Education: 9 Tips to Improve Spelling ScoresLearning—trying to improve spelling scores can start to be tedious and useless when the only technique a child uses is to write the words over and over and over again. As they are doing their homework, children's minds starts to block the words and their hands are simply doing…
25 Books to Entice Reluctant ReadersThe beginning of the school year can be a tough time to encourage reluctant readers. Many kids fall behind in their reading skills over the summer and it makes it that much more difficult to get them to pick up the pace again when the homework starts to pile up…
Study Habits: 5 Tips for Doing HomeworkIs your child having a hard time getting assignments done and focusing on homework? Here are five new tips to help you get your child into good study habits. For more tips, check out this post from Joe Shervell. 5 Study Habits for Kids
Elementary Education: 6 Keys to Finding the Perfect Math Tutormom • education • parenting • education
My eight year-old son, Connor, has always been a pretty mellow and happy-go-lucky child. That is until this year. About a week before he entered 3rd grade, his half-full glass suddenly became half empty. He claimed he wasn't starting school because he said he was "bad at math." He…
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Homework—Now that school is back in session, our focus has shifted from bridging the summer learning gap to helping our kids complete their school assignments with success. However, this year has been more difficult than most. Our 8-year-old son is struggling with math. His "I suck at math"…
