Your child’s education is one of the most important investments of a lifetime. This concept may ring true when parents think of college preparation, but learning begins as soon as the baby arrives. Properly educating your child takes a mixture of different strategies as you work with each developmental level. Prep your child for a […]
Raising Your Children To Be Readers
Reading is an adventure and when you read to your child you can open up a whole new world to them. So here are some great tips from Sylvan Learning to get your child away from the video games and to start reading! Oh say can you say? Read aloud with your children. Reading aloud is right […]
Best Valentine’s Day Books For Kids!
It’s Valentine’s Day. So why not celebrate it in style! This year Erin Jackman put together an awesome list for kids and parents alike to enjoy. She says: “Valentine’s Day and reading might not be an obvious connection, but tailoring a child’s reading to the big events that are already occurring in their lives is […]
FREE Comic Book Day
Update: Please see P.S. at the bottom. Ok, some of you may or may not care about this subject but I remember reading comics with my cousin growing up I have many memories of us being sprawled about our grandmother’s house over spring and summer break gobbling up the latest comic book he or my […]
7 Ways to Improve Your Child’s School Performance
Guest Post By Lisa Pecos School is where kids acquire the bulk of their learning, but it is hard to have success at school without a solid foundation of education in the home, starting at a very early age and continuing through the teen years. Most parents are aware of the things they can do […]
Help Your Child Get Ready to Read
This article was originally written by Ashley Dowse and appeared in the Lexington Patch November is National Literacy Month, which is a good time to think about helping your child to develop a love of reading.  The new book Help Me Get Ready to Read by Susan Marx and Barbara Kasok is a how-to guide […]