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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...
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🌟 Celebrating Dyslexics: The Creative Minds Who Think Differently October is Dyslexia Awareness Month — a time to recognize and celebrate the creativity, resilience, and brilliance of individuals who are dyslexic. 💡 Thinking Differently: The Dyslexic Advantage...
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Reading is one of the most important skills children will ever learn; yet, for many students, the process of becoming a confident, fluent reader doesn’t come easily. The good news? With the right support, patience, and strategies, struggling readers can build the...
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Summer break is a time for relaxation, vacations, and fun. However, for many students, it also leads to what educators call the “summer slide”—a significant learning loss that occurs when academic skills are not practiced during the break. Research...
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Our Students Aren’t Learning New test data for RI students is out and it isn’t good. RICAS scores for literacy and math are troubling, staying flat for math and dipping below last year’s results for literacy. According to The Providence Journal (1), only 30.8% of...
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This is “Mena”. She is in the fifth grade in a Rhode Island public school. She couldn’t read. But Mena is very lucky. How is that possible? Read on… It takes a good advocate, the right approach, and financial support… Mena’s mother...
