Tutoring Blog
Why Hiring An Online Private Tutor Can Be the Best Investment for Your Child
As a responsible parent, it’s natural to want the best for your child. You understand their role in the future of this world and want to see them learn and grow into responsible adults. Children benefit from the guidance of teachers and the social setting of the classroom, but [...]
Understanding Your Child’s Difficulty With Reading Comprehension
How to Identify & Support Your Child’s Reading Comprehension Difficulties When a student struggles with reading, their difficulties can go beyond the inability to decode symbols and transform them into spoken language. There are many children who are poor readers; however, there are also many who read accurately and [...]
Diagnosing Invisible Disabilities Makes Them Treatable
Why Diagnosing Learning Disabilities Early Leads to Better Outcomes When many of us think of learning disabilities, we anticipate challenges that can readily be seen. There is the obvious disability of a hearing deficit or the need of a wheelchair; however, some learners struggle in silence. Such students look [...]
Train your brain!
The difference between brain training and remedial programs in addressing underlying learning difficulties Did you know that no matter your age, your brain is constantly growing and changing? The brain’s ability to adapt and make new connections is called brain plasticity. The brain is pliable, like plastic. Young children [...]
As the School Year Begins, Please Talk to Your Kids About Disabilities
Most likely your child will come into contact with a peer who has a disability of some kind. Each student learns differently and those with special needs may require extra support and resources at school. Every child wants to be accepted by their classmates, and make new friends. In [...]
Importance of Executive Functioning
Executive functioning is a term psychologists use to describe the many tasks our brains perform that are necessary to think, act, and solve problems. Executive functioning includes tasks that help us learn new information, remember and retrieve the information we've learned in the past, and use this information to solve problems [...]