Reading is one of the most important skills your child must learn for school. Your child learns and communicates through reading and comprehending the written word. Your child will, more than likely struggle in Math, Social Studies, and Science if they can’t read and comprehend. Science has become a big problem with students. Tests that [...]
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Feb
Reading Comprehension and Your Child's Science Textbook
Reading is one of the most important skills your child must learn for school. Your child learns and communicates through reading and comprehending the written word. Your child will, more than likely struggle in Math, Social Studies, and Science if they can’t read and comprehend. Science has become a big problem with students. Tests that [...]
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Jan
What are Cognitive Strategies all About?
Cognitive functioning is managed by cognitive processes. Learning more about cognitive strategies is gaining popularity which goes back to 1956 when Bruner, Goodnow, and Austin discovered it. Everyone uses cognitive strategies on a regular basis because it’s a part of our normal routine. Cognitive strategies help us with our behavior and thinking so it doesn’t [...]
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Jan
Upcoming Webinars
Homework Tips and Strategies: 8 Steps to Success Register Now for the replay of the call completed on 1/27/11 Purchase the Ebook today which contains all the information from the webinar and the 6 weeks of article series all in one place. Plus you get forms to use with your child today. You get the [...]
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Jan
Reading Comprehension – Get the Picture?
Comprehension Program Language Comprehension Language comprehension is the ability to associate and make sense of both written and oral language. The ability to comprehend language finds its foundation within cognitive skills. Auditory and Visual Processing, to name a few, are big factors in one's ability to understand both written and oral language. What I have [...]
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Oct
4 Strengths Every Child Must Possess to Comprehend Successfully
One of the most common concerns that a parent will present to me is their child's weak comprehension skills. When we talk together, we cover many areas of concern where each variable plays an important role in impacting their child's specific challenges. However, in general, I will always review the 4 strengths every child must [...]
22
Jun
What’s involved in Testing for Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is thought to be a learning disability, but what you need to know is that’s not true. There is a revised definition that came from the International Dyslexia Association and they define Dyslexia as a neurologically-based disorder that interferes with the acquisition and processing of language. Many people think there is a simple [...]
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Apr
2/3 of Achievement Gap Occurs During the Summer …
The Washinghton Post had a great story about summer and student's ability to regress during this time It's called "the summer brain drain" because during those long, hot months away from school, kids supposedly forget a lot of what they had learned in class. Read More The good news is that you can have your [...]
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Oct
7 Differences Between Tutoring and The Student Transformation System
Tutoring (Similar to Sylvan and Huntington) Brain Training using The Student Transformation System additional academic instruction to help a student improve grades in school intensive, specialized training program designed to make learning easier and more efficient increases subject knowledge and related general knowledge improves the brain’s ability to process information in any academic subject helps [...]
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