Activities – Book Through the Summer
May 18, 2010 by colleen
Filed under Learing Activities
Summer is a wonderful time for kids. Not only do they get a well-deserved break from their busy school schedule, but they get time to reflect, grow, and experience. Whether your child will be attending camp, staying home, or going to visit family or friends, it's bound to be memorable! To keep those [...]
Is your Child Struggling with a Learning Disability?
May 11, 2010 by colleen
Filed under Ezine Archive
Even the brightest students and the ones that score very high on an IQ test may have problems reading. Some may thing they’re stupid because they can’t read, but if you look at the tests and their grades in other classes, you’re sure to see this is far from the case. If you think your [...]
Colleen Bain, M.A. Awarded Industry Expert for 2010 by Who’s Who of Cambridge
May 11, 2010 by colleen
Filed under ELS4KIDS Brain Blog
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Stop Committing Children to Virtual Wheelchairs – by Roger Stark
May 11, 2010 by colleen
Filed under BrainWare for Schools, ELS4KIDS Brain Blog
For the first time since 2003, 4th graders failed to make any progress in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Why improvement before and none since? The push with NCLB (No Child Left Behind) raised the concept of accountability, measuring and providing consequences for not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress. What this suggests [...]
Orton-Gillingham at Home – Help for Dyslexic Children
May 7, 2010 by colleen
Filed under ELS4KIDS Brain Blog, Resource Rolodex, Spelling, reading
Introducing ….. Language Tune-Up Kit at Home™ Help For Dyslexic Children with Instruction in English and Spanish! At Last, You Can Help Your Child to Learn to Read at Home With a Fully Interactive Orton-Gillingham Based Program! Your Child Will Learn: Phonemic Awareness – children with reading challenges, the first step you need to do [...]
SAT Vocabulary – Semaphore
February 22, 2010 by colleen
Filed under Brain Training to Improve Learning
Semaphore Related Posts:SAT Vocabulary – PersevereSAT Vocabulary – InsatiableDo you know how to read assessment test results?SAT Vocabulary – LAUDBrainWare Safari Research
BrainWare for Professionals
January 27, 2010 by colleen
Filed under Brain Training to Improve Learning, BrainWare for Schools
BrainWare Safari for Professionals Cognitive Skills Defined Cognitive Skills Strengthened by BrainWare Research Summary of BrainWare Implementations in Schools Cognitive Skills and Math Cognitive Skills and Reading A Study of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Skill Therapy in Video Game Format Dr. White, Superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools provides Letter of Recommendation for BrainWare Safari [...]
Race for Spelling Patterns
December 28, 2009 by colleen
Filed under Brain Training to Improve Learning
If you’re having difficulty motivating your third grader to crack open a book and improve her reading fluency, turn it into a “race” and watch what happens. Instantly, your child's competitive streak kicks in and she’s up for the task! In this high energy, interactive game, third graders are challenged to a different kind of [...]
December 22, 2009 by colleen
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Attention Moms: Imagine, for a moment, that it's 3 months from today…. You are looking at your child who is able to do homework easier and more independently, doing well in school and overall happy with life. What would this be worth to you? "STOP struggling with tutors, endless meetings with teachers and homework [...]
Do you know how to read assessment test results?
December 21, 2009 by colleen
Filed under Brain Training to Improve Learning, Ezine Archive
When you decide that your child has a learning disability and you ask for tests to prove it, do you ever wonder if the test results are interpreted correctly? If the tests are read incorrectly, this can cause problems for your child when it comes to correcting the problem. If the tests are [...]
