For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

The goal of this science fair project was to examine how different angles of decline affect the tipping point of a vehicle.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Identifying angles may sound intimidating, but with this exercise, you can turn your child into an expert angler in no time!

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

In this activity, create a poem that emerges from the collaboration of parent and teen in the activity of observing, discussing, reading, and writing.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

The objective of this science fair project is to determine the rate at which participants can respond to different patterns.