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Your Child's Learning Style

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here are well over 70 different learning styles, according to Vanderbilt University, and an entire industry has grown up around helping people identify and understand how they learn best. Most of these learning styles are based on three main categories, according to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency: visual, auditory and tactile.

Many people learn using a combination of these styles, but knowing which style is most effective for your

child can help you maximize their learning at home and at school.

PHEAA offers a 20-question quiz to help visitors to their website understand their learning style. The result is a breakdown by percentage for how well you are likely to learn using each style. For example, visual: 50%, auditory: 30%, tactile: 20%.

What Each Style Means

information.

Auditory: Auditory learners learn and remember information best by hearing and speaking. They prefer spoken directions to written ones and enjoy reading out loud.

Tactile: Tactile learners learn and recall information through touching and physical activity. These “hands-on” learners like to use their hands to build, move, touch and create.

Why it Matters

Once you know your child’s learning style, you might be able to suggest methods he can use at school to best learn and retain information. Keep in mind that the time and resource constraints in the classroom might prevent your child from being able to implement some strategies all the time, but keeping them in mind and using them when possible can help students hone their learning and studying habits.

PHEAA offers the following tips for each style of learning:

Understanding each learning style is the first step to understanding how to put the information to work for students.

Visual: Visual learner tend to learn by reading or seeing pictures, according to Visual PHEAA. They • Sit near the front of the classroom. remember • Have your eyesight checked on a information regular basis. by creating • Use flashcards to learn new mental words. pictures • Try to visualize things that you of the hear or things that are read to you.

• Write down key words, ideas, or instructions.

• Draw pictures to help explain new concepts and then explain the pictures.

• Color code things.

• Avoid distractions during study times.

Auditory • Sit where you can hear.

• Have your hearing checked on a regular basis.

• Use flashcards to learn new words; read them out loud.

• Read stories, assignments, or directions out loud.

• Record yourself spelling words and then listen to the recording.

• Have test questions read to you out loud.

• Study new material by reading it out loud.

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• Participate in activities that involve touching, building, moving, or drawing.

• Do lots of hands-on activities like completing art projects, taking walks, or acting out stories.

• It’s OK to chew gum, walk around, or rock in a chair while reading or studying.

• Use flashcards and arrange them in groups to show relationships between ideas.

• Trace words with your finger to learn spelling (finger spelling).

• Take frequent breaks during reading or studying periods (frequent, but not long).

• It’s OK to tap a pencil, shake your foot, or hold on to something while learning.

• Use a computer to reinforce learning through the sense of touch.

Teaching Math Skills pennies and the nickel with a dime. Help her to see that the value of five pennies plus the value of a nickel (five cents) equals 10 cents, which is the value of a dime.

The first player to reach a set amount—25 or 50 cents, for example—wins.

Grades 3-5

Shapes teach us a lot about numbers. This activity teaches early geometry.

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hether preparing your child for school, supporting their formal education at home or finding resources for your classroom, there are seemingly endless resources for math learning.

At each stage of development, there are certain aspects math you should focus on.

The U.S. Department of Education website offers the following activities parents and teachers can use to help children learn to love math. (Find more at Ed.gov.)

Preschool

Before children start school, the focus should be on helping them understand what numbers are, what they represent and how they are used.

The following activity provided at Ed.gov, uses math to help children

understand that numbers can represent objects:

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five little speckled frogs (hold up five fingers) Sitting on a speckled log (sit on your heels) Eating some most delicious bugs (pretend to eat) Yum! Yum! One jumped into the pool (jump) Where it was nice and cool (cross arms over chest and shiver) Now there are four little speckled frogs.

(hold up four fingers) Burr-ump!

(Continue until no frogs are left.)

After saying the rhyme, ask your child to hold up the correct number of fingers to show how many frogs are in the rhyme at the beginning.

Then have her hold up the correct number of fingers and count to five with you as you say each numeral.

Teach your child any counting rhymes and songs that were your personal favorites when you were a child, or have your child ask her grandparents what rhymes they knew when they were children. Other counting rhymes, songs and games that you may want to teach your child include “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe,” “This Old Man,” “Ten in a Bed

(Roll Over)” and “One for the Money.”

