Category Archives: Education and Tutoring
Why Accreditation Proves To Be A Secret To Success For Learning Disabilities Clinic
Post by Lynne Master on January 20th, 2011 in Education and Tutoring
It was around 1997 when John McLaughlin gave the opening keynote at EdVentures, our annual summer education industry conference. He spoke about opportunities and challenges for the future of private providers of education. A small portion of his talk concerned the recent availability of accreditation, which ended up having a big impact on our business. [...]
Post Tags: educational accreditation, michigan education
Is Your Child Ready to Read?
Post by Lynne Master on December 16th, 2010 in Education and Tutoring
The controversy regarding the appropriate age for teaching young children to read is ongoing. In the 1960s the great dilemma was whether beginning reading instruction belonged in the curriculum for first grade or for kindergarten. Today, the educational argument is whether reading skills should be taught to pre-primary aged children in nursery school and at [...]
Post Tags: learning disability, reading, special education
Help Alleviate the Pressures of Learning with Relaxed Summer Tutoring
Post by Lynne Master on December 16th, 2010 in Education and Tutoring
Many students suffer from a three month summer separation from formal learning. They need the ongoing reinforcement of skills learned, or the stimulation of new materials presented. Summer vacation is an ideal time to continue a student’s education with a private tutor. Summer tutoring has a different advantage than school year help. It is removed [...]
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Empowering Education Strategies for Parents and Guardians
Post by Lynne Master on December 16th, 2010 in Education and Tutoring
From my experience, I trust parents as reliable diagnosticians of their children’s problems. They may not always know what to name it or how to treat it, but they surely know when something is not right with their child. The general expert on a given child is likely to be its custodial parent. Who else [...]
Post Tags: parents, special education, tutor
