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Game-Changing Books For Reluctant Readers – Part 1 (Ages 6-8)
THE Books That Can Turn Your Child On To Reading Helping children develop a love of reading is ideal, but often fraught with confusion, stress, and if the pressures are too much, a distaste for reading. This is especially true for children who find reading difficult....
Positive Parenting of a Child with ADHD
Making it a Rewarding Parenting Journey The more you put into something, the more you get out of it. This applies to parenting also. And if you are parenting a child with ADHD or any learning difficulties for that matter, you know there are a lot of opportunities to...
Disciplining Your Child – Tips by Age Group
Tailoring Your Disciplinary Approach to Your Child Disciplining your child is a hazy and sometimes heart-wrenching concept. Turning less-than-good behavior into a learning moment is easier said than done. It goes without saying, most importantly, you need to be...
Learning Resilience and the Matthew Effect
Learning Confidence is Everything Investor Warren Buffett was asked about his key to success. His quick answer? Reading. He does this because he loves learning. He’s not the only one transformed by learning. Elon Musk says he discovered how to build rockets by...
Is Homework Taking the Joy Out of Parenting?
Is it time for a change? If you dread homework time, you are not alone. Learning difficulties and homework battles go hand in hand. Stress, arguments, standoffs and general frustration play out in homes every school night all over the globe. For a very good reason....
The Guidance Approach for Children with Learning Difficulties
An Alternative Response to Children's Behavior If you’re struggling to manage a difficult relationship with your child, you’re not alone. For every picture-perfect family with seemingly perfect children, there are ten more where things are a little bumpier. Every...
The 2021 Fast ForWord Software Changes Explained
Upgrades to Accelerate the Pace of Student Gains Since Adobe’s announcement in 2017 that it would no longer support its Flash Media Player after 2020, designers and web-based program coders have been working overtime to move programs and websites to HTML5 format. ...
Do You Know Why Your Child is Misbehaving in School?
Sometimes You Need to Look Beyond the Misbehavior As a parent, it’s always tough when you get a call from an educator or read a comment on a report card about your child misbehaving in school. In these situations, remedying the issue is often a stumbling block. Do you...
Using Strengths to Build Confidence in Struggling Learners
Resilience is a Transferable Skill From a young age, Jim Jones struggled with learning. It affected both his self-esteem and his grades. To fit in better, he wanted to do things other kids couldn’t. So Jim learned how to twirl a basketball. After a while, he mastered...
Summer Slide or Summer Stride?
A Year of Lost Ground For Many You are probably aware of summer reading and learning loss - the notorious "summer slide," where learning momentum is slowed. This applies to the high percentage of children who don't love reading and who don't read independently over...