KindergartenGrade 1

This fun game uses money to teach kids about the value of numbers.

Penny, Nickel, Dime

What you need: Die Pennies, nickels, dimes

What to do: Have each player roll the die and say the number.

Then give the player that number of pennies.

Explain that each penny is worth one cent.

When a player gets five pennies, replace the pennies with a nickel.

Explain that five pennies have the same value as one nickel—that is, five cents. When she gets five more pennies, replace the

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Simply Symmetrical

What you need: Shapes such as a circle, a square and a rectangle, cut from heavy paper Sheets of paper (rectangular) Pencil, marker or crayon Magazine pictures of symmetrical objects Safety scissors Glue What to do: As your child watches, show her the square that you’ve made. Fold it in half and show her that the two parts are exactly alike—or symmetrical. Do the same with the circle and the rectangle. Then give the shapes to your child and ask her to make the folds herself. Extend the activity by having her do the following: Find as many ways as she can to fold half of the square onto the other half. (There are

four ways: two diagonals and two lines “down the middle”).

Do the same for the rectangle. (There are only two ways: down the middle of the long side, then down the middle of the short side. In going from a square to a rectangle, the diagonals are lost as lines of symmetry.)

Do the same with the circle. (Circles can fold along any diameter.

Use this discovery to introduce your child to the word “diameter”— the length of a straight line that passes through the center of a circle).

Ask her to find the center of a circle by folding it in half twice. (She’ll discover that any diameter-line of folding in half-passes through the center of the circle, an activity that will prepare her for understanding more complicated geometry later on.)

Show your child a rectangular piece of paper. Ask her, “What shape will you get if you fold this piece of paper in half?” Have her fold the paper, then ask, “Did you get a square or another rectangle?” Using scissors to cut the paper, show her that a rectangle will fold to a square only if it is twice as long as it is wide.

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Your Local Library

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our local library can play a large role in your child’s education if you use everything it has to offer. Libraries can be a place to get homework help, find a quiet place to study, take fun classes, attend cultural events and socialize with peers. Encourage students to use everything your local library has to offer.

Preschool And Summer Reading Programs Many a child’s first exposure to the library is through preschool story time. Usually

offered in the mornings on weekdays, story time is a great way to encourage your child to learn about and use her local library from an early age. Any exposure to

reading increases a child’s chances of high reading achievement.

Even when school is out, learning can continue.

Summer reading programs offered by

libraries are a great way to combat summer learning loss.

Often these programs provide prizes after children read a certain pre-determined number of books or pages and include larger prizes for contest or raffle winners.

Technology According to ExpandingLearning. org, technology can draw children to libraries. Rather than spending their computer time playing games that might not encourage learning, at libraries, children have

access to the guidance of a librarian, who can provide fun, educational ways for children to use technology. Some libraries loan out iPads loaded with educational apps, or wifi hotspots to take the learning along on vacation. Many libraries also have access to e-readers or digital materials, such as digital books that might offer interactive experiences such as music and narration.

While at the bus stop, children must remember to stay at least five large steps away from the road and wait to board until the driver says so. When leaving the bus, students should make sure there is no oncoming traffic and wait for a signal from the bus driver before crossing busy streets.

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While on the bus, observe the rules and stay seated at all times. Keep the center aisle clear of backpacks.

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s children head back to school, they and their parents have lots to do to be ready for the first days of school.

The following are some key tips families can keep in mind to ensure a healthy and happy upcoming school year.

School Bus Safety The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that school buses are the safest way for children to travel to and from school. The majority of school bus-related injuries occur while students are boarding and getting off the bus. Over the last 10 years, the NHTSA says nearly two-thirds of school-age pedestrians

Safety Students may walk or bike to school if the school permits. School tends to begin during the

With a new school year on the horizon, students and their parents can discuss school safety so the year starts off on the right foot.

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event offerings. The list of possible activities is endless: book clubs, fun events such as animal encounters, Lego robotics, crafts, cultural and holiday events, gaming, music, coding, movies and more. There are myriad ways to learn and discover new things at your local library.

