The Summer Slide: How to Maintain Your Child’s Academic Progress
Popsicles on the beach, swimming, and summer camps have probably been big topics at the dinner table as your child gets excited about summer. While summer is an important time for kids to recharge and have time to dive into other enrichment opportunities, it is also risky to take an extended period of time away […]
Private School Admissions 2023: Timeline and Tips
As summer approaches, so does admissions season! As you start to consider the many premier private schools in San Diego, it is important to consider what the admissions timeline looks like, especially if this is the first time you’re having a child apply to a private school. Click here to review our admissions info sheet […]
College Prep 2023: Tips for Application Essay Success
Writing college application essays can be an intimidating task for many rising high school seniors. On top of the anxiety about getting into the schools of their choice, application essays require an approach to writing that is a complete 180 from the academic essays students are typically asked to write throughout high school. In contrast […]
Morphology: Using Word Parts to Help Strengthen Reading Skills
There are many approaches to helping students strengthen their ability to sound out words and read fluently, a skill which is also called decoding.. Most reading programs designed to support students in decoding are called structured literacy (this is a topic we like to talk about OFTEN as it is one of our biggest passions […]
Bionic Reading: A New Reading Strategy for Students with ADD/ADHD
Does your child tend to feel overwhelmed when reading and struggle to focus? Even as adults, focusing while reading can be difficult.. If we feel unfocused, reading a paragraph can be exhausting, and information is less likely to soak in. For those with ADD or ADHD, this can be even more so true. There is […]
Taking on California Standardized Testing: Helping Your Child Prepare for the CAASPP and Improve Their Academics
If your child has taken the California Standardized Tests this year or is going to in the next few months — you might be wondering, how do I make sure they are prepared or what do I do if they have scored below average? Low test scores do not correlate to intelligence or long term […]