How to Handle Reluctant Learners

How to Handle Reluctant Learnes

Reluctant Learners: Keep your Son Engaged with Learning

Parents of boys are more aware than anyone when their bright, eager sons hit an invisible wall somewhere near fourth grade, after which they go from engaged to unengaged, discouraged, and disaffected. But as parents, we don’t always know what to do about that, and we hope the school will solve it. No! Let’s take back the power and pleasure of raising our boys, and figure out what we can do outside of school to help halt that potential slide down a slippery slope.

How Important is Vocabulary to a Child’s Reading Level?

Vocabulary and Reading

How Vocabulary Knowledge Impacts Reading Skills

Words are the most valuable things your children can acquire because vocabulary is the cornerstone of reading, and reading is the foundation of all learning.

The more words kids know, the better readers they are and the more they learn.  But all readers are limited to the reading level that equals their vocabulary level.  If children know fourth grade words, they are limited to fourth grade books.  If they know ninth grade words, they are limited to ninth grade books.  Some students never make it past fourth or ninth grade words so they never make it past those reading levels.  It is important that students’ word levels grow so their reading levels grow.

Myths About Head Lice

Untangling the Myths About Head Lice

Common Myths About Head Lice

With the school year in full swing parents should take the time to learn about the “facts of lice” to all the conflicting myths out there about the icky hair critters that are not a health threat, are not a sign or poor hygiene, and unlike body lice, do not spread disease.

According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are six to 12 million infestations each year in the U.S. To help prevent infestations, here are a few facts from Penny Warner, RN, NE-BC, and owner of The Lice Place that parents need to know to protect their children, their families and their homes from head lice:

Myth #1: Lice jump head-to-head.