Let’s face it parents – giving your child a solid foundation in the area of top-rate study skills and excellent homework habits is all YOUR ballgame. Employ the right game strategy and it can be, for the large part, smooth sailing – an academic touchdown, with success for years to come. Executed poorly… well, let’s [...]
READ MORE »Ask The Experts: Are Flashcards An Effective Learning Tool?
~Join us monthly as Patti Lear, M. Ed, Learning Specialist/Diagnostician, tackles some of your questions with simple strategies you can use to strengthen your child’s educational potential today…let’s get started! Q: My child’s teacher has suggested the use of flashcards at home, is this really an effective learning tool? ~JoAnne W., Fogelsville A: Yes, JoAnne, [...]
READ MORE »Planning Ahead For A Successful School Year – Ask For Help!
For most of us, the lazy dog-days-of-summer are a pleasurable slide into relaxation and family fun. If the long hours of warm summer breezes, lazy picnics, poolside romps, and SpongeBob reruns aren’t wholesome and right, then what are they? While summer activities certainly are a healthy and necessary part of childhood development, a wait-and-see approach [...]
READ MORE »Ask The Learning Experts: Can Dyslexia be Corrected or Remediated?
Join us monthly as Patti Lear, M. Ed, Learning Specialist/Diagnostician, tackles some of your questions with simple strategies you can use to strengthen your child’s educational potential today…let’s get started! Q: My son’s teacher just told me that she feels he may be dyslexic. What does this mean and is it something that can be [...]
READ MORE »Ten Creative Ways to Make Summer Reading Fun!
If you have been thinking about instituting a summer reading program for your child – look no further! The summer break will quickly slip away, so it is time to get ready, get set, and get reading! You can jumpstart the process by using these ten super-creative ideas outlined below. You will see your child [...]
READ MORE »Ask The Learning Experts: Can You Recommend Summer Reading Material For My 10 Year Old Son?
Join us monthly as Patti Lear, M. Ed, Learning Specialist/Diagnostician, tackles some of your questions with simple strategies you can use to strengthen your child’s educational potential today…let’s get started! Q: With so many book choices out there, I am overwhelmed before I even start! What kind of summer reading material would be interesting to [...]
READ MORE »Summer Vacation is a Time for Learning! Five Reasons Why Summer is a Great Time for Children to Grow Academically
As parents, we often just accept the “Summer Slump” with grim resignation. We know the statistics, we’ve heard that our children will lose many of the reading, writing, and mathematical skills they’ve acquired over the past school year by the time fall rolls around. We may start off each June with intentions of structured days, [...]
READ MORE »Ask The Learning Experts: How Can I Incorporate Learning Into a Family Road Trip?
Join us monthly as Patti Lear, M. Ed, Learning Specialist/Diagnostician, tackles some of your questions with simple strategies you can use to strengthen your child’s educational potential today…let’s get started! Q: When we take a family trip my son is usually zoned out or playing hand-held games. How can I get him to participate in [...]
READ MORE »Reading Together – The Positive Impact of Story Time
It is a rush when we know we have a child captivated by a story. Right before us, we see the rapt face, the big eyes, the straining ears… it’s all evidence that they are engaged, their heart rates are up, and their minds are little sponges absorbing the marvels of our bedtime story or [...]
READ MORE »Ask The Learning Experts: How Can I Improve My Child’s Memory Skills?
Join us monthly as Patti Lear, M. Ed, Learning Specialist/Diagnostician, tackles some of your questions with simple strategies you can use to strengthen your child’s educational potential today…let’s get started! Q: “Sometimes my child cannot remember what she has done in class that day. How can I help with improving her memory skills?” ~ Janice [...]
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