Priyanka Sonkushre
A young child who cannot control his emotions, a high schooler who has trouble making friends, and a professional who has difficulty making decisions can all benefit from social-emotional learning. The concept of social-emotional learning (SEL) has been around for a long time but was introduced in schools around the 1990s. Lately, its importance in … Read more
If you are a parent looking for options to support their child’s early education, you may have heard terms like Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Waldorf, and many more! And we’re sure these words might have left you a bit bewildered while you’re on this journey to find the best school for your child. Reggio Emilia, Montessori, … Read more
Hey teachers! It’s that time of the year again when kids will soon return to school. Of course, you must be busy planning and organizing for the upcoming school year but don’t miss out on identifying a few interesting back-to-school activities for your young preschoolers. As the learning environment is important in early education, these … Read more
“The child has a hundred languages…” Said Loris Malaguzzi, the person behind the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. He built this pedagogy of education after World War II while teaching school kids in villages around Reggio Emilia, a city in Italy. Since then, this educational philosophy has been accepted and implemented in many … Read more
Subject-verb agreement can be a tricky grammatical concept to learn in middle school. The rules can be quite overwhelming for students. More so if your middle-schoolers are solving the same old grammar worksheets with huge chunks of text in English class. If that’s the case with your students, it may be time to try new … Read more
Reading is a fundamental skill. Every person must be a proficient reader to understand the vast expanse of information available in the world. The beginning of reading skills starts during the early school years to support future educational endeavors. But reading is not something that comes naturally to many children. Several students and adults worldwide … Read more
Literacy proficiency is divided into five levels, starting from Level 1 to Level 5. When we say a person has a specific reading level, it means they have the ability to read text written corresponding to that level of English. In America, 1 in 5 adults can read and comprehend at a proficiency level of … Read more
Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in an individual’s personal and professional success. It is one of the types of intelligence and encompasses a range of skills like self-awareness, empathy, emotional regulation, and effective communication. But in today’s fast-paced world, people are losing touch with their ability to understand and manage emotions effectively. They have … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Did you know that kids in elementary school spend around 37.1 – 60.2% of a school day carrying out fine motor activities, including handwriting? A study[1] published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy has revealed. Now that’s a big reason why … Read more
Every word we read or write is a culmination of different sounds, and each of these individual sounds is known as a phoneme, the smallest unit of sounds of speech. By learning these unique sounds and how to blend them, one can become proficient in reading and writing. That’s why it’s important to teach little … Read more