ILT Blog and News
By Dr. Shirley Kokot
Research shows why moving in a classroom helps learning
Even though we know a lot more these days about how the brain develops and how it functions, many teachers lack useful knowledge about the role of movement in learning. Movement is responsible for developing the brain in the first place (through the primary reflexive...
Reading difficulties – A symptom not the cause of problems
(With thanks to Svea Gold) When Mat fails to learn to read at grade level, his parents are encouraged to help him with extra reading at home, or refer him for remedial reading. This often doesn’t help very much and the reason is that reading failure is a symptom...
Helping your child learn how to focus
Leanne Gray, of The Prepared Environment, shared some ideas about children’s focusing on her blog and I appreciated them so much that I’m hopefully disseminating them further! Focused attention is necessary in the classroom and in the home. We all know how annoying...
Allergy or intolerance? What’s the difference?
We are all aware of the dangers presented to children by being allergic to certain foods or other substances. Schools take great care to note if learners have to avoid these allergens. But when is a child allergic to a food and when do they have a food intolerance?...
Building blocks for healthy self-esteem in kids
There is no doubt that a child’s confidence levels contribute to her school achievements and ability to fit in easily to different social situations. Feeling good about yourself is a powerful motivator to tackle the challenges offered by school and life in general....
Does your child procrastinate?
Adults can be said to procrastinate when they meet one of five criteria for defining procrastination: there is an intention to perform the task; the task is delayed; the delay is voluntary; the delay is unnecessary; and they are aware that this may lead to future...
Goal-directed learning: Its value for adolescents
Goal-directed learning is when we experience something that motivates us to try it again. Perhaps the experience is a bad one, in which case, we might avoid a repetition. So goal-directed learning guides us to whether we want to repeat an experience. This form of...
Violence on TV: What happens to children who watch?
A study led by Linda Pagani, Professor at the Université de Montreal's School of Psychoeducation, reveals long-term associated risks of early exposure to violent content in childhood and teen antisocial behaviour, more than a decade later. Past research has shown that...
Our brave new world?
Parents these days seem to be faced with many more challenges than were offered in the past. It isn’t possible any more to bring your children up the way your parents raised you. There has simply been too much change too quickly, with technology literally...