When my daughter was in senior kindergarten, I got a call from her teacher, concerned that while all the other kids were zooming through the leveled little reader books, she wasn't. She was stuck at level 2. How could this be? After all, I was a reading specialist, my husband … [Read more...]
The Dos and Don’ts of How to Be Involved in Your Child’s School Life
Guess what? As your child's teacher, you and I have something very special in common. And no, it is not that we both have a higher than normal tolerance for cleaning snotty noses. It is that we both care so much about our kids and want nothing more for them to succeed and be … [Read more...]
How Extracurricular Actitivies Help Students
Close your eyes and think about when you were in school. How many days do you really remember? Of those days, how many of them involve being taught fractions or pronouns? When I tried this experiment, I came up with about 2-dozen total, with not one being an English, Math, or French … [Read more...]
First Days of School: The Good & Bad News
About the first days of school? Well, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that no matter how much you prepare, no matter what routines you have in place, it is going to be stressful, both for you and your child. Whether you are dropping off your daughter for her first day of … [Read more...]
Back to School: Preplan for Success!
You know what I think of when I think of the first day of school? It's the optimistic odour of freshly sharpened pencils. Sharpened pencils standing at attention in recycled jars, along with chairs tucked under child-sized desks, and a chalkboard that says, "Welcome" in perfect … [Read more...]
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