Tamar LindenfeldApr 23, 20192 minCombating Summer SlideWe scared you with some information about the ways that summer vacation can affect students, but there are ways to prevent the summer...
Tamar LindenfeldApr 23, 20191 minSummer Slide: What you need to knowSummer slide, learning loss, summer set-backs. There is more than one catchy alliteration for it but, no matter how it is dressed up we...
Tamar LindenfeldMar 23, 20192 minMemory IIA strategy most recommended for improving memory is the Look, Snap, Connect technique which is when you consciously commit something to...
Tamar LindenfeldMar 23, 20193 minMemory IMemory has three components that function in different ways. They work together for best learning and are utilized together and...
Tamar LindenfeldFeb 10, 20192 minThinking skillsAs test season is around the corner, these are the skills that children should be honing in on. Critical thinking, problem solving,...
Tamar LindenfeldJan 27, 20192 minPay Attention!The first of the executive constructs that we’d like to explore is attention. Attention is often under the microscope because of how much...
Tamar LindenfeldJan 21, 20191 minExecutive FunctionExecutive functioning is something we are asked about quite often. Many teachers will refer to executive functioning when discussing a...
Tamar LindenfeldJan 6, 20191 minWriting InspoThough writing can seem like an easy at-home practice because it requires less structure, families can get stuck trying to find a topic...
Tamar LindenfeldDec 26, 20182 minunits of 10My cousin is the mother of a first grader and she called me this week because she could not understand what he had to do for his...
Tamar LindenfeldDec 26, 20182 minMy child knows his letters, now what?When we introduce our practices to families and other tutors, we share that our clients range in age from three all the way to seventeen....
Tamar LindenfeldDec 25, 20181 minStick it, stick it goodSticky-notes, so versatile. We will go back to them again and again but here are just a few of so many ways that we can use these...
Tamar LindenfeldDec 25, 20182 minoh craps, my child needs help with mathOne of the best ways to practice early math skills is through game-playing, but it's hard for parents to get all of the right tools and...
Tamar LindenfeldDec 25, 20181 minWelcomeWe are almost done with 2018! Reflecting on a year that has passed, I always find myself thinking of the ways that my tutoring clients...