During scholastic year 2021-2022, the Let Me Learn Centre embarked on a project where it collaborated closely with a number of schools. One of these schools was Mqabba Primary. LML staff members provided support to students that required further assistance in basic skills including Maltese reading and writing, English reading and writing, and Maths. This was done through the use of Let Me Learn strategies.
Let Me Learn at Senglea Primary
During the pandemic, the Let Me Learn Centre embarked on a project where it collaborated closely with a number of schools. One of these schools was Senglea Primary. LML staff members provided support to students that required further assistance in basic skills. This was done through the use of Let Me Learn strategies.
Let Me Learn and SpLD
The Let Me Learn Centre has collaborated with SpLD service in a number of projects. The first project between the two centres was carried out in Zebbug Primary school, a school participating in the Dyslexia Friendly Initiative. The focus of this collaboration revolved around study skills with the year groups of 4, 5 and 6. Students completed the Learning Connections Inventory and class profiles were prepared. Students learnt about the four learning patterns through the use of the four characters Ġeru, Fina, Faru and Żrinġi. In the ensuing in-class sessions, students learnt how to make use of strategies like high-lighting, mind maps, study cards, the use of ‘Wh’ questions and the use of the senses. The year 6 groups also had a session about study skills and exam strategies using the LML Process.
A similar project was carried out in February 2020 in the primary school of Mqabba. During this project, Let Me Learn was integrated in the application of study skills in the year 6 classes. Students learnt how to make use of mind-maps and study cards and how these could be adapted and personalised depending on students’ own learning patterns.
Let Me Learn, Maths and Science Seminar
Following the success of the previous seminar, another professional development seminar in collaboration with the Maths Support team and the Primary Science section was organized in December 2013. This seminar consisted of a number of workshops for primary school teachers showing them how to incorporate Science, Maths and LML in their lessons.
Once again, this seminar was characterised by interactive, hands-on activities with topics ranging from ‘Maths through Stories’, ‘Building Structures’, to ‘Weather Watch’ and ‘Newspaper Scavenger Hunt’.
Let Me Learn and Maths Seminar
In May 2013, The Let Me Learn Malta Centre and the Maths Support Teachers embarked on a joint initiative to provide a professional development opportunity for teachers of the primary. A Let Me Learn Maths Seminar was held at Attard Primary School, St Nicholas College on the 7th of May. The aim of the seminar was to enrich every child’s Maths learning experience by exploring ways of how the LML Process can be integrated in Maths lessons.
Teachers participated in different workshops which explored ways of teaching Maths through diverse learning patterns. The workshops were very hands-on and teachers could try their hand at new Maths activities. These workshops were characterized by relevance, application, collaborative learning and teaching for diverse learners within the classroom. In all the workshops, teachers were exposed to the idea of creating varied activities for different learning patterns.
The workshops were followed by Maths Trails held at the Kitchen Garden and San Anton Gardens. Maths Trails emphasise the application of Maths to real life situations and to the environment in which we live. A number of age-appropriate Maths topics are integrated into a ‘trail’ which the students have to follow and work out as they move along. The teachers were given ideas on how to create their own trails within the school grounds or in public gardens close to their schools. Feedback from this seminar was extremely positive.
Let Me Learn in collaboration with the Writing Process and Literacy Support Group
Mr Jason Gauci, dyslexia specialist, is coordinating the collaboration of Let Me Learn, Writing Process and Literacy Support within the church primary schools. This team of professionals is already embarking on a number of projects. A year 2 class in St Benild’s School is currently doing a session of writing, incorporating the four learning patterns and a variety of skills, while exploring the topic of Farm Animals.
Another very interesting event was the ‘Little Literates’ activity which was organised by the same group of people. Students from grade 3 classes in church schools have been invited to Valletta for an activity which revolved around writing using the four LML characters, Geru, Fina, Faru and Zringi. The students excitedly walked from the Auberge D’Italie, to the Manoel Theatre, and also to the Museum of Fine Arts, doing a variety of activities at each station.
Students were engaged in tasks such as hunting for a treasure, building a galleon and also writing their own story. This was an extremely successful event in which students experienced writing through fun activities. Photos of the event are shown below.
