The Traveling Tutor

06/30/2023

Some GREAT tips!! Help your child learn to read! 📚

https://www.voyagersopris.com/blog/edview360/6-phonemic-awareness-activities-to-help-your-child-learn-to-read

04/23/2023

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04/11/2023

Parents need some quality questions to ask your child while reading a story? 📖

Here are some great ones! You can simplify depending on the age! ❤️

Remember early reading ignites creativity, sparks curiosity, and stimulates the imagination in young children!

04/08/2023

“Silent E” has so many jobs! 😯

04/08/2023

04/06/2023

Such an inspiration and a great role model! Just goes to show you not to put so much stress on standardized test, they don’t predict your future!

I don’t know what parent/guardian needs to hear this, but in 4th grade I took ~The Test~ to see if I could join the accelerated classes (aka “the smart kid classes”).

I failed.

One of the questions I missed -> I didn’t know the difference between a microscope and a telescope.

I remember crying in that test room because I felt so nervous and embarrassed.

I never did test into the smart kid classes. I had a teacher even suggest I wouldn’t be a good fit for Honors Science in high school.

Anyway, I ended up earning a Masters of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.

No single test defines your child. I kept trying and I kept pushing because I had parents who believed in me. They weren’t scientists or engineers themselves but they believed I could do whatever I set my mind to.

Love your child - make them know that YOU believe they are smart and capable (even when a silly test suggests otherwise). Everything else will fall into place. ❤️