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    It’s Summer... Now What?
    Rita Santos
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    It’s Summer... Now What?

    Whether your child has already started summer break or school will end in the next few weeks, you may be thinking, now what? Is there...
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    It's Testing Season - Part 2
    Rita Santos
    • May 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    It's Testing Season - Part 2

    Last week, I talked about some consequences of standardized testing. To read that post, click here. As I stated in that post, there is...
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    It's Testing Season!
    Rita Santos
    • May 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    It's Testing Season!

    The birds are chirping... The flowers are blooming... Once upon a time, this time of year marked Spring Fever. Now if you are a student,...
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    The TOP TWO Reasons Students Don’t Understand Fractions
    Rita Santos
    • May 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    The TOP TWO Reasons Students Don’t Understand Fractions

    One of the first questions I ask all of my students is to tell me what they like and dislike about math. Fractions are almost always the...
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    The Social and Emotional Effects of Reading Difficulties
    Rita Santos
    • May 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Social and Emotional Effects of Reading Difficulties

    According to the 2019 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Report Card, 34% of 4th graders scored below a basic reading...
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    5 Reasons Not To Use Keywords or CUBES For Solving Word Problems
    Rita Santos
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Reasons Not To Use Keywords or CUBES For Solving Word Problems

    Word problems are troublesome for many students. So well-meaning teachers have come up with strategies to help solve them. One strategy...
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    5 More Reading Myths
    Rita Santos
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 More Reading Myths

    This is the second part of a series about reading myths. Click HERE to read about the first 5 myths. MYTH #6: There’s no need to read...
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    Why Do I Need To Know This, Anyway?
    Rita Santos
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Why Do I Need To Know This, Anyway?

    We’ve all heard kids ask this question when they are learning math. They mistakenly think that if they are not interested in a STEM...
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    The Reading Wars:  Phonics vs. Whole Language vs. Balanced Literacy
    Rita Santos
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Reading Wars: Phonics vs. Whole Language vs. Balanced Literacy

    For many years there were two main approaches to teaching reading -- Phonics and Whole Language. Each one represents a very different...
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    Why I Don’t Always Have Students Finish Solving Word Problems
    Rita Santos
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why I Don’t Always Have Students Finish Solving Word Problems

    “Is that the right answer?” Students ask me this question often when we first start working together. They are programmed to think that...
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    What Tutoring Is and What It Isn’t
    Rita Santos
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    What Tutoring Is and What It Isn’t

    The Mirriam-Webster Dictionary defines tutoring as “to teach or guide usually individually in a special subject or for a particular...
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    5 Myths About Reading Instruction
    Rita Santos
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    5 Myths About Reading Instruction

    There are many theories about reading. Sometimes what we believe to be true --old wives’ tales, for instance - isn’t always true. ...
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    Does My Child Need a Tutor?
    Rita Santos
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Does My Child Need a Tutor?

    Private tutoring is an investment in time and money so it’s only natural to ask this question. Sometimes all a student needs is some...
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    “I can't do math.  I’m just not a math person.”
    Rita Santos
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    “I can't do math. I’m just not a math person.”

    Have you heard your child say this? Maybe you’ve even said it about yourself. But I’m here to tell you, everyone can do math. Sure,...
    3 views0 comments
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