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Learning and Your Child

Learning and Your Child

Research shows that many individuals have a unique learning style, a way in which they take in and process information best. As a parent, there are ways in which you can better understand and support your child's learning style, whether they are gifted or struggling with a learning disability. We've got it all covered to help you advocate for your child.

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Developing Metacognition

Metacognition is thinking about thinking, knowing "what we know" and "what we don't know." Just as ...

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Learning Disorders and Brain Organization

More than ever parents and schools are looking for ways to help children deal with learning problems, and the number of ...

Source: NYU Child Study Center
To Be Intelligent

What does it mean to be broadly intelligent? Our schools and communities need to develop this capacity in our young ...

Source: 21st Century Learning Initiative

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Gender and Academic Achievement

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
A Teen's Guide to Election Coverage

Source: Education.com
The Role of Affect in Learning

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Creativity in Young Children

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Making Family History Fun

Source: Education.com
Turn Your Street Into a Classroom!

Source: Education.com
Dogs in the Classroom and Other Unusual Teaching Tools

Source: Education.com
Observation Guidelines: Assessing the Emotions of Children and Adolescents

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
How to Avoid Giving Your Children Labels

Source: Missouri Families
Turn Up the Volume: Boost Memory and Learning with Music

Source: Education.com

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