There is growing evidence of the benefits of handwriting – as opposed to using a keyboard. A recent paper that studied the brain when students were either using a pen or keyboard, stated: When writing by hand, brain connectivity patterns were far more elaborate than when typewriting on a keyboard. It concluded: “Handwriting requires fine…
I have written before about the menace too much screen time can cause to children at school; concentration levels decrease, sleep comes harder, and mental health can suffer. Indeed, I noted how Sweden – once lauded for its education – was reversing its decision to encourage more screen time for learning. Now we read that…
Sweden’s high literary standards were once lauded across the developed world. Then they slumped and the country fell down the international PISA rankings. Diagnosing the problem caused a great deal of debate but the governing administration has decided that part of the problem is down to children working from screens in schools. The Nordic nation…
The cost of educating children with special educational needs is putting enormous pressure on council budgets. And there is one condition that is receiving a great deal of attention at the moment – attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is defined here as ‘a neurodevelopmental difference (that is, a difference in the way the brain develops as…