Tips for helping your elementary school child with math homework
Exploring math in everyday life is one way to make numbers less intimidating.
Word for word
Do-it-yourself magnetic poetry kits make language come alive.
Simple ways to build math skills at home
How you can help at home: Build your child's math skills with these easy strategies.
Best ways to support writing at home
How you can help at home: Support your child with these writing strategies.
Online resources to get your child excited about reading
If you're still looking for a book that will spark your child's interest in reading this summer, check these resources.
Literacy programs for high schoolers
Can adult literacy programs help high school students who struggle with reading? In this article, an expert answers this question.
15 tips for helping your child with writing assignments
Writing doesn't always come easy. Here's how you can support your child in developing this difficult but critical skill.
Cn u rd ths? A guide to invented spelling
Spelling instruction at your child's school may look different from what you remember of your school days. Here's a guide to what you might see and why things have changed.
Creating a lifelong reader
In this article, teachers describe how they reach struggling readers. Here are just a few of the ways they inspire kids to learn to read and learn to love reading.
Spinning in my head
A seventh grader with a learning disability explains how he gets into the good zone when things are spinning in his head.
10 ways to build math skills this summer
Check out these 10 quick and easy ways to work math into your summer routine and help your child develop numbers sense.
Helping your child with learning difficulties deal with homework
How much help with homework should parents of kids with learning disabilities provide? Dr. Betty Osman offers sound advice.
Reading tips and picks for tweens and teens
Summer is a great time to help your middle or high school student prepare for challenging reading assignments in the fall.
How to keep reading with your child
How you can help at home: Support your fourth- or fifth-grader's reading skills by reading aloud, listening to your child read and discussing vocabulary.
Middle and high school reading: Tips from the pros
Teachers and literacy coaches give timely advice on preparing your child for higher level reading.
Middle and High School Reading: Tips for Students
Teachers and a high school student give practical advice for becoming a successful reader in middle and high school.
How to help your child with LD manage homework
Work with the teacher to determine how much and what kind of homework works best for your child.
Help older kids improve their writing skills
An education expert offers a surprising way for parents to help that will do more than improve their child's writing skills.
Bright ideas from our readers: spelling struggles
Thanks to the readers who shared games and strategies to help kids with spelling. Their ideas may help your child.
How a computer helped my son with writing
Read the story of how the quality and quantity of one boy's school work improved — along with his self-confidence — by using a computer.
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