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May 30, 2017

How to Be Ready for the Leaving & Junior Cert Exams

Next week the Leaving & Junior Cert exams start and you can be ready for it so easily! Just for a moment imagine that sitting an […]
August 3, 2016
a parent's guide to preparing for third level

Preparing for College and University – A Parent’s Guide

So here we are in August and autumn is upon us.  Try as we might to hold on to that summer feeling, August means Leaving Cert […]
July 18, 2016
Summer ideas for bored kids

14 Things to Do with Kids during the Summer

“I’m bored!! ” The most dreaded two words of the Summer holidays. But never fear, here are 13 ways to keep the kids occupied over the […]
July 18, 2016
Help with reading

How to help with Fluent Reading

Fluent Reading is the ability to read smoothly and automatically with expression and attention to punctuation.  The speed at which you read is called the ‘Pace’.  […]
July 4, 2016
What is Dysgraphia, help for Dysgraphia

My Child’s handwriting is awful, could it be Dysgraphia?

Dysgraphia. What is it? Unlike Dyslexia and Dyspraxia, dysgraphia is not a word we hear a lot about, but increasingly I am seeing it being included […]
June 20, 2016
How to keep kids writing during the holiday period

Handwriting during the Holidays

Primary school holidays are almost here, state exams are over (or almost over) and already the secondary school kids are beginning to get a little bored! My […]