Although we think that it is important that children learn new skills and knowledge, we also want them to learn to be better at learning itself. For this reason, we talk in school about the Four Rs of Learning. These are four words which describe things that we need to have to be successful learners whatever type of learning we’re doing.
Resilience – enjoy the feeling of learning
Be engrossed in what you are doing
Manage your distractions - recognise them and reduce them
Notice what is happening
Persevere, stick at it and keep going
Reflectiveness – take charge of your learning
Plan in advance
Revise and adapt along the way
Use your past experiences
Understand how you learn
Reciprocity – learning with and from others
Learn alone and with others
Collaborate with others, use your team
Listen to others, put yourself in their shoes
Pick up the others’ good habits
Resourcefulness – thinking in different ways
Question and be curious
Make links
Imagine how things might be
Reason about why things are like that
Make use of the resources around you