Study Rooms And Tutoring Most libraries offer rooms that can be used free of charge for students to study on their own or with a group, or even to conduct meetings of small organizations.

Check with your local library to find out how to schedule, as study spaces are sometimes in high demand and must be reserved ahead of time. Some libraries even offer standing Classes And times when tutors are Events available to help students Check your local library’s with homework, test website or printed catalog prep or learning to use for the latest course and technology. morning rush hour, so students must exercise extreme caution when walking or biking to school. Stick to sidewalks whenever possible when walking. Cyclists should follow the rules of the road, including riding in the same direction as traffic. Choose the safest route as a family and practice it before the first day of school, advises the security company ADT.

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he time children spend reading directly correlates to their academic achievement. Give students the best opportunity to succeed by encouraging them to read — whether it’s a good oldfashioned book or via new-fangled technology.

Children love technology, so it makes sense that reading on a screen would appeal to them.

If you’re looking for ways to spark students’ interest in reading, apps are a great place to start.

Local Library Your first stop should be your local library. Your library card is the key not just to thousands and thousands of books but a potentially larger library of digital titles. Check with your library to see which apps you can access through your library card.

Some apps allow unlimited numbers of digital titles to be accessed at one time, while others limit digital checkouts in the same way as physical books. Digital books, especially those for children, often offer extra features, such as music and read-alongs.

E-Reading Apps From Kindle to iBooks to Google Play Books, you can find many of your children’s favorite titles on e-reading apps that let them take a digital library wherever they go. Before road trips and vacations, stock up your kids’ devices with downloaded titles for an educational alternative to watching movie after mindless movie on the go.

Other apps Bookster: This app includes pre-recorded narration by children and gives children the ability to record themselves reading.

TouchyBooks: In this multilingual app, digital titles are accompanied by sounds, animation, a flip-book-like experience.

MeeGenius: This app lets kids substitute their name for a character in the book. It also includes the ability to highlight words to review them later and a read-aloud feature.

Bob Books Reading Magic 1 & 2 and Sight Words apps: Engage with classic Bob Books in color with the Reading Magic apps. The Sight Words app lets kids practice 30 sight words and includes 4 games.

Supports Arts Education

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rt education benefits students not just in their knowledge of art but in many other subjects, as well. Art education requirements are set by each state, however, and while many states require a certain number of hours or minutes of art education per year, some states have no requirements at all.

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What can you do to support art education? A lot. The following tips from Americans for the Arts are intended to help parents and educators inspire a love of art in students.

1. Participate. Sing, play music, read a book, dance, or draw with your child at home.

2. Support. Encourage your child to participate in creative outlets and celebrate their participation in arts activities both in their school and the community.

3. Go read. Visit your local library and read “the classics” together — from Mother Goose to Walt Whitman.

4. Speak up. Attend a school board or PTA meeting and voice your support for adequately funded arts education programs as part of the school’s budget.

Brush up on the facts about arts education beforehand.

5. Take the lead. Tell your child’s teacher or principal about how vital the arts are to quality education. Ask them what they need and how you can help.

6. Think local. Read your local newspaper or community website to find out about local cultural events for you and your child to enjoy.

7. Volunteer. Donate time, supplies, or other resources to your child’s school or a local arts organization’s education programs.

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campaign called “Keep the Arts in Public Schools.” It’s free!

9. Be an advocate. Show your support for arts education by speaking with education leaders and decision makers. For ways to take action, visit Americans for the Arts’ website.

10. Stay informed. Keep up to date on the latest arts education news by subscribing to the RSS Feed on ARTSblog at www.americansforthearts. org.

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Honing Study Skills

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ven the brightest student can struggle in school without a crucial set of study skills to help develop good studying habits, cope with stress and anxiety and demonstrate what he knows.

These skills start in elementary school, with tasks as simple as writing down each and every assignment in a planner and making a checklist of materials to take home at the end of the day.

As students get older, their study skills will need to evolve to meet new demands, all the way into their college years. Be mindful of the importance of study skills to help your students do their best.

important each year, as the load of homework and projects gets larger.

