If your student has difficulty discerning the most important details in the reading Teach It! 1)Objective: Students will practice recognizing which details are most important to support the main themes of the story. 2) Direct Instruction: a) Create an outli... View More
If your child wants to strengthen their complex reasoning skills How to Apply It! 1) Encourage students to look for distinctions in a category of objects to develop organization and classification skills. 1) Pick a subject and then look for differences in s... View More
If your students highlight too little or too much when reading Teach It! 1)Objective: Pre-highlighted texts will offer students a model for effective highlighting practices. 2)Model and Practice: a) Highlighting promotes memory for the marked material which... View More
If your child gives one word answers or is reluctant to engage in deeper discussion How to Apply It! 1) Questions that have a specific answer might not evoke a meaningful response: "Who were the main characters in the book?" (I don't remember.) 2) Instead,... View More
If you want to strengthen your child's critical thinking and problem solving skills How to Apply It! Parents can help students improve their verbal skills without it feeling like work or teaching by discussing what you watched, read or saw. Here are a few e... View More
If your student lacks general knowledge or interest in a topic or struggles with reading comprehension Instruction and Practice 1)Objective: Students will improve their non-fiction comprehension if they have context and a general understanding of the topic b... View More
If your middle or high school student loses perspective on relative importance of work or you want them to go deeper in their understanding Teach It! 1)Objective: Students will engage in daily reflection to solidify the day's learning, address unresolved pro... View More
If your child struggles to visualize distance and/or relationships between 3-D objects Teach It! 1)Objective: Students will strengthen spatial reasoning skills. 2)Takeaways: a) Building sets are a creative way to develop problem-solving, organization and s... View More