Your second grader and writing
With some practice and confidence, second graders can become independent scribes.
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Reading: what it takes to succeed
There's a "right" way to teach reading, according to best-selling journalist Peg Tyre. So why are many students learning – or not learning - the wrong way?
My Fifth-Grader Reverses Numbers When He Writes
My son is in fifth grade, and he still reverses some of his numbers. He doesn't reverse his b's and d's like he used to, but he still writes his 4s, 5s and 6s backward about 50% of the time. This doesn't seem to impede...
My Child Started Reversing Letters
My daughter has been writing since before she started school and was good at it. I was a stay-at-home mom and worked with her so that when she started school she would have no problems.
Now that she has started school and I am a...
My Second-Grader Works Too Slowly
My second-grader works very slowly. We both work on her homework during the afternoon. She usually needs to do about three to four pages of homework. We start at 6:00 p.m. and she does not finish until 7:30 p.m. I don't know what...
My child forgets what she learns
I have a daughter who is having a hard time learning. She tries hard, but it seems that she forgets whatever she learns. Then I have to show her again and again.
How Can I Make Multiplication Fun?
My third-grader is struggling with the multiplication tables. Do you have any suggestions for making this fun?
My Fifth-Grader Shows No Interest
My daughter does very well in school but is not interested in anything anyone else wants to teach her, including myself. In any conversation she disconnects
and simply does not listen. She's also very stubborn when I try to help her with homework.
My Fourth-Grader Struggles With Reading
I have been struggling with my 10-year-old son and his reading for years now. I have tried different books, looking for what he likes to read, I've read with him, tried to be enthusiastic, but nothing seems to work.
Now I am trying to...
My Kindergartner Reverses His Letters
My son reverses some of his letters. Should I point this out to him, or is this just part of learning to write? How can I help him to write the letters the correct way?
