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$7000 For Tutoring at Sylvan to Teach My 10 Year Old How to Read???
My nephew is going for Algebra and study skills once a week and they guarantee that we will see a difference by christmas break. ...
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- Hi L. - Send her!!! I sent my daughter for math and I have not once regret the decision. We use to struggle on a nightly basis with her math homework and WOW ~ what ...
- Hi L.! Have you heard of Kumon? It's another tutoring program and it's really effective. I'm a teacher and I plan to enroll my little one as soon as she's old enough b...
- Hi L., I worked in the special ed. field in the public school system for many years. If your child has a normal IQ and below average scores in reading, the school sh...
Too Much Homework?
I didn't get my first B until the 9th grade when I got a couple of C's and even a D. Why, because I hadn't learned study skills. I was so used to breezing ...
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- some of the work may be work that she hasnt been doing during time given in class. But one hour a night for a 5th grader is the norm...along with reading and that is ...
- K., Sometimes "homework" is actually classwork that the student has not completed during class time. Maybe at parent teacher conferences, you can ask the teacher h...
- I would 1st check with other moms to see if they are feeling the same stress with the homework. In our school several of the 5th grade teachers send home any work tha...
Seeking Tutors in the Arlington Area
Plus, I've enrolled her in a Summer Reading Program wherein she'll focus on Phonics, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Study Skills and Reading Speed. ...
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- B., I see you have had some wonderful responses! I hope you find someone that works for you. I'm a teacher turned stay at home mom but I also do some tutoring on th...
- B. J. I am a retired teacher with 40 years experience teaching in the classroom.. I have a Masters Degree specializing in Reading. I have tutored seceral years in my...
- Hello! My name is Kat and Im 29 years old. I home school my almost 8 year old daughter Meagan. She is in the 2nd grade. If I can be of help, let me know. Thanks- Kathy
Teenagers in College
I am sure her college offers tutoring and seminars on study skills and various other topics. Encourage, but don't force!, her to seek out these services. ...
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- Hi C. I have a daughter in her second year of college and I felt the same way you did when she was a freshman. I had to evaluate a lot of things. She was very intelli...
- It sounds like you are a great mom, with lots of compassion and respect for your children, and their needs. College is very different from high school, and many fresh...
- I was the same way when I first went to college. All of a sudden I had freedom I wasn't use to and a lot of new distractions that came with being on a college campus....
Intelligent, but Academically Lazy Child
We've tried counseling, therapy, study skills training and much more to no avail . Very disstraught mother. Answer. 3 moms found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- First don't beat yourself up. Most teenagers will not tell parents exactly whats going on in their lives. I am sure you and your husband have spoken to him about h...
- This may sound funny, but could you request the school to try and place your son in an honors or upper level course? This may challenge him and he may turn around aca...
- I have to agree with NW.. your son is me 20 years ago. I scored a 35 on the ACT, but failed most every class except physics. Why physics? Because it was the only sub...
Seeking Information onHome School.
Home-schooled children are often perceived as smarter, with better study skills, but also withdrawn socially--this isn't necessarily the case. ...
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- E., I don't think I can offer much information that you've not already received. These ladies have done a great job answering about homeschooling. I just wanted to ...
- Another teacher chiming in here...I think it really should be determined on a case by case basis. Not all children will do their best in home school, and not all kids ...
- This year will be our 6th year homeschooling our children. My daughter is in 5th grade and my son is in 1st. We homeschool for many reasons: 1) we want our kids to g...
Huntington, Sylvan or Other Tutor Help
It was called "Speed Reading, Comprehension, and Study Skills". He doesn't like to spend alot of time reading, but it seems to me that he is applying some ...
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- I second what others have written about looking more into a possible learning disability with reading or with a vision issue. And, if you request another evaluation, ...
- Hi! I actually tutor junior high and high school students, but mainly in organizational skills and projects. I was also a student with learning differences and...
- Hi T., I've been a special education teacher for four years, and am now at home taking care of my son. I think it would be wise to request an assessment of your son...
My 13 Year Old Son Is What Is a "Gifted" Student, Also Learning Disabled
He finally developed some coping mechanisms for himself and got some help developing better organizational and study skills through a local Huntington ...
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- there s help out there. i have worked wit special needs and LD children. i too have a gifted child. go online to the specific LD- in your case, dysgraphia. ask your pe...
- Hi Ceclia, Check out the books by Dr. Mel Levine, and his website (http://www.allkindsofminds.org/). He's done a lot of work with kids like your son and his site...
- Send a writen request to the school, and a carbon copy to the Special Ed. department at the district office. By law they have 10 days to respond to you to set up an as...
1St Grader Struggling with Homework
Homework in grade school is effective in teaching kids good independent study skills. However, some research shows that grade schoolers only achieve 6% gain ...
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- You didn't say how your daughter has done in school this year, but most 6 year olds aim to please, so I'm guessing that first grade work is either too easy or too diff...
- I don't think she'll ever be 'enthusiastic' about it because it is what it's named home WORK. :o) Here's what I did. After school every day, I'd give the kids a sna...
- Hi J., As a former 2nd grade teacher, I would recommend that you talk to her teacher about this ASAP. First of all, does she have difficulty with the actual assignme...
5 Year Old Can't Stay on Task
I "play" games with him, which in turn sharpens his cognitive skills. .... counslers in additon to tudors and programs to teach me better study skills. ...
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- Hey, I know what you are saying i had the same problem with my 9year old she was young and the teacher said it would be a good idea for her to stay one more year i...
- Hi D., I work for PIA - Partners In Achievement. We work with children such as your 5 year old. My office is in Conyers. We have another in Athens GA. and others ar...
- D., Let me see if I can help a little. Ask the teacher to see if they will put him on a behavior chart. What it is is a chart showing different sections of the da...
