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How to dumb-down your gifted child

Did you know that teaching children to read by sight-word methods (look-say, whole-word, your-baby-can-read) can lower their IQ? Learning to read...
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Why is Missouri cutting out 'Parents as Teachers' program?

Two more weeks. That's all that Governor Nixon of Missouri is giving the progressive'Parents as Teachers' program. In two weeks, all...
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How to help prevent ADHD in your child

Thinking that ADHD is all genetic is a cop-out. Just like IQ is only about 50% genetic, the main causes of ADHD are the environmental triggers....
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Why should you teach your child to read before kindergarten?

1. Why should parents teach their children to read before kindergarten? There are many good reasons, such as: To increase their child’s IQ,...
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Why Sesame Street may not be good for your child

Did you know that Sesame Street may not be the best reading-readiness TV show for your child? Many early reading experts such as Glynne Sutcliffe...
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How does learning style affect a child's giftedness?

Did you know that there are different learning styles? We’ve all heard of left-brained (sequential)or right-brained (spatial) learning. And...
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Discover the only teaching method proven to work, part 4

Imagine what teaching with the only method proven to work, Direct Instruction, can do for your child?!If truth be told, the author struggles with...
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The top ten wrong ways we teach reading

The Top Ten Wrong Ways We Teach Reading:Myth 1. Teach the letter names, like in the alphabet song. Truth: Instead, teach only the letter sounds. Do...
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Prevention and phonics are the keys to having a gifted child

What would you be willing to do to prevent your child from having dyslexia? What would you be willing to do to help her be gifted? Even though...
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Discover the only teaching method proven to work, part 5

If you want to increase your child's cognitive intelligence, start early with Direct Instruction methods.Direct Instruction is a general term for...
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