One more week until the CRCT and I hope that you are all prepared for this test. If you need some problems to work on leading up to the test date, here is a link that may help you:
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_CRCT
If you cut and paste this link on your browser, it will open up a page that has study guides from 1st through 5th grade. Have your child work on this with you as you review the answers with them when they are done.
I wish everyone the best of luck as they work on CRCT Preparation. If you are in the Atlanta area (Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cherokee County) and have any questions about the CRCT, SSAT, SAT, GED, Summer Tutoring, Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting Without Tears, or any methodologies or instructional methods that may help your child succeed, please contact me at cjoyjavier@gmail.com or visit my website at www.christinejavier.com.
Have a great Spring Break!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2010
Autism, a pervasive disorder that affects millions of people, is one of three diseases recognized by the United Nations. World Autism Day was created to recognize the prevalence of this disease and raise awareness as well as promote early diagnosis and intervention to those who have this disease.
Today is World Autism Awareness Day and many people around the world will be sporting their "blue shirts" to commemorate this most important day.
If you would like to see what your community will be doing to celebrate this important day, please log on to:
http://www.worldautismawarenessday.org/site/c.egLMI2ODKpF/b.3917085/k.8FDB/Event_Schedule.htm
If you are in the Atlanta/Marietta/Kennesaw/Vinings/Sandy Springs/Buckhead area (Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cherokee County) and have any questions about the CRCT, SSAT, SAT, GED, Summer Tutoring, Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting Without Tears, Writing Strategies, or any methodologies or instructional methods that may help your child succeed, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com or visit my website at http://www.learningridge.com/. If you need immediate assistance, you can call me at 404-964-8533.
Today is World Autism Awareness Day and many people around the world will be sporting their "blue shirts" to commemorate this most important day.
If you would like to see what your community will be doing to celebrate this important day, please log on to:
http://www.worldautismawarenessday.org/site/c.egLMI2ODKpF/b.3917085/k.8FDB/Event_Schedule.htm
If you are in the Atlanta/Marietta/Kennesaw/Vinings/Sandy Springs/Buckhead area (Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cherokee County) and have any questions about the CRCT, SSAT, SAT, GED, Summer Tutoring, Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting Without Tears, Writing Strategies, or any methodologies or instructional methods that may help your child succeed, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com or visit my website at http://www.learningridge.com/. If you need immediate assistance, you can call me at 404-964-8533.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Need CRCT Review Materials?
Hello Parents and Guardians:
If you are in need of CRCT review materials or have questions on CRCT Test Preparation, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com. I will be holding a CRCT workshop over the Spring Break in Cobb County and would love to assist your child in preparation for the CRCT.
I look forward to hearing from you soon:)
If you are in the Atlanta/Marietta/Kennesaw/Vinings/Sandy Springs/Buckhead area (Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cherokee County) and have any questions about the CRCT, SSAT, SAT, GED, Summer Tutoring, Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting Without Tears, Writing Strategies, or any methodologies or instructional methods that may help your child succeed, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com or visit my website at http://www.learningridge.com/. If you need immediate assistance, you can call me at 404-964-8533.
If you are in need of CRCT review materials or have questions on CRCT Test Preparation, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com. I will be holding a CRCT workshop over the Spring Break in Cobb County and would love to assist your child in preparation for the CRCT.
I look forward to hearing from you soon:)
If you are in the Atlanta/Marietta/Kennesaw/Vinings/Sandy Springs/Buckhead area (Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cherokee County) and have any questions about the CRCT, SSAT, SAT, GED, Summer Tutoring, Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting Without Tears, Writing Strategies, or any methodologies or instructional methods that may help your child succeed, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com or visit my website at http://www.learningridge.com/. If you need immediate assistance, you can call me at 404-964-8533.
CRCT - Two Weeks To Go!!
The Criterion Reference Competency Test, or the CRCT, is slowly approaching. I am very happy to say that my students who have been preparing for the last three months leading up to the CRCT are well prepared for the test.
Students taking the CRCT in 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade need to pass the test in order to be promoted to the next grade level. I am very excited to see how well students will perform on the test as this is their time to shine and to show off all of the knowlege that they have learned during the school year:)
If you are in the Atlanta/Marietta/Kennesaw/Vinings/Sandy Springs/Buckhead area (Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cherokee County) and have any questions about the CRCT, SSAT, SAT, GED, Summer Tutoring, Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting Without Tears, Writing Strategies, or any methodologies or instructional methods that may help your child succeed, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com or visit my website at http://www.learningridge.com/. If you need immediate assistance, you can call me at 404-964-8533.
Students taking the CRCT in 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade need to pass the test in order to be promoted to the next grade level. I am very excited to see how well students will perform on the test as this is their time to shine and to show off all of the knowlege that they have learned during the school year:)
If you are in the Atlanta/Marietta/Kennesaw/Vinings/Sandy Springs/Buckhead area (Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cherokee County) and have any questions about the CRCT, SSAT, SAT, GED, Summer Tutoring, Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting Without Tears, Writing Strategies, or any methodologies or instructional methods that may help your child succeed, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com or visit my website at http://www.learningridge.com/. If you need immediate assistance, you can call me at 404-964-8533.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Adverbs versus Adjectives?
One lesson that you can help your student with is teaching them the difference between adverbs and adjectives.
What is an adjective? An adjective is a descriptive word that describes or modifies a noun.
Adjective examples:
The nice student. The adjective would be "nice" because nice is describing student.
