When looking at learning styles strategies, you may want to think about a tutor. We've summarized the pros, cons, costs and key tips for the most common types of tutoring arrangements.
Reading comprehension improves — and so do kids' grades — when teen readers master three key strategies: skimming to find themes, scanning to find facts, and searching to gather resources.
Summer is the perfect time to help your children find their inner Shakespeare. Try some of these suggestions to help children have fun as they improve their writing skills through practice.
If you want to get kids' creative juices flowing and improve writing skills, just ask kids at K12 grades to put pen to paper with some of the innovative ideas in this list of fun writing exercises.
The National History Day Contest is an intensive, creative program that provides high school scholarships to students and resources to teachers in the high school and middle school classroom.
Writing is its own reward and also a key to children's academic performance at K12 grades and beyond. As an added bonus, writing builds self-esteem as children learn to express themselves.
Help your students improve writing skills with a variety of family home activities. This education after school shows that the family values writing while making it fun and enjoyable.
Using the Internet wisely is becoming a study skill in its own right. When it is used for research projects or student homework, students have to be able to evaluate the site's credibility.
One way to help young authors improve writing skills and stay motivated is to attend writing workshops. These workshops will help them identify goals to set while providing an outstanding education after school.
Should today's students be prepared for a future of high school academics online? One state, Michigan, thinks so and requires that every high school student take at least one course online to graduate.
Get advice for parents who want to keep their sanity and help their children prepare for college. This article answers questions about high school academics, as well as several other high school questions.
Teaching creative thinking skills is challenging, and critical creative thinking skills are rarely taught directly. Read about Future Problem Solving Program International, an organization with an innovative program.
At a loss for how to make sure student homework bolsters the learning process? Your involvement—especially with middle and high school students—can make a difference. Read some of these family ideas for how you can get involved.
A large vocabulary is great, but what would you do if your son mispronounced many of the new words he used? Learn one mom’s approach to vocabulary word games and the results she achieved.