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When you are writing, you must take steps to make sure that your writing flows and makes sense together as well as a sentence structure. One of these steps includes following the basic rules for subject-verb agreement. At its core, subject-verb agreement is precisely what it says it is: when your subject and verb agree. […]

This morning I rode my bike to work. When I got there, I bragged to my coworkers about how far I had ridden. Once they got outside and saw that I was riding on a unicycle, they wanted to hop on for a ride! Isn’t it wild how, when reading that sentence above, you can […]

Following the release of Mayor Bill De Blasio’s school reopening plan, requests from families for remote – only learning have increased by 40,000 in just one week. As of Friday, August 14th, over 300,000 NYC students will not return to their school buildings come September. The city’s current reopening model consists of a “weekly blended-approach,” […]

Almost every student returning to school after the summer break is at a disadvantage. They will be starting the new school year with a lower retained memory of the things they had learned in the previous grade. This results in lower achievement levels and is because of the two-month-long gap they went through in their […]

An Introduction to Learning Disabilities Does your child have trouble reading out loud, writing an essay, or even solving basic math? These struggles might indicate learning disabilities, an umbrella term for a wide variety of learning problems. A learning disability or disorder is not a problem of intelligence or motivation. Children with these deficits aren’t […]

If you are unsure if your child is an auditory learner or not, think about their performance in school. Teachers will praise auditory learners for their love of group projects and social personalities. Maybe you have noticed that your child struggles with assessments, writing assignments, or individual assignments. When working with an auditory learner, it […]

When it comes to helping special needs children excel in school, I thought I knew it all. As a general ed teacher, I have taught students of varying abilities and felt very confident in being able to help them do well academically. It wasn’t until I became a parent of a special needs child that […]

Interpersonal learners are some of the easiest students to enjoy in class. Typically, they are engaged and ready to discuss a wide range of topics. They generally have many friends (or will quickly make them) and are a preferred partner for any group projects. Interpersonal learners make it challenging to stay mad long. They are […]

Area of a circle may seem complicated when all you’ve done throughout your entire math career is find the area of shapes with straight lines.  Most area formulas are simple.  They all involved base and height in some form or another.  Just when you think you’ve got the hang of this area thing a circle […]

There are many pros and cons of homework. If you remember back to your childhood, one of the most annoying parts of school might have been homework. Many of dreaded having to get home, because instead of doing something fun, we had to whip out the textbook and start doing some problems – not a […]