How can you reteach or preteach topics during school breaks? Summer is a great time for parents or tutors to reinforce learning when there’s less academic stress or pressures of homework, and here are 4 strategies to reinforce learning that work across all grade levels and all abilities. Teaching vocabulary – Reinforce the vocabulary and […]
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How many days will it take for you to first hear “I’m bored” from your kids this summer? Finding the summer balance between commitments and boredom is a tricky thing each year, depending on the age of your kids. Much needed rest after a busy school year is essential for both parents and kids, but
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What business have you thought about launching? I used to wonder what it would take to start my own tutoring business and if I had the courage and energy to launch a business. I’m so glad I jumped on this roller coaster! It’s been a wild ride and a fun adventure. Now I want to
What is on your summer schedule to promote academic growth in your children? Summer Tutoring Openings 2022 Shocking but not surprising are the gaps in the reading development of US children in the past 2 years. Now is the time to sign up for summer tutoring! Summer tutoring clients will participate in literacy lessons, vocabulary
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What do you do with the list of science vocabulary words your child brings home from school? Building vocabulary knowledge helps you become a better reader, writer, and test taker, yet most students do not take the time to learn vocabulary beyond being able to pass the weekly matching quiz, let alone take a vocabulary
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How does seeing figurative language help you be a more thoughtful reader? You can read a book and think it’s a good story, or you can learn how to read books like a professor. You can read a book and notice the symbols, setting, and figurative language and understand the meaning of the story on
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Looking for some new rainy day activities for your kids? While spring is popping up in most gardens, rainy days and Mondays can still get us down. Looking for some new rainy day activities for your kids? Try a digital escape room from the comfort of your own couch! Many free and educational digital escape
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How do you choose dual enrollment classes? One option for saving time and money in college is to enroll in a dual enrollment program. Typically, this is where high school students can simultaneously complete high school and take some college classes during their junior and senior years. Some students even manage to complete their high
Does March Madness bring thoughts of basketball tournaments or college tours? Without a college spreadsheet, brain overload accompanied my first college visit with my daughter, but it got easier after that. What did not get easier was the amount of information we got and how to keep track of it all. We ended up creating
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What goes on the bread first, peanut butter or jelly? Last year I shared Table Talk 1, a set of 30 conversation starter questions, perfect for the dinner table or break room. I love to get people talking. I also love to equip people to start their own conversations. Each week I start my tutoring
