Super Vocabularies = Successful Students

Guide Your Child to an Ever-expanding Vocabulary

Teachers know that one of the marks of a bright child is the size of his or her vocabulary. The definition of vocabulary is the knowledge of words and word meanings. Children with a larger vocabulary communicate better, read and write with greater understanding and radiate confidence in their learning ability.

While much of a child’s vocabulary growth occurs naturally through listening to language, hearing stories read aloud, speaking with others and general immersion in the family’s native language, there are simple and fun ways to increase word knowledge.

Why Can’t My Child Read?

Struggling Reader - North Texas Kids Magazine

How to Help Your Struggling Reader

One of the most basic benchmarks in your child’s academic development is learning to read. And reading is the skill that opens the doors to all other learning. So what can you do when it becomes apparent that your child is struggling to become a good reader?

Safety Tips for Kids who Commute to School

Bike to School : Safety Tips

Back to School Transportation Safety Tips

As families prepare to head back to school, it is important to familiarize parents and children with some potentially lifesaving safety tips. Buses and bicycles are two of the most commonly used forms of transportation amongst children commuting to and from school. Dr. David Arai, emergency medicine physician on the medical staff at Centennial Medical Center in Frisco, Texas, answers some questions about back-to-school bike and bus safety.

Q: What are some of the most common injuries seen in bike-related accidents?

We see a significant amount of internal injuries, like bleeding from the liver or other internal organs and ruptured spleens. Since children and teenagers have enlarged spleens in general, the risk of damage to this organ is greater. Head injuries and broken bones are common as well, and if a bone such as a rib is broken, children run the risk of puncturing a lung.

Q: What factors contribute to the severity of bike injuries?

When Your Child is Nervous About the First Day of School

Child nervous about first day of school

When Your Child is Nervous About the First Day of School: Overcoming the Queasies

The first day of school is a landmark day at any age, but especially if it’s the day he enters first grade, or she enters middle school. It’s normal to have questions, doubts, and even a few fears related to those big days. “What will my teacher be like? Will I get lost? Will I make a friend?” These are just a few of the questions your child may be asking and worrying about. What can you do to help your child manage these normal, but a bit scary feelings? Here are five tips to help you navigate the queasies this school year. 

Mayor’s Back to School Fair Friday, August 4th

Free event to provide school supplies and other services for qualifying Dallas school children

A one-stop shop for all the back-to-school basics, the 21st-annual Mayor’s Back To School Fair will take place Friday, August 4, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Centennial Building at Fair Park. The fair will offer free health, dental and visions screenings, free haircuts, numerous services, entertainment and more. 

How to Avoid the ‘Summer Slide’ with Your Child

Avoid the Summer Slide

Keep Your Kids Motivated to Learn and Avoid the Summer Slide

The undisputed research on “summer slide,” the concept of students forgetting what they have learned or students slipping out of practice during the summer months, has been available for years, but practical advice for parents on how to combat it has been slow in coming. So here’s what parents should know and what they can do.