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HOW TO HELP A CHILD WHO HAS DYSLEXIA
HOW TO HELP A CHILD WHO HAS DYSLEXIA About dyslexia: Firstly, it is key to gain an understanding of what dyslexia really is. Dyslexia can be seen as a learning disorder that involves difficulty with reading due to problems of identifying speech sounds and...
Easter 2021 Teen computer class via Zoom
Easter 2021 online computer classes via Zoom Improve your child's computer skills with this new and interactive computer class via Zoom. Topics covered: Design and create presentation slides with confidence. Learn how to use spreadsheets, find out by formulas and...
Easter 2021 online computer classes via Zoom
Easter 2021 online computer classes via Zoom Improve your child's computer skills with this new and interactive computer class via Zoom. Topics covered: Learn how to compose an email, reply, forward and add an attachment. Design and create presentation slides with...
What can you do to overcome your child’s poor handwriting?
What can you do to overcome your child's poor handwriting? Does your child have poor handwriting and is struggling to complete their homework? Does your child take a long time for them to do their homework? Is the quality of the handwriting...
Halloween online computer classes via Zoom
Halloween 2020 online computer classes via Zoom Improve your child's computer skills with this new and interactive computer class via Zoom. Topics covered: Design and create a presentation slides with confidence. Learn how to use spreadsheets, find out by formulas...
New term of Searsol after school touch typing classes starting next week!
A new term of Searsol Typing classes starting next week! Searsol after school touch typing classes starting back next week. Our after school touch typing is a self-paced course for your child delivered in a positive environment. Our course is suitable for children...
Online computer classes via Zoom
Online computer classes via zoom starting in June and July 2020 Searsol is now offering a new online computer course using Zoom over the months of June and July. The course is aimed at students who want to improve their computer skills (Word, Presentation slides and...
How long does it take to learn to touch type?
How long does it take to learn to touch-type? It’s a question that we have been asked several times before and to be honest it’s a difficult one to answer. Definition of Touch Typing: Touch typing is the ability to type without looking down at the keyboard. A person...
Why do you need to touch type in the 21st century?
We were recently why was there still a need to touch type in the 21st century. It was a good question and with the advent of new technologies, such as smartphones, tablets, hybrid laptops and text to speech. Maybe there isn’t such a need for touch-typing or...
Now that you have been awarded a laptop exemption to type out your Junior or Leaving cert – what do you do next?
Now that you have been awarded a laptop exemption to type out your Junior or Leaving Cert – what next? Having to sit through State exams answering questions with pen and paper for hours at a time is all very well for those for whom writing poses no problems, but what...