Dread Time Stories - learndirect help parents with basic skills
learndirect`s, free children`s storybook called `Where Did The River Go?`, is designed to help parents who might feel let down by their maths and English skills. By reading together, parents and children alike will benefit from improving vital literacy and numeracy skills that will benefit them in the future.
Story time is an integral and magical part of childhood. It helps children learn, as well as strengthening family bonds. But for a significant number of people this can become a struggle as their child progresses.
Research by learndirect reveals that one in ten parents are struggling to understand books they read to their children. Together with this, one in five parents also admit to finding English tasks a challenge. They confess to making up words, changing the story or getting their children to read the passages they find tricky.
Maths problems cause even more grief amongst parents, with one in three reporting difficulties when helping their children with their homework. Unsurprisingly fractions and percentages were the cause of most stress. The `Where did the River Go?` storybook has been written to be fun to read first and foremost but it also offers adults an opportunity to think about how they can improve their maths and English if they need to.
Visit the learndirect website www.wheredidtherivergo.co.uk to download a voucher to claim a free copy of `Where Did The River Go?`. The books are limited edition so are only available through the learning centres below while stocks last:
Yale College - Learning Resource Centre, Grove Park Road, Wrexham, LL12 7AA, Tel: 01978 311794 Deeside Learning Resource Centre, The Whitehouse, Chester Road, Broughton, CH4 ODR Tel: 01244 522570
Neath Port Talbot College - The Queen Street Centre, 28 Queen Street, Neath, SA11 1DL Tel: 01639 648110 Swansea College - The Learning Centre, Tycoch Road, SA2 9EB, Tel: 01792 284000.
There are books in other locations so if you have any queries then please phone 029 20 436942 or email sgriffiths@ufi.com