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Weaning
Oct 9, 2009 ... an activity such as reading books or singingrocking that helps the .... improve her prereading skills and listening skills than reading ...
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- I did an intermediate with my son. I took the big bottles and cut a bigger hole in them and mixed milk with formula for a while. I also intorduced him to a little bi...
- My child was the same way. And she wouldn't take a sippy cup that you had to suck from either. So, we found a sippy cup that you could take the little plastic piece ...
- It sounds like you are DONE with breastfeeding, and I know exactly how you feel. I was there with all 3 of my kids. One self-weaned, but the other two were a little ...
Kindergarten - September 1 Cutoff Date
We are using this year to get him reading, improve his handwriting and be another kid this year. There is a law that says if the child attends an accredited ...
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- Friends of ours were able to appeal to their school to get their very bright, mid-September bday daughter enrolled in kindergarten as she was 4 going on 5. And serious...
- I have experienced this situation from both ends: my Son and oldest was a late july birthday and quite short. Altho he was reading at 5 I got pressure to hold him bac...
- I think you can pay to get her tested. But now a days a lot of people are holding their 5 year olds back. Kindergarten is not like it was when we were kids. They ar...
Vision Therapy
My son was having some trouble with reading and vision was one area I needed ... matter of weeks and a few months started seeing her improve dramatically. ...
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- K., When my son was 9, his teacher labeled him as having ADD. This came out of the blue, at the END of the school year, Thus throwing us into mayhem! I also tried vi...
- Hello. This site is supposed to be locally oriented so I'm hoping you live in the Berkeley area. My son also had some issues with early reading and we took him for a...
- My son was having some trouble with reading and vision was one area I needed to rule out. Our peditrician suggested going to UC Berkeley School of Opthamology. For a...
Reading Resistance
I've also done a ton of reading research on-line and have found that there are ...... I'm happy to give you pointers on how to improve her confidence and ...
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- Hi M.! The first thing that came to mind was to limit TV, movies, and other forms of exciting stimulation. When things are quiet, reading is fun. When there is too ...
- Have her tested for vision accuracy, different than a vision test. Eye Care Center, in Fullerton has a great pediatric department. Most people would pass on the $$ for...
- i had the same issue with my daughter at that age. it turned into a power struggle and the brow beating, threatening, cajoling on my part still leaves a bitter taste i...
Study Techniques
He has difficulty focusing on reading material and study material when he reads. ... We decided it wasn't having the dramatic affect we sought to improve my ...
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- I decided once that I would study for 18 CLEP Credits which is 3 exams that each take about 3 hours long covering a total of 6 freshman level college courses. I did t...
- To some extent we all do, but maybe he has a mild learning disability? You could have him evaluated to see whether there are medicines or techniques that would help h...
- Hello, WHen I first read you question ny first thought is your son on a good nutrtional supplement. I am a represenative with a Health & Wellness Company. I fou...
5 Year Old Having Trouble with Reading
But sitting down with him on your lap and reading to him will help him ... Hang in there it will work out and he will improve right before your eyes, ...
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- If your son will sit and work with flashcards, he's definitely not ADD or ADHD. Kids with those disorders can't sit for more than a few seconds!
- J. - He's 5!! You don't need to push him (which, studying every night with flashcards at FIVE is pushing!!). Don't worry if he's got it yet or not. My son, 6, is ...
- www.starfall.com :) After you show him around the site a little bit (stay on the letter block page to begin with)...set him up and be prepared to start having ha...
Experience in Choosing Bilingual, ESL or All English?
... can have him at level 14 for September as he has all the mechanics of reading (in English and Spanish) he just has to improve comprehension and fluency. ...
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- If he is going to be going to school in the US, he needs as much English as early as possible for him to be successful and stay current in school. Hopefully his paren...
- I teach school and esl. I would recommend staying with the bilingual program. The student will transition later on by 5th in most districts. if you do it too soon, it ...
- I would stick to Bilingual. When kids go through the complete bilingual curriculum they are completely bilingual and biliterate. If you put him in English and he is ...
How Challenging Should Preschool Be?
She is currently reading at a first or second grade level. ... hope given enough time she will get used to the new school/schedule and things will improve. ...
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- It is more about learning how to get along with other kids, how to sit still for the teacher, how to learn to learn. She won't be losing a year, she will be reinforci...
- D., A park district program is more for the children to begin socializing than it is a school readiness program. I can tell you a program that is spectacular for tha...
- there is so much more to preschool then reading and counting. I made up a list, you can see it on my website by clicking on each letter of the alphabet at the top of ...
Need Handwriting Help
has anyone found a good resource to help their child improve their writing? ..... but now is easily reading chapter books, both out loud to her sibs and in ...
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- Handwriting has much more to do with learning to manipulate your fingers than eyesight. I just learned in one of my development and curriculum classes that an excellen...
- Have you thought about getting her the books that they have that you copy over the letters and then practice writing them yourselves? and yes you are right this is a s...
- I don't think they spend much time teaching it anymore. Both my boys, 15 and 12, can't write. Their handwriting looks like mine did in 2nd grade. I would just get l...
Your Baby Can Read
I think that you would be better off simply reading to your child. .... even if the baby does not learn to read, it will improve receptive and expressive ...
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- We bought this product around three months ago. I really like it and the babies (twins 2-1/2 year old) enjoy it very much. They have learned a lot from them. We will...
- I am going to be in a minority but take into consideration that I was (am) an older mom. I am now 61 with an 18 year old and you can do the math. We never pushed out...
- I find this to be ridiculous! If your child is a natural reader, he or she will pick up reading at the right time just by observing words on signs, in the books you re...
