Stop the Homework Wars

School is just around the corner and as a parent I know you want to help their kids improve their skills. That is a given as far as I’m concerned. I’ve never met a parent that didn’t want their child to learn with ease. All parents want the best for their children and when learning [...]

Do your kids have sloppy handwriting? It might be due to them simply not knowing how to hold their pen or pencil correctly. When you hold your pencil correctly, writing does become easier. I never imagined all the different ways kids could and do hold their pencils until I started seeing how they actually held [...]

“FACT – Many Parents Are Giving Their Children A 2 To 4 Year Learning Advantage In Reading, Writing, And Math In Just 20 Minutes A Day!” Do NOT even think of usttering another word about homework struggles with your child until you know how to help them speed up their learning in just minutes a day. [...]

Do your kids get assignments where they have to write a poem? Do they struggle with those assignments? Poetry is not always about rhyming words. Even though there are many different types of poems, poetry writing is not always the easiest thing to do, especially when you have LD, dyslexia, or ADHD. Even gifted kids can struggle with poetry writing. It [...]

I can’t believe spring is around the corner, which means that SAT Test time is coming up fast. Many students really struggle with the grammar portion of the exam because they don’t catch the tricks the SAT test tries to play on them. Many of you already know that I created The Sentence Zone sentence writing [...]

One of the things that has always been hard for my students is note taking and learning study skills. But, note taking and learning study skills doesn’t have to be hard. I know you might be rolling your eyes at that statement, thinking:  “Right – Bonnie has got to be kidding!” But, I’m not kidding. I [...]

Summertime is the perfect time to help your children improve their writing skills while playing a game with them. I often get calls from parents asking me what they can do to help their children improve their writing and grammar skills. Some of these parents have children that are gifted, some are average students, some [...]

You can help your kids improve their reading comprehension by doing activities that help them to become more observant. Here are two quick activities you can do in your own back yard or while you are out at a park. 1. Finding Sounds     Do this activity in your yard or out in nature. In fact, [...]

  Wanted to share some of my favorite games with you since summer time is a perfect time to play games with the family. The first three games will also build critical learning skills for your kids while they are having fun. 1.  The Sentence Zone: Learn English Grammar while having fun. (age 6 – [...]

I Can Hardly Believe It? Check it out… The call is filling up fast – Reserve your spot now. I have had so many calls from parents recently, wondering how to help their child over the summer. They realize summer is a great time to give their child a boost, but they also want to [...]