Fire! Ready, Aim: The mixed up way students approach tasks
Your family is packing for a tropical vacation. Your children are in the other room, excitedly filling their suitcases with...
Meeting with teachers after school boosts performance
For many students, meeting with their teacher before an exam can make an immense impact on their performance. Teacher meetings...
“Growth mindset”: building your child’s work ethic
Everyone has heard that maintaining a positive outlook will improve long-term outcomes. Positivity increases success rates, improves physical and mental...
Self-advocacy
If your child doesn’t understand class material, encourage him to take responsibility for his own success and self-advocate. Self-advocacy means...
Coping during test week: What testing feels like and how to help
Every year, when testing season arrives, students’ nerves reach an all-time high. For many reasons, standardized testing is scary, physically...
Margin notes aid comprehension
Help your child determine what to take notes on with this simple tip: Read one paragraph at a time, then...
The “busy-ness” trap and how to create balance
In recent years, a strange phenomenon has emerged that affects everyone, from kindergarteners to CEOs. Children today are busier than...
Create a “locker list”
Develop a “locker checklist” with your child to help her remember what to bring home from school each day. Include...
Procrastination: why we do it and how to manage it today
It is the eleventh hour and your daughter is still pouring over her History textbook. On the day before her...
Use web-based programs to store documents and files
Use an auto-saving, web-based program, like Google Drive, to ensure the safety and accessibility of your child’s academic documents. When...
The many functions of graphic organizers
Your children have undoubtedly used graphic organizers to brainstorm and organize ideas for writing assignments. However, graphic organizers are useful...
A place for everything and everything in its place
If your child struggles to keep her backpack and binders neat and organized, set a designated time each week for...