Keeping boys hooked on phonics

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Earlier phonics instruction could help raise boys' achievement in school.

[Malkin Dare is the President of the Society for Quality Education.] Boys used to do as well as (or better than) girls in school, but now they’re doing much worse, as reported in the recent Globe and Mail newspaper series “Failing boys and the powder keg of politics“. The series advanced a number of theories to [...]

Novel Ideas: Read to your pumpkin

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(Copyright@ 2010 Sandra & Ron Lightburn)

A fun way to celebrate the lead-up to the big night and to explore the season, books can the portal to creating little readers as well as little sugar monsters! Giving a child a book this Halloween or even just picking out a special few at the library shows a child you value reading and that it’s a great way to mark a special event!

Extracurricular activities that really pay off

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Extracurricular sports help children develop team building skills

Mother of three, your eldest child begins nagging you about sports. You were never athletic, more of the geek type, and your husband is crazy to think he has time to coach a soccer team. Sam just started kindergarten at the beginning of this month, and as if that wasn’t enough for you, he is [...]

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