EDUCATION

Attention span: How to help children focus better in a distracted world

Building a strong attention span in children without pressure or punishment.

A child’s attention span is not fixed at birth. It is shaped daily by environment, habits, expectations and the examples set by adults. In a world saturated with screens, notifications and constant stimulation, many parents and educators are noticing that children struggle to concentrate for sustained periods. This is not …

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Understanding the crisis of AI and childhood literacy

AI and childhood literacy: Reversing the negative impacts of AI on reading.

The relationship between artificial intelligence and humans is currently undergoing a shift in consciousness as profound as the invention of the printing press or the introduction of television. While technology has always altered how we process and store information, the emergence of artificial intelligence represents a cataclysmic change that threatens …

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AI and literacy: How long-term use artificial intelligence is negatively affecting literacy

AI and literacy: Why machine-generated language is undermining how we learn to read.

Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to infrastructure in less than a decade. It now mediates how people search, read, write, summarise, interpret and even feel. For adults, this shift often presents itself as convenience. For children and young users, it represents something far more consequential: a restructuring of how …

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How teachers can identify reading difficulties and communicate them to parents

How teachers can identify reading difficulties and start meaningful intervention.

Why early recognition matters Teachers are often the first professionals to see the warning signs that a child is not reading as they should. Long before exam results or formal assessments highlight a problem, the classroom reveals patterns of avoidance, confusion and quiet struggle. Recognising these signs early is not …

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