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Every year the world becomes more global in nature. This means that more cultures are interacting with each other and they are interacting in more dynamic ways. If you want to stay competitive and functional in a global economy environment you need to pick up at least one foreign language.
There are many languages that you can learn that are beneficial. Spanish is one of the most important languages to learn if you work in the United States. You can also learn the Mandarin language online if you are interested in the manufacturing industry in China. Other languages that are helpful include Pacific Rim languages and Middle Eastern languages.
The holiday season is actually a great time to pick up a new language. While you may feel overwhelmed by all that you have to do during the holidays, having a scheduled activity a few times a week can help you to escape the hustle and bustle.
To pick up a language you need to dedicate time to studying everyday. You need to study about 20 minutes a night. This is in addition to the time that you spend with your foreign language tutor.
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Last week we talked about how you can make learning fun. This week I want to expand on that topic just a little bit. Cooking is one of my favorite things to do, now. It not only can be a way to creatively express yourself, but it is also a functional activity as well as it creates food to eat and utilizes concepts from math, reading and science subjects. This is why cooking is a great activity to do with your kids.
Cooking with kids can be just a fun and crazy creative activity, or you can enhance the activity by focusing on math concepts, reading skills and/or science concepts. To focus on math concepts during a cooking exercise all you have to do is introduce the various types of measurement used in cooking and show them how to double a recipe using math.
If you are interested in improving your child’s reading skills then you will want to focus on the reading and reading comprehension. This can be done by having your child read aloud the directions for the recipe all the way through, and then ask questions about what is the first step, second step, etc. Obviously, if they don’t remember a step they can refer to the recipe, especially for identifying measurements and ingredients.
If you are interested in focusing on science concepts during your cooking activity, then you will want to discuss the chemical reactions that occur in baking. You can also talk about the chemical properties of certain ingredients like baking powder, milk and water. You can also discuss the properties of matter by examining liquids, solids and gases.
The concepts and topics covered in home tutoring sessions need to be supplemented at home in order to reap the most rewards. Cooking activities are great for supplementing special academic tutoring and other tutoring services.
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Last week we talked about what you can do to prepare for a parent/teacher conference aimed at addressing your child’s learning problems. Today I would like to discuss ways you can make learning fun for your child. These tips can be used by teachers, tutors or parents.
The first way to make learning fun is to use games. There are a lot of learning games on the market today that use digital technology to entertain kids as they learn. However, you are not limited to electronic learning games. Common board games can also be used as a learning device. For example, Candy Land may seem like a mindless board game, but it actually is a great game for learning colors, matching shapes and counting. It can also be used to help your child develop fine motor skills.
Fun activities that involve reading directions and measuring items are also great ways to encourage your kids to develop useful math and reading skills. For example, you can have your kids help you assemble a desk that you bought from a box store. They can read the instructions, measure parts and follow the instructions to help you assemble the desk for their room. Cooking is another great learning activity that helps to develop direction following skills, measuring skills, math skills and science skills. (We’ll talk more about cooking next week.)
Private tutoring services can be a great way to deal directly with your child’s learning concerns, however, what you do after their tutoring sessions is going to impact their retention rate. Work with your child’s academic tutor to come up with supplemental activities to enrich and reinforce what they are learning in their tutoring sessions.
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