What am I actually meant to achieve whilst teaching my child at home?
If you are feeling like you are now your child’s teacher then the information in this article will be useful for you to refer to.
This article is brought to you by Oaka Books Ltd
OK, before I get into this article I have to be honest. I can’t claim any credit for the inspiration behind this blog article, that credit goes to Bambi Gardiner at Oaka Books who sent out an email this morning sharing the following information about the National Curriculum.
As a parent I am sure that you will have always been concerned that your child gets the best teaching that helps your child to be able to fulfil the criteria set out in the National Curriculum that ultimately leads to positive outcomes, aka grades, as they prepare for life in the wider world. The reality, however, is that as parents the finer details of what a child needs to be taught is perhaps something that we have not had to be overly concerned about until now with the current ‘lock down’.
One of the things that I think is positive about the current ‘lock down’ is that for many children with dyslexia, they will appreciate being able to study from home in their own way as per many of the conventional ‘home-schoolers’ . The children can take time to learn educational concepts and they can take advantage of using materials that appeal to their own way of learning.
Whilst teachers will be sending content to each pupil so that the school learning can continue, to me I can see more freedom being available in how one can learn rather than being forced into a particular way of learning. Of course the , course material being sent back needs to be in a format that the teacher asks for, but with more time and hopefully a little less educational stress, the pupil can finally get to learn in a way that works for them.
As I mentioned earlier in this article, Oaka Books has recently shared some links that provide the background information on what a child should be achieving during their studies. These links are useful for parents to refer to, especially if they are having to liaise with teachers.
These bits of information are as follows:
Key Stage Curriculum Specifications:
Key Stages One and Two (Primary)
Key Stages Three and Four (Secondary)
Common Entrance
If your child is a dyslexic learner, then it will be useful to obtain teaching materials that are linked with the curriculum as well as being dyslexic friendly.
Oaka Books provide a range of resources that are curriculum based as well as being appropriate for dyslexic learners to use.
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