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Six Activities to Keep Your Child Learning this Summer

Apr. 24, 2024

Summer break is around the corner and children around the country will be celebrating. While your child certainly deserves a break from the daily grind of homework and studying, it’s important to keep that brain active to avoid regression. That loss of academic skills is a common result of long breaks from school.

The Science of Reading: Why More Schools Are Embracing the Concept

Oct. 11, 2023

This blog post discusses how a real science of reading should include different methods and approaches. It highlights the importance of oral reading fluency and vocabulary in a child's reading progress.

What Science Teaches Beyond the Science

May. 10, 2022

Even if your student isn’t passionate about the subject, learning science offers many valuable takeaways. Here are several things that students can learn from science that are beyond science.

5 Tips for Learning While on Vacation

Jul. 01, 2021

Family vacations provide much-needed downtime, but they can also be terrific learning experiences! Vacations can bring school lessons to life, aid in personal development, and help children to become more culturally aware.

Seven Fun Ways to Help Your Kids Learn Over the Summer

Jun. 02, 2021

Summer is around the corner, and we’re all dreaming of sun-filled days and time with family. this time is also a great way to help your kids with their academic success through fun and engaging learning activities. Here are a few examples for you.

How to Help a Child Overcome a Poor Grade

Apr. 09, 2019

At some point or another, every student brings home a poor grade on an assignment or a test, which can be a real blow to the self-esteem. It is understandably difficult to see your student struggling and feeling badly about school, but here are several things you can do to help your child overcome a bad grade or dip in school performance.

How Tutoring Can Help Your Chemistry Student

Dec. 30, 2014

How can you help your student succeed in chemistry?

MAKE SUMMER A PRODUCTIVE TIME FOR LEARNING

Jan. 01, 2012

The end of the school year may find your children exhausted from a year of hard work and fixated on that great burst of freedom that begins in June. If so, your suggestion that they consider some "summertime learning activities" might not go over too well. But staying smart during the warm weather months doesn't depend on test-taking and fretting over grades. With less structure and more adventure, the following activities can turn leisure time into learning time and help prepare your child for challenges in the year to come.

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