Jackie Penn, a former public school and private school teacher, joyfully homeschools her 14 year old daughter using an online curriculum, Time4Learning. Jackie made the arduous journey from classroom teacher to homeschool mom just over six years ago and hasn't looked back since. Currently, Jackie writes a blog, Quaint Scribbles, tutors, writes literature units, and keeps busy with her farm animals.Read more
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Neuroscience of Learning / Nov 14, 2013
So, for some reason you are feeling ‘stupid’. Well, that’s normal. Welcome to the club. But we have a solution that will get your mind working. More below.Read more
Attention Deficit Disorder ADD/ADHD / Aug 12, 2013
You have ADD. Your timing sucks. These 3 tips will save youRead more
Education / Oct 24, 2012
How often do you wonder if your child is using his/her brain? Does it ever seem like the brain and the body of your child are two separate beings? Do you sometimes sense a disconnect with your child? If you answered yes to any of these questions, your child's brain might not have received proper stimulation some time during its course of development. And, during this course of development, most stimulation occurs through physical activity. For instance, when a baby is crawling and looks up and to the left, he/she is making neural pathways that will later on affect his/her visual memory. If the baby doesn't do this enough or at all, a learning difference could crop up later on.Read more
Autism Spectrum Disorder / Oct 10, 2012
When your child struggles academically or even generally in life, never write him or her off. That little one of yours is as gifted as the kid next door.Read more
Dyslexia / Jul 11, 2012
Think about it: can we truly be a paperless society? How about if we were to tell you that discarding the conventional fill-up-the-form routine may help those with dyslexia enter the job market?Read more
Dyslexia / Jan 24, 2011
There are great books about dyslexia that is available in the bookstores. One good book to read is called "The Everyting Parent's Guide to Children with Dyslexia" by Abigail Marshall. "Probably the...Read more
Dyslexia / Jan 23, 2011
Can your Dyslexic child be reading normally in 6 weeks? One mom made it happen. Sometimes it's the love and dedication of a parent that allows a child to succeed.Read more
Dyslexia / Jan 23, 2011
Different myths about dyslexia are being perceived by a lot of people and one of these myths is that they see things backwards. The fact is dyslexia is not caused by having vision problems but rather the difficulty in reading. "The child goes to kindergarten when he is 5 or 6 years old and begins to learn his alphabets. He is now taught the letter ‘b’. He has no problem learning that. The confusion arises when the letter ‘b’ is turned the other way around and he is taught that this is the letter‘d’. It sounds almost the same as the letter ‘b’ and he also remembers that a car is a car regardless of the angle he sees it from. A few days later the teacher turns the letter upside down and calls it ‘p’ and finally turns ‘p’ to face another direction and calls it ‘q’." "I have seen many children, dyslexic or otherwise who are confused by some of these letters including m/w and words such as was/saw and numbers 6/9. They outgrow this confusion usually by end of primary 2." Before we make any perception about people with dyslexia, we must be able to understand their situation first and know more about the facts to truly comprehend what they are going through Read more: Dyslexia mythRead more