Last modified on Fri 22 Jan 2021 12.13 EST
Provide scaffolding
Primary school-aged children may need help bridging the gap between what they view on screen and applying it in the real world. Parents should give them the space to get on with their school work, but regularly check in on them to ensure they understand what they are doing, as well as asking them about what they have learned afterwards, says Rachel Barr, a professor of developmental psychology at Georgetown University in Washington DC.
Vary content to reinforce learning
Children can learn a lot from educational videos, but they will learn more if they build on those lessons using other types of content. For example, a young child might watch a CBeebies programme about spring and plants growing, then talk to their parents about it, and then play an app involving the same TV character watering a seed, or even plant a seed in real life. “This variety of activities helps her to connect the information to her real life a
Dec 18, 2020
Medical personal administer drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Commerce Centre/Reliant Energy Building at 1001 Broad Street in Johnstown on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. The Drive-Thru and Indoor Testing Clinic will accept up to 450 persons per day. Testing will run through to Tuesday, Dec. 22.By Todd Berkey
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. â A steady stream of people took advantage of a free walk-up and drive-through COVID-19 testing site that opened Friday in Johnstown.
Paula Birk said she was recently sick with flu-like symptoms. Before she visits her 88-year-old mother or her 18-month-old grandchild, she wants to know that she s free and clear of the coronavirus.