The Clara James Approach to learning
When it comes to learning we are all individuals.
The past 20+ years have taught me that no matter our learning style if the child is engaged and relaxed they are more likely to learn.
If we just keep giving them the same resources, varied over and over again, all we are doing is giving them one place in their brains to find the information. However, by giving them a variety of resources we can make it more interesting, more relevant, and help them to create multiple memories so that when they need to recall the information, they have more places they can go to in order to find it.
If we can boost their confidence as well as their knowledge we will make their life and ours easier.
For 20 years now I've been fascinated by different learning styles: ASD, Dyslexia, ADHD. The purpose of this podcast is to share my findings with you, so that maybe what I've learned will be of help to you too.
The Clara James Approach to learning
Latest Episodes
Tutoring and a chat: tutor the child not what you learned in a course
I was asked recently what I understand about educating children with autism and ADHD.And my immediate thought was:I don't want to know how to teach “a child with ADHD”. I want to know how to teach the child sitting in front of ...
Tutoring and a chat: creative writing tip
This one is perhaps for parents as much as it is fore tutors.If you are doing creative writing with someone, having the inspiration is often the hard part especially if it's not something that they can relate to.In this very short...
A chat about tutoring: What's your starting point and your goal?
I've just come off a really interesting conversation with another tutor, and I'm not going to talk about her circumstances because that's her business, not mine. But the conversation reminded me of something.When we talk about growing a ...
Tutoring and a chat: What changes would you make if you were starting again now?
14+ years ago when I started the business I made so many mistakes. I had NO idea what I was doing!My first mistake was that in my mind I was doing something that would fail, so I kept it quiet so that no one would find out about it when ...
Tutoring and a chat: You don't need to be a teacher to be a tutor
I was chatting to someone this morning and she mentioned that she thought that all tutors were teachers.I've had/ and still have some amazing teachers work with me. I've had others that I couldn't recommend.I have tutors who work wi...