A Strategy to Help Increase Reading Comprehension
Often students read fluently but do not fully understand what they are reading. As children enter upper elementary, the focus shifts from decoding and trying to figure out words to attempting to understand the meaning of text. Most students need strategies throughout...
Educating Students with Disabilities During School Closure: Suggestions for Reading and Writing
One of the challenges that both school districts and parents face during this time of school closure is how to help children with special learning needs succeed in home-based or online learning.Often it is difficult to imagine how to provide the same supports that are...
Will the AP Test Still Be Given in 2020?
Will the AP Test Still Be Given in 2020? I bet a few weeks ago you did not think you would be homeschooling your student, especially not in their AP classes! We have received many questions from parents who are wondering about AP testing and whether it is still...
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...
Not Sure How to Accomplish that Big Task? Just Get Started!
Not Sure How to Accomplish that Big Task? Just Get Started! Have you ever had a large project to do and found yourself saying something like, “I’ll feel more like doing that tomorrow,” or “I’m going to wait until later in the week when I have more time to...
Nina Parrish, M.Ed.
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