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Shortlisted Best Children's Educational App: Mini Monsters
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 14:33:24
Creepy crawling, spindly spiders and inspiring insects go under the microscope with this visual encyclopeadia of mini monsters
app £1.99 by the Science Photo LibraryWho won the Junior Design Awards 2012 Best Educational app?
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Highly Commended Best Educational App: My First Word Play
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 17:33:41
My First Word Play
Playing to their strengths as purveyors of fine educational books for babies and toddlers (and making excellent use of their rich archive of photographic material), this clever early learning app from Dorling Kindersley brings a varied vocabulary
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Winner of the Best Educational App 2012: Count The Animals by Appracadabra
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 17:32:10
Learning to count with a kooky crew of interactive characters is our number one aim!
There’s plenty of opportunity to hone those number and counting skills with this app, by Appracadabra, but it’s the playful illustrations and animation that make it truly memorable – and yes, those cheeky dogs who cock a leg to pee, and deposit a twirly-whirly poop cause great am...
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Cooking with Raymond Blanc
By Catherine O'Dolan on 07/08/2010 12:11:55
A lifelong love of good food and a rich culinary heritage encouraged Michelin-star chef Raymond Blanc to open his own cookery class to inspire and educate mini chefs
’re talking about mega effects on health, environmental and social factors.Are any golden rules that parents should follow?Don’t devaluate food. Understand how it connects with everything else, and try to pass that on to your child. Parents may need to re-educate
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Operation School Run
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/09/2010 16:53:28
Ten simple rules that can help you transform the morning routine from chaos to calm
Copyright©Ladybird Books Ltd., 2010 1. Get organisedEverything that is needed for the following day should be prepared the night before and everyone, including partners and children, can be involved.Encourage your children to write (or draw) their daily programmes (such as PE day...
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How to tell if your child is a genius
By Catherine O'Dolan on 30/06/2010 12:30:47
Gifted children are all very different, but here are ten tell-tale signs
Reading Many gifted children learn to read early. However, early reading is not a sign on its own: some gifted children struggle to learn to read, and many early readers aren’t gifted.Walking and talking Gifted children tend to walk and talk early. They have large vocabularies, ...
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Could your child be dyslexic?
By Catherine O'Dolan on 08/11/2012 16:50:00
If your child has difficulty with reading, help is at hand
in mainstream education read more than 25 percent faster with a coloured overlay.
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Rip-roaring reads for babies and young children
By Catherine O'Dolan on 09/11/2012 11:59:46
Reading guru Wendy Cooling shares her list of favourite books to enjoy with your child
When you read to young children, the emphasis should always be on fun rather than education: there’s a lot of learning going on but it’s important that your child enjoys the experience rather than seeing it as a chore. Make it an interactive
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Why your baby is never too young for books
By Catherine O'Dolan on 08/11/2012 17:28:22
It's never too early to start introducing your baby to the brilliant world of books
The process of learning to read and write is called early literacy and begins way before your child is striding off to school. Educators now know that these skills emerge alongside language development and are intrinsically linked. It doesn't mean
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The truth about bedtime stories
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/11/2012 17:36:00
The romantic idyll of cosying up for a bedtime read is not always quite as dreamy as you might think
the effort for this time of closeness – not to mention the educational benefits of books for babies and young children, which are very well d ocumented. THere are also benefits of shared reading in emotional terms. It is a special time of intimacy, a bonding
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