The ads for back-to-school sales are trickling in, and emails about registration, books, and materials are starting to arrive. It’s tempting to block out the signs that summer is ending soon, but it’s a mistake to completely miss out on using these last weeks of summer to increase your child’s chances of school success. […]
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A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Franklin (Blog 4 of 4)
Throughout our work at Franklin Educational Services, Dr. Franklin gets asked many questions about the work we do, how we find the right instructors, and some of the theory behind why Academic Management works. We decided to sit down with him and have him break it down for us, interview style. The next few blogs […]
A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Franklin (Blog 3 of 4)
Throughout our work at Franklin Educational Services, Dr. Franklin gets asked many questions about the work we do, how we find the right instructors, and some of the theory behind why Academic Management works. We decided to sit down with him and have him break it down for us, interview style. The next few blogs […]
A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Franklin (Blog 2 of 4)
Throughout our work at Franklin Educational Services, Dr. Franklin gets asked many questions about the work we do, how we find the right instructors, and some of the theory behind why Academic Management works. We decided to sit down with him and have him break it down for us, interview style. The next few blogs […]
A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Franklin (Blog 1 of 4)
Throughout our work at Franklin Educational Services, Dr. Franklin gets asked many questions about the work we do, how we find the right instructors, and some of the theory behind why Academic Management works. We decided to sit down with him and have him break it down for us, interview style. The next few blogs […]
Summer Vacation or Summer School? (How about both?)
Summer vacation conjures up images of long days of sunshine and barbecues. But summer vacation shouldn’t be all play for K-12 students and The National Association of Summer Learning (NSLA) explains why. Children in these grades can lose over two months of math skills and they consistently under perform on fall testing. Fortunately, preventing academic skill […]
As a Tree Grows
Recently, the mother of a student I had worked with when he was in first grade called me, crying with joy. Back when I worked with him, almost 15 years ago, her son was a skinny little boy with very large ears and a broad smile. He was immensely intelligent and profoundly curious about every […]
My Memories of Jeanne Chall, a Legend in the Field of Reading Instruction
Twenty-four years ago, I had the opportunity to teach under the direct supervision of Jeanne S. Chall, PhD, who was widely regarded as a leading expert in reading instruction. The Stages of Reading Development, one of her books, was enormously influential. At Harvard Graduate School of Education, where I was taught by Chall, the students […]
Metacognition: You’re Never Too Young
Few things are more enjoyable than helping students discover individualized strategies that help them succeed. Recently, I was working with a second grader, an extremely clever, creative, and energetic young man. Despite a fairly optimal school environment, his written language skills were emerging slowly and with great difficulty, which is not uncommon for children his […]
Thoughts on a Sir Ken Robinson Presentation
Several years ago, I attended a presentation by best-selling author Sir Ken Robinson, whose TED talks on education and creativity are enormously popular. During his presentation, Sir Ken observed that children born today will not retire until about 2075. Although we do not know just how dramatically our world will change in coming years, our schools […]