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    Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #50 Tutoring   The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~ William Ward   It is not uncommon for many children to start falling behind in their work. If you are lucky, your child enjoys sitting down with you to work on material he doesn’t understand. However, many parents find that their children work much better for other people, such as a tutor.             How do you know when your child needs a tutor? A learning disability, dropping grades, or concerns from your child’s teacher that he is falling behind may indicate the need for a tutor. Some families choose to engage in the help of a tutor if they feel that their child could benefit from some one-on-one time with a professio...

    Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #49 Learning Styles   Learning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process ~ Euripides If you are like most parents, you have repeated yourself many, many times to your children. You may have even uttered the words, “How many times have I told you...” If this sounds familiar to you, perhaps you need to think about how your child learns and learn to work with that style. How does your child learn? Consider the three types of learning styles: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. Most children learn best through a combination of the three types of learning styles, but many children favor one over the others. Auditory Learners: Hear Auditory learners would rather listen to things being explained than read about them. These children can benefit from reciting information out loud or retelling it to someo...

  Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #47 The Forgetful Child   Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.  ~Abigail Adams, The Portable Life   Another common problem is falling behind on work. Does your child sometimes come home without books or her homework and then bring home a note about missing assignments? As your child gets older, the volume and difficulty of the work she is expected to do will most likely increase. Very likely, if she misses an assignment or two, she will fall behind, which can result in a helpless, frustrating feeling. There are many reasons why children fall behind, but one of the most common reasons is that children simply forget to bring work home or forget what their assignments are. If you find your child consistently forgets to bring her homework home or can’t even ...