Nurturing Literacy Skills at Home
Parent Involvement: What Literacy Skills Need to be Part of a Daily Routine? Parent involvement in early literacy is directly connected to academic achievement. Children need parents to be their...
View ArticleA Parent’s Guide to 21st-Century Learning (now available in Spanish!)
Discover the tools and techniques today’s teachers and classrooms are using to prepare students for tomorrow — and how you can get involved. What should collaboration, creativity, communication, and...
View ArticleCreate a Good Environment for Studying at Home
MARCH 20, 2012 A core goal of education is to create lifelong learners. Success in the workplace requires an ability to pick up new high-quality knowledge. The foundation for these learning skills is...
View ArticleSummer vacation is coming! Get ready for learning MATH at home.
Summer vacation is only 3 weeks and 2 days away. Now is a great time to begin planning for continued learning experiences throughout the summer. Research shows that many scholars lose approximately 60%...
View ArticleAuthentic Literacy in the 5th Grade – analyzing thoughtful quotes.
Every morning our scholars analyze a leadership quote written on the board by the teacher. They quietly analyze its meaning, discuss with a partner, discuss as a group and then write their thoughts in...
View ArticleEinstein on Fairy Tales and Education
I discovered this article and thought I would share it with you. It sums up a portion of the Paideia philosophy of literacy learning. Enjoy Dr. Winsor by Maria Popova “How far superior an education...
View ArticleFive Tips on how to Read Successfully to your Child
From Doug Lemov, Teach Like a Champion GET COMFORTABLE. Stories have been told and read for time immemorial because they are pleasurable and because sharing them draws people together. This is not...
View ArticleLiteracy tip – What is a Lexile?
Paideia Literacy Week “Champion Leaders are Champion Readers” Literacy Tip of the Day- MONDAY What is a Lexile? A lexile number is a scientific formula that matches a reader’s independent reading...
View ArticleWe Are Proactive! Mrs. Lesperance’ Fifth Grade Class
We are Proactive We are proactive in the classroom by Taking initiative by leading, not following Finishing our tasks to the best of our ability Standing up and speaking up when others are not being...
View ArticleRead, Read, Read! PBS “Between The Lions”
Make sure your scholar doesn’t loose ground in literacy by reading throughout the summer. Here are segments selected from Between the Lions, the series that helps kids “Get Wild About Reading!”...
View ArticleScholastic Summer Reading Challenge!
Are you up for the biggest summer reading challenge ever? Here’s your mission should you choose to accept it: log as many minutes as you possibly can this summer! So start reading, log your minutes,...
View ArticleBig Summer Reading Lists – Reading Rockets!
Summer Reading Guide 2016 Whether you’re taking a staycation or an out-of-town vacation, be sure to take along some books. You’ll meet new friends or have a get together with old buddies. You can...
View ArticleWhole-Child Homework Policy – no “homework.”
Over the years I’ve received many phone calls about the lack of homework being sent home by our teachers. The Paideia policy on homework is no homework. We encourage our scholars to be proactive in...
View ArticleWhy Read 20 Minutes at Home?
Paideia Literacy Week “Leading in Literacy” Literacy Tip of the Day- TUESDAY Studies prove that students who read for at least 20 minutes a day at home are much more likely to learn new words,...
View ArticleFamily Literacy Tips from A to Z
Paideia Literacy Week “Leading in Literacy” Literacy Tip of the Day- Wednesday Family Literacy Tips From A to Z From Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/article/family-literacy-tips-z Ask...
View ArticleWhat Types of Sound Experiences Enable Children to Learn Best?
As we gain more and more experience in whole-child education the science community can offer more and more guidance. Please enjoy this insightful blog from biologist Nina Kraus on how sound –...
View ArticlePaideia Summer Reading List – 2017
Research shows that students who read over the summer come back to school more prepared […]
View ArticleLiteracy tip – What is a Lexile?
Paideia Literacy Week “Champion Leaders are Champion Readers” Literacy Tip of the Day- MONDAY What […]
View ArticleWe Are Proactive! Mrs. Lesperance’ Fifth Grade Class
We are Proactive We are proactive in the classroom by Taking initiative by leading, not […]
View ArticleRead, Read, Read! PBS “Between The Lions”
Make sure your scholar doesn’t loose ground in literacy by reading throughout the […]
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