A normal school textbook of any school consists of many chapters. Each chapter if you notice has a lengthy introduction and too many details before arriving at the actual point.
For a child who has issues with absorbing too much of information all in one go,integrating it and reproducing it by memory in assessments can be not only frustrating but also cause immense exam anxiety.
I always wondered why the same information could not be more concise and succint so that the child could simply find the one line answer to any question.
I decided to experiment using a text book. I broke down one chapter of 12 pages on Latitude-Longitude into 2 pages of simple objective questions and answers. Thats all it took. A 12 page chapter consolidated into a 2 page lesson. It worked brilliantly. Not only did my daughter find it easy to read and understand, she also found this method an easier way of recalling what she had read.
Along the way while doing this, I discovered I had learnt or relearnt a lot too.
If you were to look at it simply,all it means is a simple breaking-down of information.Breaking down a whole into smaller parts. If you cannot really break it down,try fill in the blanks or draw a tree or a mind-map. All work the same way.
For a child who has issues with absorbing too much of information all in one go,integrating it and reproducing it by memory in assessments can be not only frustrating but also cause immense exam anxiety.
I always wondered why the same information could not be more concise and succint so that the child could simply find the one line answer to any question.
I decided to experiment using a text book. I broke down one chapter of 12 pages on Latitude-Longitude into 2 pages of simple objective questions and answers. Thats all it took. A 12 page chapter consolidated into a 2 page lesson. It worked brilliantly. Not only did my daughter find it easy to read and understand, she also found this method an easier way of recalling what she had read.
Along the way while doing this, I discovered I had learnt or relearnt a lot too.
If you were to look at it simply,all it means is a simple breaking-down of information.Breaking down a whole into smaller parts. If you cannot really break it down,try fill in the blanks or draw a tree or a mind-map. All work the same way.
