How to Maintain a Positive Attitude About Education
At Gideon Math & Reading Center, our goal is to ensure successful futures for children by getting their education on track at a young age. We’d like to think everyone is a lifelong learner, but we also know the academic journey can sometimes feel like a...
3 Best Ways You Can Support Your Students’ Emotional Health
We all want our students to be successful, but they can’t succeed academically unless their mental and emotional wellness is taken care of first. The academic journey isn’t solely focused on good grades; it’s also about mentoring our students and helping them...
Lessons from Dr. Ben Carson’s Childhood
In 2013, Dr. Ben Carson gave a fabulous speech at the National Prayer Breakfast attended by President Obama and the First Lady. While many people called attention to controversial topics, I want to put the spotlight on his thoughts on education. Carson was born to a...
You Are Essential to Their Education!
This is a heartwarming article from The Washington Post about one girl's gratitude for her father’s involvement in her education. His dedicated interest in her really made a practical and profound difference in her life. Her name is Nicole Pal, and at the time of...
How to Handle Kids’ Mistakes
Jumping into a new school year—and possibly still learning from home—presents new challenges for children and parents alike. One of the best parts of this experience is the opportunity to learn together. As a parent, you will be learning how to work with your student...
3 Tips to Make the Most of Virtual Learning
With fall around the corner and the school year gearing up, fresh starts are everywhere. Your kids have new classes, new teachers, and new schedules. They may be learning virtually or in a hybrid model. They may need more hands-on help or more time to quietly focus....
Ready to Catch Up or Get Ahead? How to Get Back on Track Now!
Researchers found there was a ‘COVID slide’ by fall 2020 for math. This is similar to the commonly known ‘summer slide’ where the student loses ground on the academic progress made due to no learning for several months. And if we combine a weak spring semester with an inactive summer, you will have a difficult next fall semester on your hands. Don’t let this happen to your child.
Eat the Frog
Your child tells you they have a big test in three days. If you are concerned that your child won’t focus enough to study well and make a good grade, use our tips listed below to give him the best chance to do well! Get organized. Even if you or your child aren’t a...
Stronger Math Students in 5 Steps
We hear that having good math abilities leads to more opportunities and higher salaries. But did you know there was an actual study done that confirmed that households with solid math skills had an enormous net worth advantage over those who didn’t? Not surprising. "A...
10 Tips for Easy Back to School
Maybe you are wondering how to get your kids from lazy summer days of sleeping in and staying up late to early school mornings of being dressed and out the door or in front of the computer for virtual learning by 8. Not to worry! We have scoured the internet to find...
Lessons from Dr. Ben Carson’s Childhood
In 2013, Dr. Ben Carson gave a fabulous speech at the National Prayer Breakfast attended by President Obama and the First Lady. While many people called attention to controversial topics, I want to put the spotlight on his thoughts on education. Carson was born to a...
You Are Essential to Their Education!
This is a heartwarming article from The Washington Post about one girl's gratitude for her father’s involvement in her education. His dedicated interest in her really made a practical and profound difference in her life. Her name is Nicole Pal, and at the time of...
How to Handle Kids’ Mistakes
Jumping into a new school year—and possibly still learning from home—presents new challenges for children and parents alike. One of the best parts of this experience is the opportunity to learn together. As a parent, you will be learning how to work with your student...
3 Tips to Make the Most of Virtual Learning
With fall around the corner and the school year gearing up, fresh starts are everywhere. Your kids have new classes, new teachers, and new schedules. They may be learning virtually or in a hybrid model. They may need more hands-on help or more time to quietly focus....
Ready to Catch Up or Get Ahead? How to Get Back on Track Now!
Researchers found there was a ‘COVID slide’ by fall 2020 for math. This is similar to the commonly known ‘summer slide’ where the student loses ground on the academic progress made due to no learning for several months. And if we combine a weak spring semester with an inactive summer, you will have a difficult next fall semester on your hands. Don’t let this happen to your child.
Two Skills for Superhero Readers
Decode: to change (secret messages, documents, etc.) from a set of letters, numbers, symbols, etc., you cannot understand into words you can understand If you cannot read a language, even one you speak already, all written text is a secret message. Text is useless to...
10 Tips for Easy Back to School
Maybe you are wondering how to get your kids from lazy summer days of sleeping in and staying up late to early school mornings of being dressed and out the door or in front of the computer for virtual learning by 8. Not to worry! We have scoured the internet to find...
5 Ways to Ace Standardized Testing
Standardized testing has permeated our society for all ages, including some for 3 year olds at elite private pre-schools. While you may agree or disagree with its usefulness, likely you have to deal with it either for yourself or your child. If we're going to do...
10 Ways to Avoid Summer Slide
Summer slide is the term used to describe the loss of skills many students experience during the time off from school. This article reports that a Duke University professor's study found students may lose one to three months of learning. Cooper’s study also showed...
Handwriting Matters
With typing on keyboards becoming the norm and cursive seemingly becoming a lost art, does handwriting matter? Does it help us in any way? The article, How Handwriting Trains the Brain, at WSJ.com highlights new research which proves it be beneficial in cognitive...