Victor Counted, Regent University; Byron R. Johnson, Baylor University, and Tyler J. VanderWeele, Harvard University What does it mean to live a good life? For centuries, philosophers, scientists and people of different cultures have tried to answer this question. Each tradition has a different take, but all agree: The good life is more than just […]
If you are concerned that your child lives a good life, then make sure they can read. The better children read, the more options they have for living a fulfilling life. Without the ability to read fluently, any successes they have will come with struggle. It is a parent’s role to ensure that their children
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The Problem – Attendance Works Do you care that America is in a downward trend in reading skills? Literacy is declining because students are missing school days. Does this mean Americans are losing faith in their schools? The latest national statistics show that 54% of adults read below the 6th grade level. For our 9-year-olds
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How you teach your child to be a high performer is more important than your child’s IQ. In fact, it doesn’t take a high IQ for a child to be a world class performer. A “High Performer” is not born, they are made. That is the message in the book, “Talent is Overrated” by Geoff
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Dolly Parton created the Imagination Library to encourage kids to read early and well. All the research shows that reading to children when they are very young increases their reading skills. Read to your children even before they understand the words. Reading is an essential skill for success today, more so than ever before. With
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Space Camp is back! And it’s going to be super. It will be an ‘out of your mind” experience. If you like STEM courses, and even if you don’t, you’ll have a great time with Mister Fred, the NASA-certified lead. You don’t want to miss out on this unique event. You will feel like you’ve
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(Do you believe it is possible to predict the future?) The single most important predictor of a community’s future economic and social well-being is the quality of the education it provides its youngest members. Every indicator of a community’s vitality, economic, social, crime, housing, and poverty, are directly related to the level of academic achievement
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South Carolina joins the national move to the science of reading (phonics).
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The Educational Foundation has been assessing the keys to competent reading in our local elementary school’s first graders since 2022. Using DIBLES, a reading assessment tool, we have followed the development of the five skills students need for success. These skills are basic but unless they are learned to fluency, the reader’s proficiency will always
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A Summer Reading Camp will be offered to 20 five-year-olds this June. Children who begin reading early have a life-long advantage on their peers. The later a child begins reading, the more difficult their academic career will be. So, we want every child in our community to have this advantage in building a successful life.
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