Tag: books
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Reflections and Resources for Your Christmas Season
A collection of articles to see you through the holiday season For many of us, the Christmas holidays are a time to relax and reflect on another year’s passing. However, it’s a time laden with so much expectation and tradition that some can struggle. For those who find the holiday season tough going, please hang…
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10 Rules for Learning to Think Positively and Live a Happy Life
Training your brain to focus on the positive is one of the best ways to tackle the misery when negative thoughts drag you down. Here are ten ways to programme a positive mind and create happiness in your life. 1. Actively Think Positive Thoughts Sounds obvious, right? But it’s much easier said than done. Yet…
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Resources for Dyslexia Awareness Week 2022
Breaking through barriers to reading, learning, and success. It’s Dyslexia Awareness Week 2022, and this year’s theme of Breaking Through Barriers is appropriate, since dyslexia is still too much of a barrier to success for too many. Dyslexia is a neurological difference. It affects people in different ways and to different degrees of severity. Although…
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Good Advice for Kindle Readers
With Amazon Prime Day upon us again, you might be tempted to pick up a bargain Kindle. Here are some sources of advice to help you make the most of your device I’ve been busy writing and updating articles for Make Use Of on various aspects of Kindle ownership. Here are my articles: 10 Kindle…
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10 brilliant ways to get your kids reading
by a former school librarian The latest National Literacy Trust research on literacy in the UK has revealed some uncomfortable facts for parents, guardians and educators. Only 1 in 2 (47.8%) children and young people said they enjoy reading in early 2020. Yet possessing good literacy skills unlocks a world of possibilities for our kids.…
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7 tips for reading more fiction
Do you ever get frustrated by those people who share massive stacks of books on their social media accounts and say this is the reading they’ve done THAT MONTH?! How do these people find so much time to read fiction? And wouldn’t you like to be able to find the time? Read on for some…
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Welcome to AP Yates Writes
Thank you for stopping by. I’m Angela and this is my freelance writing business. I’m looking forward to building a blog to reflect my interests and experiences. If you’re interested in books, writing, nature, mindfulness and mental health, photography and how it can promote wellbeing, please stay tuned. If you’d like to know how I…
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