UKedchat Mini – Week 5 – 9-14 August 2013

–Wednesday 14th August 2013 – Share your experience and strategies for helping children with dyslexia. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23679363 Will early detection radically change how it is dealt with in schools? Is dyslexia a medical rather than an educational issue?

Continue to discussion at https://ukedchat.com/forum-2/ukedchat-topics/ukedchat-mini-14th-august-2013-share-your-experience-and-strategies-for-helping-children-with-dyslexia/#p47

Spell with rhymes and songs or memorable images. Kid might never b great at it but they have success alongside peers. #ukedchat

— Michelle Mackay (@with_ict) August 14, 2013

#ukedchat Many children with #dyslexic have other learning difficulties: #dyspraxia #ASD #Adhd #sensory integration #dsycalculia

— SEN Consultancy (@SENConsultancy) August 14, 2013

#ukedchat not convinced #dyslexia exists,… Lots of poor diagnosis and more evidence of paucity in early learning rather than neuro causes

— eylanezekiel (@eylanezekiel) August 14, 2013

Tuesday 13th August 2013 – Are we over medicating children? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23674235 Are ‘behaviour managing’ drugs effective? Is medication being used too readily before trying less drastic interventions? Share your experiences of where medication has helped.

Continue to discussion at https://ukedchat.com/forum-2/ukedchat-topics/ukedchat-mini-13th-august-2013-are-we-over-medicating-children/#p46

Monday 12th August 2013 – Can cyber-bullying be eradicated? What has your school done to curb bullying in the digital age? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23654329

Continue to discussion at https://ukedchat.com/forum-2/ukedchat-topics/ukedchat-mini-12th-august-2013-can-cyber-bullying-be-eradicated/#p45

#ukedchat making social network a no go ‘taboo’ area is a mistake. This should be an open honest and frank discussion of safety & comm

— Michelle Mackay (@with_ict) August 12, 2013

#ukedchat no it can’t – we need parental engagement and not to obsess about software. That doesn’t mean shouldn’t try to!

— Chris McDonald (@chrismcd53) August 12, 2013

Saturday 10th August 2013 – Your school rap sheet – Reminiscing about your own behaviour when you where at school. What did you get up to? How was it addressed by the teacher/school? Has pupil behaviour changed in the intervening years?

Continue to discussion at https://ukedchat.com/forum-2/ukedchat-topics/ukedchat-mini-10th-august-2013-your-school-rap-sheet-reminiscing-about-your-own-behavior-when-you-where-at-school/#p44

@ukedchat #UKedchat Unlocked the cage of stick insects. They were all ver everyone’s desks the next day.

— Rachel Orr (@RachelOrr) August 10, 2013

#ukedchat Terrorised supply teachers if bored. Not proud but can emphasise with kids who do it today

— Steve Truan (@truan_steve) August 10, 2013

Friday 9th August 2013 – Does the system of qualifications need to change? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23633111

@ukedchat it does now. #ukedchat who decides how and what values it embraces is the more pertinent question

— Daniel Harvey (@danielharvey9) August 9, 2013

#British #government‘s ambitious plan to boost country’s international #education sector https://t.co/C7Zevrtpi9 #EducationUK #ukedchat

— Jacqueline Kassteen (@JKassteen) August 9, 2013