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Partial Products Multiplication
Do you remember fourth grade? You were not yet confronting middle school angst but no longer a little kid in your elementary school. You likely were not worried about your overflowing inbox, catching up on laundry, or figuring out dinner plans back then. What were you worried about? Think back ... Read More
Engaging with Nonfiction Texts
Students are often drawn to nonfiction texts, eagerly exploring images of space, animals, the human body, life in ancient times, or collecting stats about their favorite sports heroes. The vibrant photos, diagrams, and charts help synthesize so much new information into digestible facts. But reading nonfiction paragraphs is a demanding ... Read More
Summarizing Fiction Effectively
Many teachers and families will notice that their seemingly simple questions, “What’s your book about?” or “What’s happening in your book?” are not met with brief, comprehensible answers. Students’ long, complicated answers about their books demonstrate their difficulty with summarizing fiction and effectively sharing their understanding about what they’ve read ... Read More
Considering Transferring Colleges: When Is It The Right Decision?
Every year, thousands of students arrive to campuses ready to start their first semester of college. And every year, as the weeks pass, a small percentage of those students begin to suspect that they chose the wrong place. If a student’s academic performance is up to standards but they still ... Read More
Considering Transferring Colleges For Academic Reasons
While starting college can be exhilarating for a number of reasons — living away from home, making new friends, studying new subjects — those same factors can make the college transition difficult. As a result, it’s common for students to struggle a bit academically in their first college term. But ... Read More