Students need to learn to make decisions about how they spend their time, whether it’s chatting with friends, spending time with family and getting schoolwork done. Each use of time, of course, is worthwhile, but deciding how to prioritize each one can be challenging.

Organizational skills.

Organizing oneself and materials is a skill that will be useful for a lifetime.

Help students understand that having their materials and assignments in the right

place at the right time is crucial to success. One strategy is to write down assignments in a daily planner through the day, make a note of which

Types Of Study Skills There are many different types of study skills. Three main categories include time management skills, organizational skills and test taking skills.

Time management.

Managing one’s time is a skill that will become more

materials will be needed, and set aside time at the end of the day to gather those materials and check them off the list. This takes practice and repetition. Another strategy is to write due dates on each assignment and put all the materials into a certain folder and into the backpack throughout the day.

Test-taking skills. Testing can be nerve-wracking to say the least.

There are many ways for students to feel more at ease, from being sufficiently prepared to arriving early and having all the required materials to pacing oneself and

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What Kids Can Do In The Face Of Bullying

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devise a plan to stop the bullying.

The DHHS notes that most bullying happens when adults are not around, so staying near adults and other children can help kids avoid situations where they might be vulnerable to bullies.

What Witnesses To Bullying Can Do Bullying can have a negative impact on children who witness bullying, even if they aren’t the victims. Adults can encourage children to speak to trusted adults and to report instances of bullying. In addition, children should be encouraged to be kind to children who are being bullied, inviting them to sit with them on the bus or in the lunch room and engaging them in conversations about topics that interest them.

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any adults may recall being bullied or witnessing bullying when they were in school.

Despite that, it’s important that adults, including parents and educators, not see bullying as an inevitable part of growing up.

Bullying affects children whether they’re being bullied, doing the bullying or witnessing it. But bullying can be overcome if adults and children work together and keep lines of communication open at all times.

devoted to stopping bullying once and for all, notes the importance of teaching kids to treat everyone, including other children, with respect. Parents can teach kids to pause before saying or doing something that can be harmful to someone else. Bullying inflicts physical and emotional pain on its victims, so teaching kids to recognize that words can be just as harmful as fists may encourage them to think twice before saying something mean to a classmate.

When taking steps to combat bullying, parents and educators should not overlook the benefits of enlisting children in their efforts. Kids can be great allies in the fight against bullying, and the following are some ways adults can work with youngsters who want to stop bullying.

certain strategies to overcome bullying. The DHHS recommends teaching children to look at bullies and telling them to stop in a calm, clear voice. Laughing it off might also work for kids who find joking comes naturally to them. The DHHS advises against fighting back, instead suggesting kids walk away and stay away before finding an adult who can stop the bullying on the spot.

The DHHS also recommends advising children to do something else if they feel an urge to say or do something mean. Walk away from a situation to watch television, play a video game or engage in another activity rather than saying or doing something hurtful.

Encouraging students to confide in adults they trust also can help them overcome bullying and the feelings of loneliness that bullying can elicit. Trusted adults can help children

Teaching Kids To Respect Others StopBullying.gov, the DHHS’ website

What Kids Being Bullied Can Do Kids being bullied also can employ

The effects of bullying can be severe, affecting those involved - including the bullied, the bullies and those who merely witness bullying - long after their school days have ended.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, bullying has been linked to various negative outcomes, mental health issues, substance abuse and suicide.

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hildren are in close contact with others at schools and daycare facilities, where germs can be easily transmitted. Children may not be as conscientious as adults in regard to the health risks associated with poor hygiene.

Children are in close contact with others at schools and daycare facilities, where germs can be easily transmitted.

Children may not be as conscientious as adults in regard to the health risks associated with poor hygiene.

These tips can keep students stay healthy and help prevent germs from being transported home, where they can affect other members of the family. · Hand washing is essential to good hygiene. Children should wash their hands with soap and water after using the bathroom, before eating and after playing outdoors. · Children can bring along their own

tissues and use them when their noses become runny. Tissues should be promptly discarded after use. · Parents should ensure that fingernails are clean, as under the fingernails can be a breeding ground for bacteria.

