By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate I homeschooled my son last year due to medical reasons. Here is what I learned about how to schedule the day. I hope some of these ideas will help you structure your day during this difficult time when all our children are at home. Starting the Day Give a 15-minute warning and a five-minute warning to start time and try to … [Read more...]
Making School at Home FUN with Hands-on Activities!
By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate Try something fun each day. You've got this! Keep your child learning and achieving goals, while also social distancing and working from home yourself. Below are ideas to support parents at home to help your children get started with digital learning, as well as other ideas for activities and hands-on learning. Hands-On … [Read more...]
School at Home Technology Strategies
By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate Technology can help, but it cannot replace hands-on learning or monitoring required for students. While schools may have already suggested websites for students, students with a wider range of learning styles may find the sites mentioned below much easier to handle. So, they'll be better able to set and achieve reasonable learning … [Read more...]
Help Your Child Improve Reading Comprehension Skills
Reading Comprehension: Making Meaning from Words by Debra Nassau RITES learning specialist Reading comprehension is understanding what we read. This skill is essential if we want to gain information from the words on the written page. For many students, making meaning from the words they read is a real challenge. They can pronounce the words and put them together with the other words in a … [Read more...]
SAT Classes? Ace the Test with Individualized SAT Tutoring Instead
What sets RITES SAT Classes and SAT Tutoring Apart? RITES SAT and ACT tutors are fully certified and trained in SAT/ACT and other standardized tests. Most importantly, we use a one-to-one approach – rather than an impersonal, lecture-style setting. Rather than SAT classes, RITES offers a comprehensive starter package for individualized SAT/ACT tutoring with trained and certified teachers. See b … [Read more...]
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