Archive for the 'Homeschooling' Category
Challenge your students to read millions of words! Register today for the Million Word Challenge: www.millionwordchallenge.org The 2012 Million Word Challenge is a literacy campaign that encourages preschool – 12th grade students to read millions of words outside of school time. Each year, hundreds of schools participate in the challenge. Join them to promote a [...]
February 02 2012 | Child Education and Homeschooling and Language Skills and Preschool Age and Primary School and Single Parent | No Comments »
LéaLA Book Fair With a Mission to Make History in Los Angeles Isabel Allende, Elena Poniatowska, Laura Restrepo, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Carmen Boullosa, Francisco Martin Moreno, José José and Kate Del Castillo, are Among Presenters One of the most ambitious efforts to celebrate the world of Spanish language books will make its debut when [...]
April 29 2011 | Child Development and Child Education and Cultural Education and Homeschooling and Language Skills and Parenting in the News | No Comments »
Continuation of part a of the article: You can even take a trip to the Treasury Building and other related places. Your child will benefit first hand so much more in seeing and doing rather than relying on mostly book-based education. (Yes, you need books and you use books, but you do not depend on [...]
March 02 2008 | Homeschooling | No Comments »
Just how much can one learn at home? What’s the point of home-schooling? Who benefits and who does not benefit from home schooling? Perhaps these are questions that you have asked yourself. Perhaps you were thinking about home-schooling but you are not one hundred-percent sure about making the final decision.
March 02 2008 | Homeschooling | 1 Comment »
Continuation of the article by Theresa Willingham She scored one point shy of admission to the gifted student program at our local elementary school. Because she didn’t hurry through a timed portion of the test – indeed, has never hurried through anything – a score sheet said she wasn’t The “profoundly gifted,” but just a [...]
February 22 2008 | Child Development and Child Education and Homeschooling | No Comments »
What are the odds your child is “gifted?” Probably slim, if you believe psychologist and author Ellen Winner, who says, “Extraordinary abilities are mostly innate and occur in perhaps one in 10,000 children.” But probably quite high if you believe in your child!
February 22 2008 | Child Development and Child Education and Homeschooling | No Comments »
“Math programs are designed in such a way that each progressive year of study builds on what has been learned in the previous year. Hence, it is very important to judge the math skills of your child before you choose the curriculum. Many homeschooling parents struggle to select the right math program. A good teacher [...]
October 16 2007 | Homeschooling | No Comments »
“The greatest advantage in the homeschooling is the freedom to select the curriculum. You as parents should not make any mistake in selecting the right subjects, as this affects the success of the child. If the concept is new to you and are facing difficulty in choosing the right curriculum, then converse with other home [...]
October 15 2007 | Homeschooling | No Comments »