Clipping fingernails and regular hand washing can remove a number of germs. · Keep ill children home from school, especially if they have a fever. Kids should not return to school until they are feveror symptom-free.

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7 Ways Newspapers Benefit Students

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global awareness.

Customized newsfeeds funneled through social media outlets can make it hard for young people to recognize and understand the world beyond their own communities and interests. Each days, newspapers 3. Newspapers include local, promote critical national and thinking. international stories Newspaper reporters are that can illustrate to trained to objectively kids that there’s a world report the news, sharing beyond their own. facts without allowing 6. Newspapers their own opinions promote social to influence their consciousness. stories. Educators can Without newspapers, choose stories from the young people may never newspaper to serve as be exposed to the social catalysts for discussions issues facing their own that focus not just on communities or the facts listed in the those issues that story, but what might are affecting be behind them. Such people across discussions can help the country youngsters develop their and the world. critical thinking skills.

4. Newspapers bring Newspapers provide unbiased exposure ideas and current events to life. Many to such issues, potentially leading children are aware of major world events, even youngsters to further explore topics that are if they don’t know or shaping their world understand the details.

Newspaper articles about and even encouraging world events can be used them to form their own as avenues to discussions opinions. about what’s going on in 7. Newspapers make learning fun. the world.

5. Newspapers build According to a 2017

lassrooms have come a long way since the days when pioneering settlers would send their children to single-room schoolhouses. Modern classrooms might be technical marvels, but one less flashy learning tool remains as valuable as ever.

Newspapers might not be as glamorous as tablets or other gadgets, but they are still an invaluable resource to educators and students. The following are seven ways in which newspapers in the classroom can benefit students.

1. Newspapers build vocabulary.

Numerous studies have found that reading can improve youngsters’ vocabulary. Each day, newspapers are filled with fresh stories that can introduce kids to new words, helping them to strengthen their vocabularies and make them more effective communicators.

2. Newspapers improve reading skills. Like the old adage says, “Practice makes perfect.” Reading newspapers each day can help kids develop their reading and comprehension skills.

report from Common Sense Media, kids younger than eight spend an average of two hours and 19 minutes per

day looking at screens.

Newspapers provide a welcome break from tablets, smartphones and computers, and kids may have fun flipping pages

and getting a little ink on their hands.

Newspapers remain invaluable resources that can benefit students in myriad ways.

Successful Tips For Finding A Tutor

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any children are natural-born students who take to their academics like ducks to water.

Others may not catch on as quickly as their parents desire. Every student has unique learning requirements, and sometimes all it takes is some oneon-one intervention with an experienced tutor to turn the academic tide.

The National Tutoring Association reports that the number of individuals offering private tutoring has increased dramatically in recent years, which can make finding a tutor challenging. It also means parents may face stiff competition in regard to procuring the services of qualified tutors. But parents can employ various strategies to improve their chances of finding skilled tutors to work with their children.

• Specify what you need done. The more clearly you define what you and your child hope to gain from individualized instruction, the more capably you can zero in on a tutor who will meet those needs effectively. Some students need reinforcement for testing, while others may struggle with a particular skill set. The more specific you are when illustrating your needs, the more likely you are to find someone who can help address those areas that need improving.

• Seek recommendations. Ask around for recommendations from other parents or educators.

Speak with school personnel to find out if someone

on staff may tutor in his or her off hours.

• Try a favorite teacher. Many students may have a favorite teacher, past or present, with whom they developed a rapport. If your child fits that mold, contact this teacher to see if he or she tutors students on the side.

• Call the library.

Many times high school or college students offer free or reduced-rate tutoring at local libraries.

These sessions can be just as beneficial to young students as sessions with professional tutors.

• Consider a tutoring center.

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• Look for specialized tutors. Certain tutors specialize in certain subjects or skills. Lean toward those tutors for advanced lessons in tricky subjects like maths and sciences.

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MIDLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS is excited to welcome 7,700 students to the 2019-20 school year on Tuesday, September 3!

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