Children need more than just good readers; they must also comprehend the text they read. As a certified Reading Specialist, I have assisted thousands of kids with improving their reading comprehension over the years. If your child is struggling …
Once that final day of school ends and the summer begins, children usually think they do not want to learn anything new in the next few months. But the trick is to present them with little trips here and there …
Summer break is just around the corner. It won’t be long before the kids are home all day, and they will no longer have to wake up early to head off to school. It will be a much-needed break for …
Whether you just completed your first year of high school or are wrapping up your final year there, the summer is the perfect time to get your eggs in a row and tackle some college planning. It won’t take long …
It’s hard to believe that this school year will conclude in another month and a half. It seems like only yesterday the students were showing up in their new classrooms and trying to get a feel for the teacher they …
We were all kids once. For most of us, the last thing we wanted to do when we were young during the summer was to keep on doing school work. That sort of stuff could really interfere with the other …
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, …
Every parent is always worried about the “summer learning loss” for their child during a normal summer, and this is going to be anything but your average summer. The quarantine is still in place for many parts of Illinois and …
As the quarantine slowly lifts in many regions across the country, it has already wrapped up the school year for most districts. The attempt to educate the students through e-learning met with some success in many areas, but for the …