These key questions open the pathway for your child's school success The new school year is underway. Students, teachers, and parents have settled back into the regular routine (for the most part). It's time to check in. Do you know how your child is doing? Do you know how you can best help your child find school success? Ask these 2 simple, key questions to get the answers and results you … [Read more...]
Executive Function Series, Part 3: Help with Organization
In Part 1 of our Executive Function series, we identified what challenges look like for those who struggle with executive function. Part 2 dug deeper into how to help a child with executive function issues achieve goals. With Part 3, we offer tips to help with organization at home. The first step to helping people who are overwhelmed with the task of organizing is assessing which executive … [Read more...]
Steps to Get SAT or ACT Accommodations
How to apply for accommodations for SAT or ACT If you have already had accommodations for tests in school, such as extended time or large-print text, you probably already know there is a specific process to get this type of accommodation for the SAT and ACT tests. If you are new to requesting accommodations, there are many pieces you need to know. Either way, it takes time to get approval for … [Read more...]
Noah Text: Exciting New Specialized Scaffolded Text for Struggling Readers
Working with students who struggle to read can be eye-opening. What do they see when they look at words on a page? How do their brains process these symbols? The answer can vary from student to student, and the pathways to reading success can be as unique as each student. For those with dyslexia, research has shown that a systematic, highly-structured, sequential approach to reading is the most … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know Now About Summer Brain Drain
Summer brain drain is the loss of academic skills over a period of time that a student is away from school, most usually summer vacation. Brain drain is also referred to as summer slide, learning loss or regression. The research shows that the average student loses 2 1/2 months of math computational skills previously learned, regardless of family income and educational levels. It can take … [Read more...]