The human mind remembers best the first and last things it encounters. This is why telephone numbers and social security numbers are hyphenated. When studying with your child, sometimes it helps to break the sessions into small sets of information, so there are more beginnings and ends. If you have 20 vocabulary words, for example, study the first five after school, the second set right before dinner, the third set after dinner, and the last before bed. Like this hint? Then you need to check out Memory Training for Students? For those of you that got the program, don't you love it? Write … [Read more...]
Three Tips for Finishing Out the School Year – By Alana Morales
June 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Ending the school year can be a joyous time. A time to look forward to a few months of no homework, a time to work on building skills (and not just video game skills) and a time for siblings to drive each other crazy on a much bigger scope. It's also a time to remain diligent about studies - you don't want to have your student trip up at the end of the year and undo all their hard work for the school year. Here are my top three factors to keep in mind as you finish out the school year: 1. End of the Year Review. Talk to your student's teacher to get an assessment of your child's … [Read more...]
