If reading has taken a back seat this summer, there’s still time to offer fun ways for your kids to hit the books – which will help boost reading skills before heading back to school this fall. Try to following tips to get your kids hooked on books!

When Liam or Ashley sits down at the computer to do homework, an eyebrow or two may be raised when mom or dad sees him/her playing video games – “but our teacher said we have to! It’s homework!” When we think of classrooms, most people do not think of video...

Take a look at the world in 2010, it’s aching; job losses continue to climb, consumer confidence is low, and fears of a depression are no longer the stuff of political commentators, but part of lunch room conversation. Do you ever wonder why the price of a DVD player is...

If we were to think about what consists of a classic education: reading, writing, and mathematics, we might reflect upon our own educational histories and best view these three pillars as separate, but equal. Educational psychologists will assert that...

“Learning disabilities” is a term that covers a wide range of classroom challenges. Yet—whether due to language impairments or to writing and comprehension difficulties—one of the most common classroom challenges facing children today...

According to a number of recent surveys, many Canadians lack financial literacy. In other words, they have trouble understanding, analyzing and using the information they need to make day-to-day financial decisions.  Part of the problem is that...

From the experts at Oxford Learning, here are nine resolutions that will help eliminate habits that cause stress or interfere with academic success: Rise and Shine. Set alarm clocks 10 minutes earlier and benefit from a little extra time in the morning...

Here are ten tips from Oxford Learning that will help students of all ages improve their study habits. Tuning up study skills is helpful at any time of the year. Begin Early. The earlier a student begins to prepare for a test, the more time there is to ask questions or seek extra help.

The classroom is a fish bowl. Parents and students can peer in at anytime and discover a unique world. As students will spend more waking hours at school, then their residence; the class should parallel the values of the home and engage the student in responsible, critical...

Think of the last time you saw an action movie with a superhero. The plot featured a crisis, but in the end justice and order were restored. Our young men in this province are in need of some rescuing of their own, and in a fascinating turn of events...