The Most Important Academic Year Is…
When considering the most important academic year in a child’s academic journey, many people may assume it’s the first year of high school or high school when university preparation kicks into high gear or even the final year of university as students prepare to enter the workforce. Surprisingly, the most critical year is much earlier […] […]
How to Stop Summer Learning Loss
Every year, the cycle repeats. After a summer spent chasing butterflies, swimming, working, or just plain lazing about, hundreds of thousands of students file back into their schools after the break, ready for a new school year. Or are they? Typically when students return to school in the fall after two months of break, they […] […]
Understanding Literacy and Your Child
Literacy. It’s a term that we are all familiar with, but what does it really mean? We all know that literacy is the ability to read and write. But literacy is also so much more than that… Literacy is: Understanding Knowledge Fluency Capability Growth Success in life Literacy skills help us understand context and meaning […] […]
Typeface Created to Help Dyslexics Read
A Dutch designer has created a typeface that makes it easier for dyslexics (like himself) to read. The “Dyslexie” font is “[d]esigned to make reading clearer and more enjoyable for dyslexics, us[ing] heavy base lines, alternating stick and tail lengths, larger openings, and semicursive slants to ensure that each character has a unique and more […] […]
Paper vs. Screen
As technology advances, the way we do things changes. From communicating with friends and purchasing products, to doing research and sharing information, many of our day to day activities now involve screens. But one of the most interesting changes (at least for us), is how people read. Books and magazines are being traded in for […] […]
5 Literacy Activities for Young Learners
Many parents ask “how can I help my young child become a book lover?” or “what are some ways my child can improve his/her language skills?” Everyone knows literacy is an essential skill for school success, and no parent wants his/her child to fall behind right from the get go. But it doesn’t have to […] […]
Books, Books, Books!
We stumbled across this list of books to read based on other favourites, and we found that a number of the books were part of our Summer Reading Challenge from last year! If you’ve read any of the books listed, see what other books you might enjoy! If you didn’t join our challenge last year, […] […]
Reading in a Digital Age
Where do books fit in the age of technology? With the amount of time children spend online, are books becoming a thing of the past? Are students giving up on reading for pleasure, or are they just doing so in a different way? An article by Edutopia.org outlines concerns from educators suggesting that students are […] […]
4 Tips to Beat the ‘This-Book-is-Boring’ Blues
“This book is so BORING” “This book is so OLD” “This book is TERRIBLE” Have you heard one (or all) of these sentences from your child in regards to required school readings? Most students won’t reach the end of high school without being required to read classic literature of some form. Whether it’s Shakespeare or […] […]
The Top Three Summer Activities that All Children Should Be Doing
By now, the importance of summer learning is well known. Students of all ages need to keep the cognitive wheels turning in order to maintain their learning momentum and not experience the backward summer slide. There are an entire summer’s worth of ideas available to keep kids busy all summer long–the sky’s the limit! But […] […]