Is speed reading for everyone? - A common question asked in speed reading circles is whether or not having the ability to speed read is suitable for everyone. The straightforward answ...
Helping Your Child with History - Remember James Taylor's 70's song with the lyrics, “Don' know much about history, don't know much geography…”. If you really don't know much about it,...
Learning With Today's Child - I spend most of my time working with students who are severely struggling in school. And most of this time is spent teaching correct processing skills...
Seven Steps to School Success - Ok, so your kid's not doing well in school - maybe bringing home C'S, and some D's and F's. Yet, you know he's a bright kid! His vocabulary is astound...
Preschool Activity Ideas - One of the better approaches, when trying to think of preschool activities or preschool lessons for you and your child to do for home school activitie...
Motivation... The Key to Your Child's Educational Success - For the first year or two of life outside the womb, our brains are in the most impressionable state they will ever be in. A baby's brain is immediatel...
8 Simple Tips To Help Your Child Read - Take away the skill of reading and not only books become a mysterious and foreign world, but reading train timetables, ordering from a menu, understan...
Is The World of Fiction Good for Kids... - Fiction- Good or Bad for Children? Ghosts, vampires, demons, wizards...all items you could easily find in a fictional story. Or all items that some pa...
Making Science Less Abstract for Preschoolers - A simple experiment that can help preschoolers discover and enjoy the wonders of science.Most childcare businesses supervise children for more than th...
The Kids are Alright: Technology is a Larger Part of Our Kids Lives Now More Than Ever. But Is Technology Making Our Kids Smarter? Part 1 of 2 - As we enter the new millennium, we face many uncertainties. The cultural and political landscape of the world is changing rapidly, often making it di...
Study Skills - How Can YOU Help Your Kids? - Some years ago when touring the Scottish Highlands, a man I met said something that's stuck with me ever since.He was elderly, yet was still working a...
Is Your "A" Student Getting C’s? - Don't let your child slide by with C's when you know he or she could be getting A's. All children have untapped potential that parents can help bring ...The Internet & Education: One Mom's Perspective - On many a Friday night my daughter and I can be found in front of the computer playing an online game based upon “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”. The ...
Attention Deficit Disorder: What Should We Do? - It is estimated that there are over 2.5 million people who are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. The majority of these are boys. As a mother ...
Child Learning Styles - Many homeschool parents ultimately end up designing their own homeschool curriculum for their child. Tailoring the learning process to match the child...
Harry Potter's Intriguing Science Lesson Plans - Science Lesson Plans are magical when learned in Harry Potter's Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts. Elementary education level students will use their ima...
The Importance Of Reading Fundamentals - With all the homeschool curriculum choices, the lesson plans, the organization, the planning of the calendar, you know, putting the whole homeschool p...
Give Your Child a Jump Start on Reading - As a parent you do not have to be a reading expert to give your child a jump start in becoming a reader. However, I hope you are not waiting until the...
How to Get Reluctant Kids to Write - Being a gifted/learning-disabled child has afforded me the unexpected privilege of discovering new regions of my brain that few have ever explored. Be...
Be Kind to Animals Teaching Tip - Did you know the first week in May is Be Kind to Animals Week? Here are a few ideas to help you get that message across to your children...no matter w...
Ten Creative Ways to Teach Your Child the Alphabet - 1. Make an Alphabet BookMake your own alphabet book with your kids. You can purchase a blank paper book at an educational supply store or you can make...
Today's Children - Children today are different from what their parents were in their childhod. The age of innocence ends very early today compared to yesteryears. Child...Getting Started with Home Schooling - As a mother of a two year old, the thought of “school” crosses my mind more than occasionally. I have to admit, I don't like what I see. Schools these...
Homeschooling Information You Need to Know - Why has homeschooling become more popular in recent years? For many parents, the state of the public schools in this country currently is just indefen...
Literacy And Your Child -- Your Child's Life Can Be Ruined If They Can't Read Well - It may seem obvious to many people why literacy is so important in our technologically advanced society. However, many parents may not fully realize t...
Teaching Kids to Value Books and Reading - Joys and Importance of ReadingRecent research indicates that seventy percent of highschool graduates are unable to read at the twelfth gradelevel. In...
Developing Fluency in Young Children - Questions to Ask when Developing Your Child's Literacy Skills.Does Your Child have the Ability to Link Letters and Sounds Together?We all know that le...
Successful Childhood Learning Starts with Reading Aloud - Popular theory in the world of education has long been that a young child is an empty slate, just waiting to have information poured into them. That t...
Preparing Your Child for the Three R's - There is little doubt that reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic are crucial elements in the education of any child. A child's ability to later cope in the ...
Beginning With Phonics Instruction - Some children are just natural readers. They love to explore different books and are always picking up reading skills just by naturally being involved...
Intellectual Capacity and the Young Child - The best thing parents can do to develop the intellectual capacity of their children is to expose them to a variety of learning experiences. Developin...
Homeschooling Children - The first and foremost homeschool resource available to you is yourself. That's right, it's you! Right from the start it is your motivation to provide...
