Fun Spelling Practice
Are you tired of those endless spelling lists week after week? Do you need a fun way for your child to practice their spelling words? Just like at Within Reach Learning Center, we believe practicing spelling lists in a fun will make it more enjoyable for everyone! Try one of these great ideas! It will [...]
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February 21, 2012 |
Category: Daily Learning, Reading Tips | Comments: none | Tags: Fun Spelling Practice, Within Reach Learning Center
Math Games for Kids
Here is a great math game to play with your kids! At Within Reach Learning Center, we focus on learning through games, now here is one game we love to play that you can do at home. Your kids will have fun, and they will not feel like they are working on their math facts. [...]
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February 16, 2012 |
Category: Daily Learning, Math Tips | Comments: none | Tags: Math games for kids, Math War, Within Reach Learning Center
Help With Homework
Is homework time in your house a struggle? Homework help is here! Homework should not be a battle. Here are some steps you can take to encourage your elementary-age child to take responsibility for his own homework assignments. Although lots there are lots of tutoring places in Orange County, it still does not solve the [...]
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February 8, 2012 |
Category: Daily Learning, Math Tips, Reading Tips | Comments: none | Tags: Help with Homework, tutoring in Mission Viejo, Within Reach Learning Center
Student of the Month-Feb.
Each month we pick students who go above and beyond, and we award them with Student of the Month. Who was chosen this month???? Reading I have noticed that students have been having trouble with their comprehension, so I decided to make a comprehension challenge for the Student of the Month. All month we worked [...]
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February 7, 2012 |
Category: Great news, Student of the Month! | Comments: none | Tags: Student of the Month, Within Reach Learning Center
Book Recommendation: Ready Freddy
Here is another great book recommendation. One of my reading students just recently started this series, and he is really enjoying it! There are 24 books in this series. They are great for ages 5-9. The Lexile level is 560L. Our Within Reach parent said, “he loved it and requested that we buy ALL the [...]
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January 27, 2012 |
Category: Book Recommendations, Daily Learning | Comments: none | Tags: first grader, Freddy Thresher, Ready Freddy
Book Recommendations
Junie B. Jones Junie B. Jones is a children’s book series written by Barbara Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus. The story is written in Junie B.’s perspective. Remember when it was scary to go to school because it was your first day and you didn’t know anything. Meet Junie B. Jones, kindergartner. She’sso scared [...]
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January 25, 2012 |
Category: Reading Tips | Comments: none
Family Dinner Importance
I have been reading a lot of articles lately that stress the importance of family dinner time. Although Within Reach Learning Center can get in the way of family dinner time, I am always impressed when kids at my 6:30 class eat together as a family before class or right after class. It seems like [...]
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January 24, 2012 |
Category: Family Time | Comments: none
New Contest-Win 2 Weeks FREE!
Don’t forget about our new contest…Win two weeks FREE at Within Reach Learning Center in Mission Viejo! Although we offer math tutoring and writing tutoring, the number one question I get is regarding reading tutoring. Many parents ask me for book recommendations, so I thought that would be a great theme for our contest.Simply write [...]
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January 19, 2012 |
Category: Great news | Comments: none
Poor Eyesight Can Lead to Bad Grades/Behavior
I recently received a phone call from a parent who was concerned that her normally happy child is resisting going to school. He is usually really excited about school and tutoring at Within Reach Learning Center. So it got me thinking. What would cause him to lose interest. I began researching. It seems like a [...]
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January 11, 2012 |
Category: Uncategorized | Comments: none
Keeping Kids Safe Online
Did you know that 40% of kids aged 8-18 visit a social media site a least once a day? Here is a great, free app to help kids learn to be safe online. http://playbeseen.com/ BeSeen is provided by Carnegie Mellon University and Web Wise Kids to teach youth how to be responsible in social networks [...]
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January 10, 2012 |
Category: Daily Learning | Comments: none
