Tips to Stop Bullying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi7uvhHcM34
Bullying Tips for Teachers
Educational Psychologist Anna Vierling (MSc/Dipl.-Psych.) from Berlin, Germany has been a visiting intern at IICS for the last two weeks. Her goal was to better understand the daily functioning of a school psychologist. Anna works in the...
More on mindfulness
Last week I had the good fortune to be a presenter at the CEESA Conference hosted by our school this year. I was presenting with some of my colleagues from the Marmara Campus on our findings and experiences while exploring mindfulness in...
Mindfulness in education
We know mindfulness is good for us. Mindfulness allows us to be present in the moment. Mindfulness is also good for our kids. Mindfulness awareness exercises help children develop concentration. Mindfulness can also help children improve their...
Kanji? Hiragana? Katagana?
Modern Japanese is written in a mixture of three basic scripts: Kanji — which are Chinese ideographic symbols — as well as Hiragana and Katakana — two phonetic alphabets (syllables). Learning hiragana is the first step in learning how to...
Lindamood-Bell Clinic Opportunity in Istanbul!
Lindamood-Bell helps children and adults improve language processing—the foundation of all communication and learning. For nearly 30 years, our intensive, one-to-one, process-based instruction has been used to strengthen the sensory-cognitive...
Why teach vocabulary?
Research shows that vocabulary is closely linked to academic success. There are a great number of vocabulary intervention strategies. The following types of interventions are particularly beneficial in assisting Intermediate EAL students acquire...
Coloured Overlays
The use of coloured overlays while reading can mitigate a range of visual perceptual problems, often collectively referred to as Meares-Irlen Syndrome, which is particularly prevalent in people with dyslexia. Olive Meares in Australia was the...
Reading at Home
Parents! Please check out this link, which includes some tips for reading with your child at home. Multiple languages included – please share! http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-11-languages#languages
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences are on Thursday, October 15, at the Marmara Campus. We hope that you will stop by and touch base with your child’s learning support or EAL teacher. You can find us at the locations listed here: *Vivian Huizenga...
A Good Night’s Sleep
Why Sleep Matters Experts acknowledge that sleep plays a significant role in brain development, and it is therefore important for children to get enough sleep as their bodies grow and mature. Sleep is crucial for teenagers – it is while...
Transitioning? Help!
Looking for ways to help your child deal with the anxiety of moving and changing schools? See this article, written by Vivian Huizenga, which identifies different stages of transitions, as well as ways to help your child! Transitions article
