The power of reading and writing in surviving and addressing huge loss is touched upon in this book about a woman’s struggle during the Sri Lankan civil war
Not all self-help books are supported by research, and sifting through so many books can be challenging.
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A university-based book club, open to all, selects and reviews books grounded in science, directed at improving well-being. Summer picks cover dreams, art, social media, mental health and more.
Improving school sanitation, reducing household chores, and addressing harassment and bullying could enhance girls’ reading performance relative to boys’.
Reading and writing should be taught together again.
Qualipu Mi’kmaw scholar Christopher Crocker has examined how fascination with Norse contact dominates Newfoundland tourism at the expense of pre-colonial Indigenous studies and representation. L’Anse-Aux-Meadow National Historic Site in northern Newfoundland.
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Indigenous and critical race approaches to narratives of the Middle Ages help reveal more accurate histories, and combat the misuses of ‘the medieval’ for hate.
When asked, students say that touch is important in developing reading and writing skills. Research backs them up.
Some Gen Zers and millennials might not identify as readers because they assume the reading that they do doesn’t ‘count.’
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Children who play a lot learn skills such as sitting, crawling and standing quicker. Play also leads to better health and wellbeing as they grow older.
There are alternatives to England’s focus on synthetic phonics, which teaches children to decode words by learning the relationship between letters and sounds.