May 25, 2012 | DM News Blog
It’s Factoid Friday time! Did you know that the combination “ough” can be pronounced in nine different ways? The following sentence contains them all: “A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling...
May 24, 2012 | Parent Reviews
Just to let you know that Ben’s progress is amazing. He goes to Explore Learning which is a computer based tutoring class where he is frequently getting scores of 85% plus and at least one score of 100%. The programme aims for children to get around 70% per...
May 24, 2012 | DM News Blog
There is a slow, seismic shift happening in the education world that is long overdue. The past can be summed up by this great cartoon: In the old days some people were successful in school, but others failed, despite great potential. You were then referred to as being...
May 23, 2012 | Parent Reviews
George is managing the longer text really well. He has made fantastic progress with his reading this year and we are all really proud of him. Ben is also enjoying Easyread, he is coping with the stories well too and we don’t have any concerns at the moment....
May 23, 2012 | Parent Reviews
I feel that l am getting better at reading. The lessons are fun and they help me. – Luke (age 11)