As a certified Reading Specialist with a Master’s in Reading and Literacy, I have helped thousands of children improve their reading skills. I have worked with children that either struggled because they had an actual reading disability or they didn’t …
Whether you are a teacher or a parent, you may have noticed that kids don’t seem to have the best attention span nowadays. And who can blame them? In this world of technology, we all tend to break out our …
Whether you are a parent or an educator, it is essential to keep the kids reading through the summer. Summer learning loss is a real thing, and if your child does not pick up many books during these next few …
With iAchieve offering a Young Writer’s Workshop in July that will hopefully inspire many children out there to explore their creativity, I thought it would be interesting to examine the work of several legends in the world of literature. Most …
Every child has their favorite subject in school. (Of course, when I was in school a million years ago, I always used to say my favorite subjects were lunch and recess.) While those students loving math, technology, and science seem …
Middle school is the transitional period between elementary school and high school where a child is just beginning to understand what being a teenager is all about. At some schools, they call these years junior high, but for many districts, …
Halloween is just around the corner! With the approachment of this holiday, educators usually do one of two things. They either choose to ignore Halloween completely or they celebrate it in the classroom like they are reliving their second childhood. …
No longer specific only to the AP Language and Literature exams, rhetorical analysis has officially made its way into the mainstream, appearing as part of the prompt on the new version of the SAT Essay and playing a role in …
Being a teenager is challenging in so very many ways. Journeying between childhood and adulthood, teens struggle to cross that bridge while making many important academic and personal decisions along the way. If you have a stressed out or overwhelmed …
It is human nature to want we are told we should not have. Adolescents in particular are intrigued by things that are “bad” or off-limits. Academically, we can use the “forbidden fruits” of literature to inspire readers. Banned and challenged …