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Using Comics to Build Advanced Reading Vocabulary

May 15, 2017June 10, 2022 admin attention, dyslexia, learning, reading, teaching, vocabulary

VOCABULARY SPELLS SUCCESS IN SCHOOL If students aren’t voracious readers early in life, they miss out on vocabulary that bookworm peers are absorbing. This happens to students with dyslexia, students from non-reader homes, students with ADHD, and even students who need glasses. Low vocabulary hurts academic work across all subjects. But, writing definitions on lists […]

Chess Improves Attention

January 20, 2017June 18, 2022 admin attention, chess, focus, teaching

Chess Improves Attention and Focus One way to improve attention and focus is to teach chess; research shows that learning chess raises testable IQ by an average of 15 points! It helps the student gain control of his or her own attention. Chess increases cognitive skills such as logic, working memory, problem-solving, and visual processing […]