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Notes on how children actually learn — memory, questioning, and what a teaching AI should and should not do.
Why is a real news story a better English lesson than a textbook passage?
Why learn English from today’s news?
Textbook passages exist to be practised on. A story from today exists to be understood — which is the skill you want.
2026-09-17 · 2 min
How do you help a child write a clear paragraph in English?
How to help a child write a paragraph in English
Children write clearly when they have something to explain, a frame to begin with and a reader. Here is the smallest routine that produces real paragraphs.
2026-09-17 · 2 min
How do children actually improve reading comprehension in English?
How children improve reading comprehension in English
Comprehension is a habit of checking: read a short real text, answer six questions that point back at it, then explain the idea in your own words.
2026-09-17 · 2 min
