families who are interested in searching out the hidden maths in their city.

Maths Week Ireland maths trail takes a walk down South King Street in Dublin. This trail is designed to show young people and families that maths is related to the real world around them and that while challenging, maths can be enjoyable.
Additional guidance: See here for template for designing maths walks Trailblazing: Article from InTouch magazine
The PDST have a page dedicated to designing trails.

An example of a woodland maths trail, developed with a view to reinforcing school maths and making a link with a woodland environment.

From the NRICH group in University of Cambridge. Gives ideas on how to develop a maths trail, and gives locations in the UK of cultural sites which contain maths trails for children.

There is a walled garden trail available for schools to book and complete in Larne - what a great way to incorporate maths into a school trip!

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The above sentiments were expressed by children, who had just completed a maths trail as part of their school's mathematics week. Take a walk on the wild side and create a maths trail. A trail can take many different forms - use our guidance below to form your own trail for your class.

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The following sites have fun interesting maths for kids and ideas for teachers. Please note that CALMAST has no control over the content of these sites. Teachers must satisfy themselves as to the suitability of any of these sites. If you have any other good web resources for Maths please email us at MathsWeek@wit.ie and let us know.

This is formative assessment website which provides guidance for assessment in maths along with 100 formative assessment lessons. A great website all round!

Many maths resources for all ages. Select an age group from the left hand side of this screen.

Problem Solving for Irish Second Level Mathematicians - interesting problems posted each week.

This Canadian site has information on the maths olympiad and links to other sites.

Plus+ is a complementary online magazine, which to tell students about the diverse applications of mathematics to solve problems in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and economics. It provides stories about new developments in mathematics and mathematical sciences, interviews with mathematicians, information about degree courses, history of mathematics and science, mathematical biographies, and links to other mathematics websites and resources.

This website has lots of maths links, particularly to geometry.

Maths games, maths lessons, maths puzzles and maths fun for kids of all ages.

This website is developed and maintained by Rod Pierce, who loves mathematics and fun. The idea behind the site is to offer mathematics as well as some fun bits, and to combine the two wherever possible.

This website provides rich problem solving activities for both primary and secondary students and teachers

Mangahigh's math games are designed with math at the core!

This american website has lots of puzzles that focus on problem solving. They are great to use in class!

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The following sites have fun interesting maths for kids and ideas for teachers. Please note that CALMAST has no control over the content of these sites. Teachers must satisfy themselves as to the suitability of any of these sites. If you have any other good web resources for Maths please email us at MathsWeek@wit.ie and let us know.

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Contact Email 1+ (313) 300-1901 Is it a Learning Disability? Dyscalculia Checklist Learning Disabilities Checklist Expert Diagnosis Learning Disabilities Hub

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A spelling intervention for struggling spellers:

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Free spelling intervention for struggling spellers.

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Practice your spelling in a fun way. You can select a spelling list on the website or design your own!

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This website offers easy interactive spelling practice for kids in early elementary years (grades 1, 2, 3 and 4). Just type, listen and learn English - learning spelling can be as simple as that!

In this page you set up which words to test students on. The next page - after you hit the "Online Spelling Test" button - lets the kids tackle the spelling test and check their performance.

This free spelling website acts like an online computer program, in which you can create your own spelling lists, and have word games with your own words.
All the games and the other educational interactive activities on this website are totally free!

The Word's Pronunciation

You can also use this website to learn how to pronounce English words. Each word is pronounced slowly and clearly, stressing and emphasizing each syllable and consonant. This makes it great for ESL students and special education students as well, helping to discover new English words and their correct pronunciation.

The Spelling Games & Activities

Online Spelling Test

This is a simple test in which you hear the words of your list in random order, and type them inside the text boxes. Do your best to spell them correctly. At the end, you can press the "Check" button to see how well you have done. If you made a mistake, you can click a mistaken word to see its correct form. You can also ask to repeat the test with only the mistaken words.

Practice Your Words

This online practice will guide you step by step until you know how to write each word correctly just by hearing it. It consists of three phases: in the first phase, the letters to type are highlighted on the keyboard. in the second phase the word will still be presented, and you will copy it. In the third phase, you will type it from solely hearing it.

