We know, just as you know, that reading and writing skills are important to a child’s overall attainment. We also know that boys tend to read less, and make less progress, than girls. There’s no substitute for good teaching, but countless studies show that ICT can help boys read and write more effectively.
Enter Merlin, the key to the keyboard of life! Let students get their hands on the latest interactive resources: develop their writing skills as they create a wiki, improve their subject knowledge in an interest space, broaden their vocabulary through an online debate, have fun playing online learning games, publish a blog or share stories through text-based chat. Create discussion boards to encourage expressive confidence. Scan hand-written work and upload it to shared scrapbooks and project spaces. Use media tools, charts and graphs to show students their progress. Set up an e-buddy scheme with another school – there’s nothing like an external audience for sharpening awareness of spelling and grammar.