Ryan Spencer, from the University of Canberra is Clinical Teaching Specialist and Lecturer in Literacy Education. Here, he explains why reading your child’s favourite book aloud is so important for learning and development. As parents know all too well, children...
Speech Pathologist Vickie Leung is the former director of the Multi-Lit Literacy Centre at Macquarie University. Here she provides great at-home strategies for helping your child learn to read. Why do some kids struggle with reading? When we are learning a new skill,...
Experienced teacher, parent educator and author Sonja Walker will present a free seminar for parents of children starting high school next year in Brookvale on Tuesday 27 October. Sonja says that transitioning from primary school to high school is a big step for 11...
Resilient kids are optimistic kids. Kids Firsts psychologists share easy ways to help your child to develop the resilience needed to manage playground politics. Parents play an important role in helping their children build resilience so that they can deal with...
More and more kids are seeking the help of a Maths tutor to help them achieve better results at school. Kids First teacher and founder, Sonja Walker, explains how to find the right kind of tutor for your child. I very rarely meet a parent whose gut instinct for their...
Vickie Leung, Speech Pathologist and former director of the Multi-Lit Literacy Centre at Macquarie University, explains how and when to help your child start learning to read. As a speech pathologist and literacy specialist, many parents ask me questions about when...
