Schools and parents should be assessing where their children are academically and emotionally this summer and providing any academic and emotional support that they think might be needed to get them ready for the fall. Pamela Davis-Kean, U of Michigan professor of...

Our children have experienced a substantial educational loss in this pandemic. The gap between those students who have moved forward and those whose progress was stifled is growing wider.  This is particularly true for students who require accommodations such as...

Parents today are facing challenges that no one has faced. Beyond trying to keep their own heads above water, parenting kids through a...

Why is it so stressful for your child to get ready for school or bedtime? Are you always late for things? We’ve experienced how frustrating it can be. Our children had little sense of time and, not coincidentally, had difficulty with reading comprehension. Problems...

Does your child jump all over the place when telling a story? When given a particular task or activity, these students look to the end to figure out what the finished product should look like. They often proceed to do things in their own way. As students who learn...

Fun Friday - Make your own pizza. When the kids were little, one of our favorite family activities was "make your own pizza" night.⁠ Everyone loved it. We loved it because the kids would get involved with a household task (i.e., making dinner) without feeling like a...

Improving Reading Comprehension & Lowering Anxiety The Right Mindset & Assessment Can Make The Difference Reading comprehension and anxiety issues are two common reasons why parents seek help for their children.  The two are often related. Reading...

Mom was frustrated.  She saw on our website that: Almost 90% of the first graders with a word identification problem will become poor readers in 4th grade Over 70 percent of the third graders with a reading disability will still have a reading disability in 12th grade...

Visual learners think in pictures—often very vivid, creative imaginations. These are often movies with a lot of action and movement. If taught to use these abilities, reading and learning for them is easy. If they are taught early to “shut it down” to learn NOT using...