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By Renee Irving-Lee, Children’s Book Author  © 2018 Learning Links Many parents are no strangers to the dreaded afterschool meltdown.  The temper tantrums, fighting, uncontrollable crying, emotional exhaustion, refusal to follow directions, and physical outbursts that follow a hectic school day can be exhausting for everyone involved.  This can be especially true for those parents...

Thursday, 29th March 2018

Castle Hill RSL has donated $10,000 to the Learning Links scholarship program reinforcing their commitment to address literacy and numeracy levels across schools in the Hills District. Working closely with Learning Links, the scholarship will provide children with critical intervention services to assist their educational development. The support of Castle Hill RSL will see children...

Wednesday, 28th March 2018

Imagine if you couldn’t read or count? This is the daily struggle for many young students in schools. Learning Links is calling for volunteer reading and counting buddies to help children with literacy and numeracy problems in schools across Sydney and the Central Coast. Learning Links’ Reading for Life and Counting for Life programs can...

Wednesday, 28th March 2018

Original article published on TIMMS & PIRLS Fifty countries from around the world participated in the PIRLS 2016 international assessment of reading comprehension at the fourth grade, and in every country there was a wide range of reading achievement from basic skills to advanced comprehension. The fourth grade students in the Russian Federation and Singapore...

Wednesday, 28th February 2018