by Geoff Nixon | Apr 23, 2022 | Parent Tips, Reading
Navigating the Summer Reading Doldrums Summer is always a challenge for struggling learners. The gap in learning stimulation is problematical for children who do not love learning and so do not seek it out day to day. Similarly for children who do not love reading....
by Geoff Nixon | Mar 1, 2022 | Parent Tips
if your child is falling behind, time to catch up becomes critical. An Individual Education Program can be tremendously helpful as not only is it legal documentation and added resources, a team of experts, it is also a plan to get your child back on track. What is an...
by Geoff Nixon | Feb 25, 2022 | Parent Tips, Reading
Another 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...
by Geoff Nixon | Feb 2, 2022 | Parent Tips
How is an IEP different to a 504 plan? Some parents will learn this year that their young child requires an Individualized Education Program, or IEP. It’s possible that they’re falling behind academically. It might be a physical handicap that parents are...
by Geoff Nixon | Jan 19, 2022 | Lifelong Learning, Parent Tips
Tips to Help Your Child Blossom as a Learner We all know how important it is to nurture confidence in learning. It’s the fuel that pushes us to take on new challenges and try out new things,. It helps us believe that we can succeed at something unknown. ...
by Geoff Nixon | Jan 3, 2022 | Parent Tips, Reading
Books That Have Inspired Many New Readers Ahh, the upper elementary grades, where kids are either really into reading or really not into reading. But don’t fret because research proves that what it takes is just the right engaging, entertaining story to turn a...