How Do I Know if my Child Needs Reading Help?
Often I talk with parents who are frustrated to find that their child is one, two, or even four or more grade levels below what would match up with their year in school. They usually express some version of the same frustration, “I wish I had known what to look...
Three Tips for Productive Parent-Teacher Conferences
I rush to the car, grabbing items as I pass through the kitchen in a blur: purse (check), paper and pen (check), toddler has presentable clothes on (check), hair brushed sometime today-mine and hers (check and check), and keys and shoes (check). This goes on for what...
8 Essential Study and Life Skills You Won’t Learn in School
I can’t even count the number of teachers that I have heard say something along the lines of, “if it’s not on the test, I don’t teach it.” I don’t really blame them. We have created a culture in our schools that is completely focused on testing. Teachers are...
Strategies for SAT Success (Updated 2019)
Are you planning to take the SAT in the future? Here are some tips to help you prepare: 1. Visit the College Board Website This website offers some free online resources including free practice tests, sample test questions, emailed question of the day, and tips...
College Quest Causes Stress
“You will have 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete this test. There are ten separately timed sections: one 25-minute essay, six other 25-minutes sections, two 20-minute sections, and one 10-minute section. Work as rapidly as you can without losing accuracy. Be...
Nina Parrish, M.Ed.
Proud mom of two adorable girls. Teacher who has developed an education business that started at a kitchen table and has grown into a thriving small business...Read more...
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