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Handwriting promotes learning more than typing, scientists claim
A Norwegian team of scientists has investigated the influence of handwriting and typing on brain activity and memory abilities.
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Tools for reading problems: Digital tools and reading methods
On the site you will find an overview of materials that can be useful for (serious) reading problems:
- text to speech (apps, extensions...);
- reading software (for ADIBooks);
- audiobooks (online libraries);
- remedial reading programs and simple …
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Get started with textless picture books and talking boards for all ages
Textless picture books and discussion boards are tools to stimulate language development and multilingualism. This applies to both language learners with Dutch as their home language (NT1) and to language learners for whom Dutch is the second …
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EuREKA: Emotion regulation training
Emotions are part of everyday life and everyone has to deal with huge emotional events (eg major life events) that are accompanied by different feelings such as fear, sadness and/or anger. The way we deal with our emotions affects development. …
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Talking to a child about the news: Seven tips
How can you talk to children about the news, especially when it concerns more difficult subjects, such as a war with many victims?
As a result of the war between Ukraine and Russia, Medianest made this page with tips on how to tackle this.
The …
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Conquer Your Volcano: Therapeutic Game
A game to help students understand how to avoid angry outbursts.
They first get to work with cards with unpleasant events. These events can be a trigger to cause a rage (or volcano) eruption.
Then they get to work with green cards. These cards …
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Quality cards School at Zet
In recent years, the School aan Zet program has supported many Dutch schools in their quality improvement by means of discussions, practical tools and examples. One of the tools, the quality cards developed, provide practical information on …
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To learn. How? Like this!: Finding a good study method
The Toolbox Learning.How? Like this! contains 55 cards packed with tips and insights to find an appropriate study method and to take learning into your own hands.
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On executive functions: The links between wanting and executing
A video from Leerpunt ADD explaining executive functions
In the first part, attention is paid to the different EF:
- task initiation and procrastination;
- self-regulation (directing attention, self-control);
- working memory (ordering thoughts, …
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Dealing with weak executive functions
Executive functions are less developed in people with ADD. This is referred to as 'weak' executive functions.
In the article you can read more about executive functions, dealing with weak EF and training EF.
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Learning with the Leitnerbox: Explanation
How can you learn useful concepts, sums or other reproduction knowledge? Active and spaced repetition, also called retrieval and spacing, is crucial for this. How can you approach this as a pupil or student? A good way is to use the Leitnerbox. A …
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Graphic organizers: Examples
A site with numerous examples of graphic organizers. A graphic organizer is a tool or framework that allows you to visually collect, organize or present information.
They help the student convert and compress a lot of seemingly disjointed information …
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