Friday, December 30, 2011

Watched some old videos of my kids when they were little so cute! So I am looking through other stuff and found Tyler's journal...at 16 months he knew over 150 words spoke sentences and could count to 10. Then I thought about other kids I see about this age who don't seem to be able to talk at all and I think it's probably because they don't get any attention.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

amazing what can happen when you work with a child....kid learns his sight words!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

internet addiction

Seeking information, community, and escape, new moms are spending more and more time on the web. How much is too much?


http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/26/florida.grading.parents/index.html

"I think a lot of parents understand that is something that is critical," she said. "On the other hand, you have some parents that don't realize they are not providing the needs."

http://www.hfrp.org/family-involvement/publications-resources/approaches-to-parental-involvement-for-improving-the-academic-performance-of-elementary-school-children-in-grades-k-6
This report summarizes the most dependable evidence on the effect of parental involvement intervention programs for improving the academic performance of elementary school-age children. The authors show that parent involvement has a positive and significant effect on children's overall academic performance.¹