All Entries in the "Child Education" Category
Choosing The Best School For Your Child
Educating a child is a pretty hard task especially when your toddler starts attending public education.
This is why considering an institution for your child should be prioritized to help him become the best that he can be.
Since the school plays a vital role in the life of your child, as it [...]
Improper Backpacks Can Lead To Back Pain
Consumer Reports says, students are asked to haul sometimes heavy loads of notebooks, text books, paper and pencils in backpacks as they go back to school this year. But, many of the backpacks students use do not meet standards.
14 brands of backpacks are tested by the magazine for durability, comfort, accessibility of pockets and other [...]
Your Child And Reading: Teaching, Educating And Encouraging
The single most important skill your child can learn is reading.
Yet so many children lag behind in literacy. They will do the least amount of reading possible, and do not enjoy reading as a recreational activity.
With a little bit of knowledge, however, you can make your child a better reader. As [...]
The Importance Of Reading To Your Child
You may think that reading to your child is just a soothing bedtime ritual, but it is much more.
Reading to your child can make a significant difference in how smart your child is, and how well she does in school. [Child Education]
A child’s brain is not fully formed at birth, but [...]
Single Sex Schooling Much Better For Girls
New research shows that girls who attend single sex schools are more likely to get better exam results than those that don’t.
In particular those starting out with a below average grade level will benefit the most from an all female education.
The study carried out by the Good Schools Guide in the UK, [...]
Parents Have To Be Involved In Children’s Education
It has long been recognized that the key to education in school work effectively is to get parents or guardians involved. [Child education]
In Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, they rolled out a novel approach by setting up a Parent University late last year.
Jerri Haigler is the executive director of the new [...]
How To Support Your Child At School?
Do you want to support your child at school? Being a parent, you obviously feel responsible to supporting your child’s education.
Besides achieving success at school, a parent’s involvement also helps your children to flourish in other areas of life.
However, if you can’t find a perfect way to execute your responsibility, here [...]
Teachers Are Teachers, Not Substitute Parents
Unfortunately under the Bush administration’s education reform programmes, many essential parts necessary for a school system to work have been neglected.
The schools need to follow up the basic learning side of schooling with more career study courses; they cannot possibly substitute the parent’s role in educating the child.
It is true that [...]
Effect Of Parental Education On Heritability Of Children’s Reading Disability
Parental education is a strong predictor of socioeconomic status and children’s educational environment.
Nevertheless, some children continue to experience reading failure in spite of high parental education and support for learning to read.
University of Colorado at Boulder psychologists Angela Friend, John C. DeFries and Richard K. Olson examined if genetic and environmental influences on reading disability, [...]
How To Choose The Correct Pre-School For Your Child?
When you look for a new job, or for a new house don’t you invest a lot of your time and energy towards the search?
Choosing the perfect pre-school for your child is almost as important, if not more, because this is the place where your child will spend a chunk of [...]
