by Nina Parrish | Nov 28, 2018 | Children, Education, Family, Learning Disabilities, Parenting, Reading, School, Students, Study Skills, Teachers, Tutoring
3 Research-Based Strategies for Supporting Children with ADHD A quick search of the internet will turn up many “suggestions” for helping students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) succeed in the classroom. However, frustratingly few of these...
by jparrish30 | Jul 2, 2018 | Children, Education, SAT Prep, School, Students, Study Skills, Test Strategies, Tutoring
Preparing for the ACT and SAT has come to inspire more dread in high school upperclassmen than the tedious college application process itself, and with good reason. While the ACT has become slightly easier than past versions, the increased difficulty of...
by Nina Parrish | Jun 27, 2018 | Children, Education, Family, Learning Disabilities, Parenting, Reading, School, Students, Study Skills, Teachers, Tutoring
5 Ways Teachers Can Encourage Reluctant Readers We all know that reading is critically important to school success. Previous studies have found reading proficiency by third grade to be the most significant predictor of high school graduation and career advancement....
by Nina Parrish | Jun 22, 2018 | Children, Education, Family, Learning Disabilities, Parenting, School, Students, Study Skills, Test Strategies, Tutoring
We Already Know How to Fix Education Just imagine if all teachers were given a break from constant new programs introduced from above and allowed to teach this way. Imagine the growth we could see. One of the most frustrating experiences as a public school teacher is...
by Nina Parrish | Jun 20, 2018 | Children, Education, Family, Learning Disabilities, Parenting, School, Students, Study Skills, Test Strategies, Tutoring
3 Ways Switching to Google Keep Can Help You Stay Organized I used to love writing on sticky notes. A few years ago, if you walked into my office you would have seen an array of rainbow notes with everything from grocery lists to the details of a recent phone call...