Many of the ideas that I have shared with you throughout our summer Brain Drain series are excellent tools for your visual learner to use throughout the school year to reinforce those new concepts that they will inevitably be learning, and possibly having difficulty grasping.
In school, visual learners experience more sitting still, left brain, language oriented learning and much less hands on learning. Summer is a great time to use alternative activities to keep it fun and light while maintaining the learning.
Tablets and phones can be utilized as valuable teaching tools for your children, their mobility means they can go anywhere a child does and a great way to encourage your children to be tech savvy. We’ve curated a list for you. Here are 7 of my favorite literacy apps.
While the typical family is enjoying a casual summer schedule, research shows that the typical student brain is also taking a summer break and forgetting up to 40% of the information learned during the school year.
Are you looking for a way to get information when screen time is not an option? With the increase in digital media opportunities, it is hard to sift through the content to find what you need. We have recently released our podcast.
This month we shared success tips for emerging readers, a couple more podcasts, some thrifty activities for the family and a free sight words download. In case you missed they are all here…
When our children start school we begin to hear education jargon that can sometimes be confusing. One of the most common of these is sight words. What are they and why are they so important?
Without some extra help, reading can become one more thing our visual kids struggle with at school – and it can become a big negative at home. Here are some tips to work on at home to help your child be a good reader.
Do you have a bright, capable, intelligent, creative child that struggles in school? Your child may be a visual learner and school is not teaching or measuring the things they’re good at.
