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The Role of Confidence in Learning and How to Nurture it
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. However,...
What To Do When You’re Struggling With Numeracy Skills
One in Ten Almost one in 10 adults in the US struggle with basic math beyond third grade – that’s 36 million people – according to ProLiteracy, the world’s largest adult literacy and basic education membership advocacy organization. Those one in 10 people struggle to...
Childhood Depression and Anxiety
What Does Childhood Depression Look Like? Feelings of isolation and despair are not limited to those who display them openly. We often look at people who are alone or have trouble making friends and assume unhappiness. In the same way, those who appear social, excel...
Gender Bias in the Classroom
Does Gender Bias Affect Learning? If I were to tell you that boys often receive more attention, praise, and encouragement in the classroom than girls, or that girls are usually quieter, talked over, and acknowledged for listening patiently rather than speaking up,...
The Gift of the Public Library
Reading is not just a nice thing to do. It’s how we help give our children the best possible start in life. This quote by Hillary Clinton during a recent speech at the American Libraries Conference got me thinking. The Public Library is a Treasure Trove of Knowledge...
Brain Change and Potential for Growth
Can the Brain Change? At Gemm Learning we often refer to brain plasticity when speaking to families. It is the reason our software has been so effective as well as the inspiration for its creation. Miriam-Webster defines neuroplasticity or brain plasticity as the...
A 75 Year Old Overcomes Her Lifelong Struggle With Dyslexia
A Gemm Learning Case Study Sandy's Story For most of her life, Sandy was only able to read at a 4th grade level. She considered herself “almost a nonreader” as a result. She didn’t enjoy reading. Though to her credit, she always worked hard at it. She sought...
Is Your Child Learning Deep Understanding?
How Parents Can Fill a Gap in Today’s Rushed Education System One of the keys to lifelong learning is deep understanding, the ability to connect to prior knowledge, to put knowledge in context, to see the big picture -- to understand it deeply. It is one of fun parts...
Is Your Child Learning to Learn?
Lifelong Learning has Replaced Knowledge is Power The requirements of an education have changed drastically in the last 20 years. Up to the 1990's it was all about facts and methods, knowledge. In those days, knowledge was power. Being armed facts and good math...
How Schools Are Killing Love of Learning
Don't lose sight of lifelong learning as the ultimate educational outcome for your child. Are you concerned that your child does not love learning the way he should? Is he reading for pleasure in a way that suggests he is on a path to lifelong learning? For most...