Teach Middle East Magazine Jan-Feb 2016 Issue 3 Volume 3 | Page 32

Sharing Good Practice Boost students’ performance with 3P learning's award winning resources 3 P Learning is a multi awardwinning global leader in digital Education providing resources for numeracy, literacy and science Mathletics is a digital resource used by more than 4.8million students in 18,000 schools worldwide. It is proven to increase levels of pupil engagement, confidence and motivation and improve results in maths. A recent independent research by the University of Oxford of more than 13,000 schools in England looked at the impact of Mathletics on Key Stage 2 SATs results in maths. The study found that schools that made regular use of Mathletics did significantly better on a range of measures, compared to schools that did not use Mathletics. Regular use of Mathletics was defined as pupils completing 3 or more curriculum activities per week (equating to as little as 20 minutes). Where this level of usage was achieved, the study found more pupils making at least 2 levels of progress between KS1 and KS2; more pupils achieving at least a level 4 in maths and more pupils achieving at least a level 5 or 6 in maths compared to schools that did not use Mathletics. Mathletics contains 1,200 curriculumaligned activities along with courses, 30 | Jan - Feb 2016 | | eBooks and videos to develop mathematical fluency, problem solving and reasoning skills. It also offers in-built assessment and diagnostic reporting tools for teachers and can be accessed on PCs and tablet devices, in school and at home. 3P Learning’s Reading Eggs resource is highly engaging, designed to teach children how to read and also to promote and develop a love of reading – a concept proven to improve educational outcomes throughout life. With 120 phonics and 200 comprehension lessons; a library of 2,000 eBooks incorporating comprehension tests; areas to develop creative writing; teacher tools including lesson plans and reporting as well as online spelling, punctuation and grammar games, Reading Eggs provides teachers with everything needed to raise the profile of reading and cultivate high standards of literacy. 3P Learning’s Spellodrome resource (GESS Awards 2015 winner in the ‘Best Paid for ICT/App Product’ category) helps children to develop their spelling, writing and communication skills, supporting learners in the 'GPS' (or SPAG) elements of the new English curriculum. The new national test in grammar, punctuation and spelling at Key Stage 2 combined with the new programme of study for Class Time English pose significant challenges to schools and their teaching of technical English. Spellodrome offers teachers curriculum-aligned word lists for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, a library of worksheets that focus on spelling practice, grammar and punctuation; activities based on teachers’ word lists; tools to develop writing skills and online standard benchmarking tests. IntoScience is a ground-breaking leap forward in secondary school science education. Through hugely engaging 3D environments, virtual experiments and deep contextual activities, learners can expand their learning through inquiry, knowledge, application and reasoning. IntoScience brings the theory of science to life in a way no book or other resource can. From playing basketball on the moon to discovering differences between weight and mass, crashing a car to learn about friction or exploring virtual Asian woodland to learn about the taxonomy hierarchy, IntoScience offers experiences for learning which are out of this world, yet remain true to the principles of science. It is not designed to replace experiments but brings the enthusiasm and passion which pupils have when doing experiments, to the learning of the theory behind those experiments and the scientific concepts involved.