In the wake of @WomenEd's amazing first global, online unconference, 2nd to 4th October, it is important to recognise those who continuously fight for equality and diversity in education. Lift Lessons co-founder, Andrea Silani, discusses the women who inspire her and her team.
Read MoreStephen Parsons has 30 years’ experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist, and he is co-author of best-selling resources 'Language for Thinking' and 'Word Aware'. Stephen currently serves as Chair of NAPLIC, the UK organisation for professionals working with developmental language disorder. Stephen and his co-author, Anna Branagan, have been an incredible support to Lift Lessons. Here, Stephen writes about the effect a lack of vocabulary has on students, and what we can do about it.
Read MoreDual coding is one of our favourite strategies to use within our own classrooms. We have seen the transformative improvement in vocabulary and understanding that it can facilitate.
We have also seen that often students need scaffolding or modelling in order to be able to begin to use the strategy independently. In science, there are also many instances when the learning concept is so abstract that students need a starting point.
Read MoreIt’s been a busy few weeks for the Lift Lessons team following the launch of their home learning resources. In these uncertain times of Zoom classes and social distancing, it is more important than ever that we can provide children with educational tools to support their study outside the classroom. It is the passion to create these resources which has driven co-founder Caroline Schaal, who shares with us the story behind Lift Lessons.
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