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April 28, 2016Posted by Family & Learning CenterTFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational TipsTFALC Announcement

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The Magic Of Applying Critical Thinking Strategies

April 14, 2016Posted by Family & Learning CenterTFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational TipsCritical Thinking

Critical thinking strategies are much more fun to use when they’re introduced in an entertaining way. And what can be more fun than magic? Magic Card Trick Watch as Coach Mike demonstrates how paying attention to details, chunking, and flexible thinking make this card trick happen: If you are curious, here are …

Apps For Students – Spring Cleaning

March 23, 2016Posted by Family & Learning CenterTFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational TipsLearning Tools, Study and Learning

Happy Spring! Have you recovered from the time change? If it’s been tough to get yourself or your kids out of bed post-Daylight Savings, there might be an app for that. On Monday, we shared an alarm Android App on our Facebook Page that forces you to complete math problems …

A Few Tools From Our Math Toolbox

March 21, 2016Posted by Family & Learning CenterTFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational TipsMath Tools

Over the years, our Educational Coaches have come up with helpful learning tools to conquer basic math, take good math notes, study and prepare for tests, and even keep track of all the nitty-gritty details included in word problems. Here are four learning tools from our math toolbox for note-taking, order …

Math Tip: Use Different Types Of Paper

March 16, 2016Posted by Family & Learning CenterTFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational TipsMath Tools

We recently shared a post containing some math tools to help students with note-taking, order of operations, solving word problems, and working with integers. Today, we are sharing a math tip for how students can use different types of paper to make math more manageable. 1. Lined Paper Lined paper is …

When Will I Ever Use This Math?

March 9, 2016Posted by Family & Learning Center1TFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational TipsMath Tools

There are two types of math people in this world. 1. Those who are good at math. The ones who “get” math. The ones who tried to help me understand parabolas and differentials. 2. Those of us who aren’t. The ones who re-read a word problem seventeen times and still …

Reading Tips (From A Special Guest)

February 25, 2016Posted by Family & Learning CenterTFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational TipsReading Tools

In this post, a special guest presents three reading tips to help with: Reading fluency Organization of ideas Comprehension Meet our guest, Chewbacca! (Video by Mike Bitanga.) Let’s take a closer look at Chewie’s reading tips. 1. Read out loud. Reading out loud helps with reading fluency. By reading out loud, you are more likely …

The Difference Between Educational Coaching And Tutoring

February 18, 2016Posted by Family & Learning CenterTFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational Tips

Coaches are found in a variety of fields, including sports, business, fitness, finance, and education. An educational coach provides one-on-one support to students, but so does a tutor. So you might be wondering, what makes an educational coach different from a tutor? Tutors Focus on the Subject Tutors are skilled in a …

Theme in a Story: What’s The Author Saying?

February 10, 2016Posted by Family & Learning CenterTFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational TipsReading Tools

Finding the theme in a story or reading passage can be tricky. A theme is presented indirectly which means we must make an inference based on the information we’re presented with throughout a story. The author could tell a story, and at some point insert a line that says: “The theme …

Tips For Being An Active Reader

February 3, 2016Posted by Family & Learning Center1TFALC Blog: Learning Tools and Educational TipsReading Tools

What do you think of when you see the term active reader? Someone running down the street while reading a book at the same time? That’s not exactly what active reading is. Let’s explain the concept by first looking at the opposite of active reading, passive reading. Passive Reading Passive …

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You’re Invited!

The Magic Of Applying Critical Thinking Strategies

Apps For Students – Spring Cleaning

A Few Tools From Our Math Toolbox

Math Tip: Use Different Types Of Paper

When Will I Ever Use This Math?

Reading Tips (From A Special Guest)

The Difference Between Educational Coaching And Tutoring

Theme in a Story: What’s The Author Saying?

Tips For Being An Active Reader

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