Article written by Melissa Smith, Lifelong Learners. Tutoring services for English (all year levels) offered in Victoria Park, Perth by a qualified teacher with a MEd who has in-depth experience as a tutor. On the 30/4/12 Lifelong Learners was featured in The West Australian newspaper discussing the current issues surrounding NAPLAN testing. See the link […]

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How to prepare for Exams Exam week can be difficult, dangerous, even overwhelming. You may feel helpless and hopeless, as though there is nothing you can do. After a semester of too many classes and too much work, you think you’ll have to stay up all night studying to pass your final exams. But wait! […]

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Genesis – Bernard Beckett. Are humans the only beings capable of reasoning? Capable of innovation? Capable of structuring an argument and adjusting under different situations? Or are machines, technologically advanced machines, just as able to perform the same as a human would. Those who know me, know that I love to read. Anything and everything […]

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Article written by Melissa Smith, Lifelong Learners. Tutoring services for English (all year levels) offered in Victoria Park, Perth by a qualified teacher with a MEd who has in-depth experience as a tutor. Phonological awareness and phonics are intimately intertwined, but they are not the same. Phonological awareness involves the auditory and oral manipulation of […]

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Many students (young and old) use caffeine to get through classes – sometimes in the form of soft drink, energy drinks, coffee or even No-Doz tablets. This article looks at the effects of caffeine at a neurological level and the short term vs long term outcomes. http://www.scilearn.com/blog/caffeine-effect-on-the-brain.php?caffeine-effect-on-the-brain-fb

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