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The presence of books in the home has a greater influence on a childs level of education than does the parents income, nationality, or level of education. A 20-year study shows how investing in books can make a big difference. Included: Highlights of the study. I thought this was pretty interesting. How many of our students have never had a book read to them at home?

The presence of books in the home has a greater influence on a childs level of education than does the parents income, nationality, or level of education. A 20-year study shows how investing in books can make a big difference. Included: Highlights of the study.

Interesting research about success in school

EducationWorld is pleased to present this article contributed by Kumar Sathy, educator and author of Attack of the Chicken Nugget Man: A National Test Prep Adventure. "You are so good at that!" you announce to the child, firmly believing that this warm praise is going to boost the child's self-esteem and increase performance.

15 Super Easy ways to help your reluctant learners Unfortunately, approximately 40% of kids are considered to be struggling readers. The best way to prevent your child from being part of this statistic is to start teaching reading EARLY. Your children will have much less difficulty learning to read the earlier they get started.

I've seen a lot of hubbub lately touting the teaching of reading at an increasingly early age. First, there was a commercial for a program claiming it could teach your baby to read. Then, I saw an ad for a school whose biggest selling point (according to the ad) was that their school can have your child reading before kindergarten.

It can be heartbreaking if your child doesn't get invited to a classmate's birthday party, isn't chosen for the lead role in the play, or sits alone at recess. Though it's not easy being left out, how you help them deal with it can make all the difference in the world.

The narrowing of some curriculums and the rigid school assessment formulas under the federal No Child Left Behind Act drew comments from researchers and educators at forums on different sides of the U.S.

Need help helping your child with math?  Do you vaguely remember doing a certain function, but can't seem to compute?  This is a MUST HAVE site for parents that need a little tutoring help themselves! ;)

Great math helper for families or in the classroom!