Recent Posts in March, 2020

• Barnes & Noble Offering FREE Nook Book Collection

  Mar 31, 2020
  Looking for some free online reading resources for your children or teens? Check out Barnes & Noble's Free Nook Book collection. You can sort by age and subject. To find your free books, go HERE .
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• Young Kids Prefer Learning From Confident People

  Mar 31, 2020
  An interesting study from the University of British Columbia has found that not only do young kids (ages 4 and 5) prefer to learn from confident people, but they also "keep track of how well the ...
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• Games, Toys, Apps & Websites to Boost Brain Skills

  Mar 30, 2020
  If you're looking for ways to help boost your child's brain skills while schools are closed, check out our review site: www.learningrxreviews.com . This one-stop website offers reviews on a wide ...
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• Inventor Scavenger Hunt

  Mar 30, 2020
  Check out this fun Inventor Scavenger Hunt from Primary Playground!
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• What Is S-RCD (Specific Reading Comprehension Deficits)?

  Mar 27, 2020
  There’s a lot of research on dyslexia, which simply means “trouble with words.” But there’s not as much about S-RCD, or Specific Reading Comprehension Deficits. Where dyslexia is about reading the ...
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• Praise for Behavior Boosts Learning More Than Punishment

  Mar 26, 2020
  Do you have a student who always seems to be in trouble for bad behavior in the classroom? A new study has found that rather than punishing them for being disruptive, praise seems to provide better ...
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• List of Common Games and the Brain Skills They Boost

  Mar 25, 2020
  Did you know that the electronic game Simon boosts auditory and visual processing, attention, memory and processing speed? Or that Battleship helps work on logic and reasoning, problem solving and ...
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• College Concussions More Prevalent Off the Field

  Mar 24, 2020
  As much as we'd like to wrap our kids in bubble wrap before sending them off to college, we can't. And a new study shows that college sports aren't the only place students get concussions. Research ...
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• Three Common Learning Disabilities (And Clues Your Child Has Been Trying to Work Around Them!)

  Mar 24, 2020
  The term “learning disability” can strike a chord of panic in parents. “But my child is smart! How can she have a learning disability?” is a common reaction. And the reality is, they’re right! The ...
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• 10 Cool Math Facts and Tricks

  Mar 23, 2020
  The word “dyscalculia” sounds fancy but it really just serves as a broad term for learning difficulties in math. The good news is that dyscalculia is often due to poor visual processing and memory ...
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