Going with the Flow

Going with the Flow

Helping Your Child Become a Fluent Reader BY JULIE HELLERLiteracy SpecialistKids! They’re always on the go, and that usually means the faster, the better. Maybe that’s why some students turn away from reading? If young readers have trouble learning their sight words...
Capturing Curiosity

Capturing Curiosity

The next generation of science teaching BY KATRINA SMITHScience Coordinator, Rye City School DistrictGone are the days of memorization in science, experiments where everyone follows the same procedures designed by the teacher, and heavy reliance on vocabulary and...
My mom says Si and my dad says Yes

My mom says Si and my dad says Yes

Mi mamá dice Si y mi papá dice Yes By Spanish4k.com Getting your child to be bilingual can be more difficult than imagined. There are many situations in which kids do not want to speak a second language, “your language.” What are some of the reasons this happens and...
School Regrouping

School Regrouping

School Regrouping Reagrupación de clases Often parents hope that their children will stay with their best friends in the same class at school. Others might hope that this does not happen and that their children will have the opportunity to expand their group of...
Cursive Writing

Cursive Writing

Cursive Writing Letra Cursiva By Laura Saavedra Elementary School Teacher Among the arguments from those who support the return of cursive writing are political and historical concerns. The Declaration of Independence was written in cursive and therefore considered...