The bad dog. The adjective would be "bad" because bad is describing dog.
What is an adverb? An adverb is a descriptive word that describes or modifies a verb. Normally you would see an adverb end in -ly and it usually answers "how" something is.
Adverb examples:
The student acted nicely.
The adverb would be "nicely" because nicely describes the way the student acted.
The dog behaved badely.
The adverb would be "badly" because it modifies the way the dog behaved.
It is really easy to have students learn these two grammar concepts. By taking a second and ask the student what the descriptive word is modifying will help them understand these concepts:)
If you are in the Atlanta/Marietta/Kennesaw/Vinings/Sandy Springs/Buckhead area (Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cherokee County) and have any questions about the CRCT, SSAT, SAT, GED, Summer Tutoring, Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting Without Tears, Writing Strategies, or any methodologies or instructional methods that may help your child succeed, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com or visit my website at http://www.learningridge.com/. If you need immediate assistance, you can call me at 404-964-8533.
What is an adjective? An adjective is a descriptive word that describes or modifies a noun.
Adjective examples:
The nice student. The adjective would be "nice" because nice is describing student.
The bad dog. The adjective would be "bad" because bad is describing dog.
What is an adverb? An adverb is a descriptive word that describes or modifies a verb. Normally you would see an adverb end in -ly and it usually answers "how" something is.
Adverb examples:
The student acted nicely.
The adverb would be "nicely" because nicely describes the way the student acted.
The dog behaved badely.
The adverb would be "badly" because it modifies the way the dog behaved.
It is really easy to have students learn these two grammar concepts. By taking a second and ask the student what the descriptive word is modifying will help them understand these concepts:)
If you are in the Atlanta/Marietta/Kennesaw/Vinings/Sandy Springs/Buckhead area (Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cherokee County) and have any questions about the CRCT, SSAT, SAT, GED, Summer Tutoring, Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting Without Tears, Writing Strategies, or any methodologies or instructional methods that may help your child succeed, please contact me at christine@learningridge.com or visit my website at http://www.learningridge.com/. If you need immediate assistance, you can call me at 404-964-8533.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Reading Lexile Scores From Your Child's CRCT Scores
Each year, public school students in the state of Georgia take the Criterion Reference Competency Test. One valuable piece of information on that test is the Lexile score. This Lexile score is a valuable piece of information not only for teachers, but for parents as well.
The Lexile Score indicates the reading ability level of the student and gives you a range of material that your child can confidently read from. For example, if your child is in the 6th grade and has a Lexile score of 890, he or she can read books from 790 to 990. Try not to have your child read more than 100 lexile points from what their current score is so as to not overwhelm them.
If you would like more information on Lexile scores, log on to www.lexile.com.
If you are in the Atlanta area and would like more information on techniques that may help your child learn better, or have questions on Orton-Gillingham reading strategies or Handwriting Without Tears, please contact Christine at christine@learningridge.com.
The Lexile Score indicates the reading ability level of the student and gives you a range of material that your child can confidently read from. For example, if your child is in the 6th grade and has a Lexile score of 890, he or she can read books from 790 to 990. Try not to have your child read more than 100 lexile points from what their current score is so as to not overwhelm them.
If you would like more information on Lexile scores, log on to www.lexile.com.
If you are in the Atlanta area and would like more information on techniques that may help your child learn better, or have questions on Orton-Gillingham reading strategies or Handwriting Without Tears, please contact Christine at christine@learningridge.com.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Student Self Evaluations.....
As an educator, there are certain mannerisms in students that become hard to miss. Students that write well do so with ease; those who write comically have an easy time accomplishing this without effort. It also seems that students, for the most part, know when they have given their best and when asked, will tell you when they have not.
In class today I had graded a writing assessment completed by the "best student" - although today he gave me less than what his reputation normally calls for. As I was grading his assignment, I noticed that what he had handed in was atypical of what he normally writes. I asked him to sit down with me as we began this very candid conversation about expectations. When asked how much effort he put into the paper, he gave me a number of which I was utterly surprised, but not shocked. I explained to him the importance of doing your best no matter how daunting the task or mundane the assignment. His grin told me that he was in agreement with what I had said and that he hoped that the conversation would not be repeated to anyone who has the authority to take away his video games at home.
I hope that by having conversations about expectations with students, I can motivate them to work on self improvement not only for a simple grade, but for themselves.
If you would like more information on techniques to help your child learn better, or would like information on Orton-Gillingham Tutoring in Atlanta, Handwriting Without Tears, SSAT, or if you are in the Atlanta area and have questions about education, please contact Christine at christine@learningridge.com
In class today I had graded a writing assessment completed by the "best student" - although today he gave me less than what his reputation normally calls for. As I was grading his assignment, I noticed that what he had handed in was atypical of what he normally writes. I asked him to sit down with me as we began this very candid conversation about expectations. When asked how much effort he put into the paper, he gave me a number of which I was utterly surprised, but not shocked. I explained to him the importance of doing your best no matter how daunting the task or mundane the assignment. His grin told me that he was in agreement with what I had said and that he hoped that the conversation would not be repeated to anyone who has the authority to take away his video games at home.
I hope that by having conversations about expectations with students, I can motivate them to work on self improvement not only for a simple grade, but for themselves.
If you would like more information on techniques to help your child learn better, or would like information on Orton-Gillingham Tutoring in Atlanta, Handwriting Without Tears, SSAT, or if you are in the Atlanta area and have questions about education, please contact Christine at christine@learningridge.com
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