SUMMER LEARNING BTS PREP: GETTING A JUMP-START ON THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR Parents often associate “summer learning” with punitive and high-pressure summer…
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Getting Kids to Practice Summer Writing
Getting Kids to Practice Summer Writing By Ann K. Dolin, M.Ed. Got a reluctant writer on your hands? Although the summer is a perfect time of y…
A Parent’s Role in Social Media
A Parent’s Role in their Child’s Social Media Interactions By Children and Screens With the ever-increasing social media use among tween…
Strategies for Students Struggling to Write
Strategies for Students Struggling to Write When kids are struggling to write write or to get their thoughts organized and written down, assignments t…
Homework Schedule Revamp
Homework Schedule Revamp Play First, Homework Later? By Sharon Naylor Many students received their report cards in January. Depending on how well your…
Battling COVID Learning Gaps
Battling COVID Learning Gaps BY ANN K. DOLIN, M. Ed. National report finds COVID is having a ‘significant impact’ on student achievement for th…
How to Handle Bad Grades
How to Handle Bad Grades BY ANN K. DOLIN, M. Ed. There’s an undercurrent that runs through conversations we have with our kids about school and…
Learning by Doing
Learning by Doing BY ULRICH BOSER Learning by doing works after you’ve already gained some familiarity with the content. It works becaus…
When Teens Rebel Against Academic Expectations
When Teens Rebel Against Academic Expectations By Ann K. Dolin Living with a teen is challenging in and of itself; trying to assist a student w…
End the Homework Rush
End the Homework Rush By Ann Dolin, M.Ed. Does your child always rush through their homework? If so, you’re not alone. I hear this compl…