Activities – Learn to “sign” Help

The sign for "help" is made by closing your right hand. 
Place your right hand on the outstretched palm of your left hand. 
Raise both hands. 
Note: Many people make this sign by placing the left "s" or "a" hand on the right "b" palm.

Note: This sign is directional.
 If you start it near [...]

Craft Toilet Paper Tube Presidents

Craft Toilet Paper Tube Presidents

Commemorating President's Day doesn't need to be confined to reciting dry, historical facts. Show your child how to celebrate the holiday creatively! Construct replicas of two of the most famous U.S. Presidents—Abraham Lincoln and George Washington—using toilet paper rolls as their foundation. An afternoon of fun can coincide with paying tribute [...]

What are Your Five Wishes?

FIVE WISHES for 2009 WORKSHEET  from  http://www.lovingsilence.org
Here is a valuable guide to asking five questions to clarify your intentions for 2009.
The Invitation
Are you willing to receive the gift of the question and use it to create a more fulfilled 2009?
If you are, transport yourself in your imagination to the end of the year 2009.
Imagine it [...]

How to Navigate and Prevent Homework Meltdowns

Here we go again – is what most parents are saying as the new school begins.  Do you dread the time your child gets ready for homework?  If you said yes, you are not alone.  Most parents wish their child did their homework before they got home.  This article will give you some basic How-to's [...]

Learning Skills 101

So what are learning skills anyway?  Most of us were never taught about these underlying mental skills that lay the foundation for our ability to learn.  We were always taught that we could learn if we set our mind to it. 
Between home and school we should be fine.  If not, just see a tutor [...]

Understanding Dyslexia 101

Dyslexia is a condition where the brain is unable to process the symbol of language.  It does not stem from intellect as individuals with average to above average intelligence can be dyslexic.  Reading, writing, spelling and organizational skills are most likely impacted. 
The causes of Dyslexia are theorized to be genetic in nature. Dyslexia does [...]

Learning Skills 101 – Sustained Attention

So far, we have been discussing what learning skills are and how they impact a student on a daily basis.  If you recall, we stated that learning skills are the underlying mental skills formally known as attention, visual/auditory processing, memory, processing, word attack and auditory analysis.  Most of our children experience these skills through reading, [...]

Learning Skills 101

Last week, we began to understand what learning skills are and how they impact  a student on a daily basis.  If you recall, we stated that learning skills are the underlying mental skills formally known as attention, visual/auditory processing, memory, processing, word attack and auditory analysis.  Most of our children experience these skills through reading, [...]

Learning Skills 101 – What is Working Memory?

To Review:
So far, we have been discussing what learning skills are and how they impact a student on a daily basis.  If you recall, we stated that learning skills are the underlying mental skills formally known as attention, visual/auditory processing, memory, processing, word attack and auditory analysis.  Most of our children experience these skills through [...]

3 Ways Your Child’s Emotions Impact Learning

As we understand that the brain is plastic and can change, research has also proven to us that the approach used and methods involved must elicit positive feedback from the child to engage the act of learning.
In other words, if the child is not actively excited and engaged with the learning, very little to [...]

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