As the school year ends, the summer begins, and students are excited about having a few months off from the classroom. However, this does not mean they should take a total break from learning. The summer learning slide is a …
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 …
Some individual students can review something once and recall it weeks later without any assistance. On the other hand, plenty of students need to find specific strategies that could work for them. Just because a student is currently struggling does …
Besides being an educator who has worked with hundreds of young children with various speech issues, I know firsthand the difficulty of not pronouncing sounds and articulating words accurately. I would see a speech pathologist once or twice a week …
When students are placed into a self-contained classroom for most of the day, generally in grades kindergarten through sixth grade, that classroom is their everything. Of course, they may go to classes such as Art or Music once a week …
As a primary elementary school teacher that works with young children all of the time, I get asked frequently for advice from concerned parents of toddlers. “What should I be doing with my child now, so they are ready for …
By the time your child walks into their classroom for the new school year, it will probably have been about six months since they were in such a setting. With the COVID quarantine that was put into place in March, …
If you have spent any time studying for the ACT or have taken it in the past, then you know that each section can be scored up to a 36. Of course, very few achieve the ultimate score of 36 …
One of the top indicators for academic success at an early age is the ability to read. Of course, this makes perfect sense as every subject, including math, involves being able to read fluently and with comprehension. To put it …
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, …