by Lisa Bigney | Mar 5, 2026 | academic slide, Academic support tutor, ADHD, anxiety, anxiety, Better grades, Blog, coping, difficulty with math, dyslexia, Education, eighth grade, Elementary school, fifth grade, first grade, For Parents, Grades, Grades, Help, help for home, help with school, high school, Learning at home, learning difficulties/differences, math difficulties, Parents, Primary school, Reading Difficulties, reluctant readers, School stress, second grade, seventh grade, sixth grade, struggling, struggling readers, third grade, trouble with high school math
Supporting YOUR Struggling Student: Recognizing How It Feels and How You Can Help For many, school is a place of friendship and discovery. But for the student who faces daily hurdles—whether due to learning differences, anxiety, or social gaps—the ringing of the...
by Lisa Bigney | Feb 5, 2026 | Academic support tutor, ADHD, anxiety, Blog, Education, eighth grade, Elementary school, Executive function, Executive functioning, Executive functions, fifth grade, For Parents, fourth grade, Grades, Help, help for home, Homework, Learning at home, learning difficulties/differences, managing, organization, organizational challenges, Parents, RITES, second grade, seventh grade, sixth grade, struggling, study skills, third grade, Tutoring
Homework time can easily become fraught and lead to meltdowns and shutdowns. Here are some helpful hints to assist your children in successfully completing their homework: 1. SPACE: Create a Focused Work Environment A dedicated, quiet space is key for concentration,...
by aspire | Oct 7, 2021 | academic slide, anxiety, anxiety, back to school, communication, coping, Covid-19, Education, Help, help for home, help with school, learning difficulties/differences, learning loss, managing, Parents, regression, RITES, School stress, struggling, summer slide, Uncategorized
Part 3: Keep talking Keep Talking: You and Your Child Your child may go through different phases of reaction to managing in-person school with COVID concerns. It is a fluid process for us all. The added stress of maintaining vigilance with protocols, while trying to...
by aspire | Oct 4, 2021 | academic slide, anxiety, anxiety, coping, Covid-19, Education, Help, help for home, help with school, learning difficulties/differences, learning loss, managing, Parents, regression, RITES, School stress, struggling, summer slide, Uncategorized
Part 2: Relax yourself! Preparing for (and dealing with) the academic slide of learning loss and having fallen behind due to the pandemic It is easy in these difficult times to feel overwhelmed and anxious. If you have school-aged children, those feelings can be...
by aspire | Oct 1, 2021 | anxiety, anxiety, coping, Covid-19, distance learning, Education, Help, help for home, help with school, learning difficulties/differences, learning loss, managing, Parents, regression, RITES, School stress, struggling, summer slide, Uncategorized
Now that kids are back to school, returning to in-person classrooms, how do we navigate this “new normal” with them to assure their success? We have all had to make a huge number of adjustments over the last year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the weight...
by aspire | Mar 22, 2020 | Education, eighth grade, Elementary school, Executive function, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, Grades, Help, help for home, high school, home school, Homework, Learning at home, learning difficulties/differences, math help, Parents, Reading, Reading & Writing, science, second grade, seventh grade, sixth grade, third grade, Time Management, Writing skills
By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate I homeschooled my son last year due to medical reasons. Here is what I learned about how to schedule the day. I hope some of these ideas will help you structure your day during this difficult time when...
