This is the time of year that standardized tests are administered – ISATs  for elementary and middle school students and PLAN, Prairie State, ACT and SAT for secondary students. Research indicates that memory and test taking performance are increased by SLEEP! It’s true; students who sleep eight to nine hours a night retain more information   Continue Reading…

When students struggle with organization and study skills, they are often disorganized, unable to complete homework or projects, don’t prepare properly for tests, or just give up completely.  Lack of organization and poor study habits is common in school age children because these skills are not consistently taught in school settings or learned at home.    Continue Reading…

January, February and March are the best learning times of the year. Children are more focused after the holidays, and the opportunity for quality learning time at school and home increases with the short days and cold weather. Students are at the height of the school curriculum. Teachers often increase the homework load during this   Continue Reading…

December and  January are months for holiday festivities, family trips and preparation for final exams and college entrance exams for high school students. Computer graded exams are more comprehensive -more questions- than those of past generations which were hand graded. Today’s students are required to organize and memorize an enormous amount of information and recall   Continue Reading…

One of the best ways you can help your child at home is to know what is expected of him throughout the school year. By October you should know what is expected academically of your child at school.  Your parent teacher conference is the time to communicate with your child’s teacher and ask questions about   Continue Reading…

One of the best things you can do for your child to promote a life-long love of learning is to read aloud to him or her on a daily basis. I am not talking about you-read-a-page, your-child-read-a-page, (do that during homework or study time) but rather, you read a good book aloud to your child just for   Continue Reading…