Reading With Spaceships & Reading With Balloons

These are two similar games, one in is more action themed, and the other is calmer. They practice reading the words and matching them to the words you hear. It's an easy reading activity, best for kids in 1st grade and 2nd grade.

Spelling Sharks

This is an action online spelling game. When you type correctly the words you hear, you can eliminate the sharks that are threatening the goldfish. The typing is under time pressure, yet you can press the "clue" button to have the word flashed on the screen. This activity can be challenging, and is more suitable for kids in 3rd grade and 4th grade.

Hangman

This is a classic hangman game, using your own words. It's unique because you can actually hear the hidden words.

Word Search Puzzle

Immediately create a challenging online word search puzzle from your own list of words. After every word you find, you will hear it pronounced. The puzzles are dynamically created, and can sometimes be challenging even for kids in 5th grade and 6th grade.

The Spelling Lists

The lists are arranged in stages that coordinate to the children's development through spelling patterns, also called features.

The beginning lists for first graders allow the kids to approach the words one sound at a time (i.e. initial consonants), to then building more of a sight word vocabulary (i.e. word families).

Moving on from there, learners in second grade are able to chunk parts of words and process them more fluently when they read (i.e. consonant blends).

Third graders continue the fluency of reading while they explore the meanings of words (i.e. silent consonants), while fourth graders can handle more complex spelling patterns (i.e. double consonant with e-drop).

Of course, a student may overlap in stages, for instance, a second grader may still need some work on a few "first grade" features, or may dabble in some third grade features. They are merely an average "snapshot" for students in elementary school.

In addition to the lists for each grade level, there are many "themed" lists for students of all ages to enjoy (themes such as September, Halloween, Winter, Earth Day, Science Day etc.)

Spelling and studying words ultimately promotes a greater interest in reading and writing. When a child has word understanding and vocabulary knowledge, all aspects of Language Arts are enhanced.

Instructions

Which English words would you like to study? Type them into the empty spaces above. Once you do, you can click on the "Listen" button to hear how the word you typed is pronounced.

Sometimes there is more than one way to pronounce a word - for example, "read" sounds different in the past: "I read this book yesterday" to the way it sounds in the future: "I will read this book tomorrow". In this case you can hit the "Alternate" button to switch between the different pronunciations and choose the right one.

You can also choose from the word lists we've prepared already in the drop-down menu.

When you have finished adding words, choose an activity from one of the green buttons.
The spelling list will appear for the students. They should read it carefully and, when ready, start the activity.

When finished, the students will have the option to restart the activity or to exit to the main menu. In most cases, they will also get the option to repeat the activity with only the words they had trouble with.

Happy learning!

Comments & Feedback

Do you have a word you would like to add to those already recorded?
Teachers and parents are welcome to send their word requests to my email at [email protected] and I'll be happy to work on it. You can also contact me with questions, comments and suggestions.

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Free Online Spelling Training & Games for Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Fun interactive spelling games for kids in early elementary years (grades 1, 2, 3 and 4). Type, listen and learn English - preparing to your spelling test can be as simple as that! A free online website.

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You can currently join the library online and use the app 'Borrowbox' to borrow ebooks and audio books for reading for pleasure during this time.

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Just fill out the online form below. You'll get a temporary library number and you can set up a library PIN. With those, you'll be able to access the online services at www.librariesireland.ie/elibrary straightaway.

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IXL have many drills for skills in both Maths and English that you can access without membership. Remember to change your country to Ireland.

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Testimonials

IXL is brilliant. I am using it for autistic secondary students who need literacy and numeracy support. I love the instant feedback, the huge library of questions available, and the teacher insights!

Tara, teacher

Dublin, Ireland

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IXL is the world's most popular subscription-based learning site. Used by over 14 million students, IXL provides unlimited practice in more than 5,000 maths and English topics. Interactive questions, awards and certificates keep kids motivated as they master skills.

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Official Government Advice for supporting children during Covid-19 restrictions: