In my homeschool curriculum glossary today, I mentioned Sunrise Math, which talks about spiral approach to learning. I wanted to learn and talk more about that now. Spiral Learning aims to strengthen students’ understanding of the basic concepts by revisiting the concepts periodically with different contexts and with increasing sophistication throughout the curriculum. According to a Virginia Tech document entitled Department Level Reform (An Implementation Grant Sept 04-Aug 07). In other words, the study shows that through repetition and gradually increasing difficulty, a student can learn effectively. I recently came across a blog that supplied an awesome illustration of spiral … Continue reading →