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 […]
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 27, 2016
Why meaning is necessary for reading

Why We Need to Watch out for Reading Without Comprehension

Reading without comprehension is a recurring issue raised by parents at Hummingbird Learning Centre®. Many children struggle with comprehension but when I ask them to read, usually […]
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 […]
June 13, 2016
Tips to make reading easy

#4 Non-Reading Ways to get Your Reluctant Reader to Read

‘My child hates to read’. It is one of the most ticked boxes on our assessment form. Very often, the parent loves reading and wants to […]