With so many good books out today, children have a endless list of books to choose from for summer reading. At Jill Abrams Tutoring, we encourage children to choose their own books, something they are interested in. However, we do realize the need for variety and understanding different genres of writing. In order to steer your child to try a new style of reading, maybe a chapter book instead of a comic book, we have found a couple successful tips. At Jill Abrams Tutoring,

When children are able to read well, they have reached the point where they have each word form ingrained in their long-term, visual memory. When reading they go straight to the prefrontal cortex, which has this visual format of the word stored, such as the word “monkey”. This is how most good readers read, jumping from one word to the next, as they recognize its form, visually. In fact, really strong readers might only look at the first two or three letters of a word and pr

Introducing new math concepts to children can sometimes be a little tricky. Understanding the concept of double digit addition and or subtraction can be overwhelming for a child to learn. Most students are familiar with adding or subtracting single digit numbers and have acquired specific skills to do so. However, when double digit addition and or subtraction are introduced new skills need to be learned. At Jill Abram’s Tutoring, we build our students confidence and provide m

Everyone fidgets – hair twirling, pencil rolling or pen clicking – we all do something to stay focused, Current medical and therapeutic clinical research concludes that fidgeting is a beneficial and effective way for individuals to: Self-calm Stay centered Focus to begin and complete tasks. Research tells us that fidgeting actually enhances creativity and improves focus, learning and attention span. Overall, fidgeting or moving around uniquely transforms normal fidgeting into

The Wilson Reading System directly teaches phonological awareness and total word structure in 12 steps Each lesson follows a standard format. The procedures of the lesson plan follow a specified multi sensory method of instruction. Jill is very involved with all students and parents. It is proved that kids, teenagers, adults, all respond better when working with someone who has been in their shoes. This is why Jill has such passion in her business and it has been so succes

With technology on the rise, more and more schools are leaning on laptops, tablets, and even smart TV’s to teach lessons. Although, many of us prefer the old school, paper and pencil, method; we urge comfort on both ends. At Jill Abrams Tutoring, we have incorporated certain websites and programs that mirror electronic testing at schools. We want students to be confident and have the necessary skills to do well with pencil and paper as well as using the keyboard. Our goal

Many parents come in our tutoring center in distress, saying their child will not pay attention to them at home and are not motivated to do schoolwork. There is a solution! This is much more common than you think, even our students who have teachers as parents, they simply do not want to learn at home. However, most students put 100% effort when dealing with a tutor one on one, rather than a parent. There is a different rapport with each student. Some students are bored w

Multi sensory teaching methods are teaching styles that use all five of human senses. It is also a “hands on” approach to teaching. Research has proved it to be successful for children with dyslexia, but what about other children, could they benefit from it as well? Multisensory teaching methods are when we use our sight, hearing, smell, touch and/or movement when learning about a topic. The more senses that are engaged, the more effective the learning experience is and the

When students can relate to the characters in a story, their comprehension levels increase. The characters in a story are one of the most important elements that will convey the plot and theme to the reader. The author uses characters to develop and add interest to the story. Their physical and personal traits are the first two elements to explore when analyzing a character and then the reader needs to make connections on how it ties into the plot of the story. To make ev