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What to do if your child needs homework help

stevelk — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:42:52 +0000

If you have noticed that your child’s grades are slipping and are not sure what to do, it is likely that there is a need for homework help. If that is the case, as a parent, you are likely concerned about what action steps to take.
There are a few things that you can consider:
1.You can schedule daily time with your child to review their homework and their subject material so that you can help them through the areas that are presenting difficulty to them.
2.You can hire a tutor to either come to your home or where you can bring in your child every week. The challenge to this is that you would have to select specific times to meet and ensure that your child is organized so that they get the most benefit out of the time that you are paying for.
3.You can hire an online tutoring service for your child. This type of service will offer one on one tutoring for your child’s specific needs and one of the most significant advantages is that the service is flexible to fit around the time needs that you or your child may need.
Choosing the option that fits your schedule and the study needs of your child is an important step to help with improving grades and with making sure that your child values and enjoys the learning process.
Excel Students provides personalized one-on-one online tutoring and homework help to improve student’s grades. They provide online math tutoring, math homework help, online science tutoring, and science homework help for students in grades 3 through college.

How to Teach Your Child Responsibility

stevelk — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:48:59 +0000

Every parent wants their child to be organized and responsible but how do you raise such a child?
Tips for teaching your child responsibility:-
1.Be a good role model – Be organized, be on time for appointments,
   keep promises and be responsible with money.
2.Resist the temptation to bail out your children all the time.
   If your child leaves their homework at home don’t take it into
   school. Let them deal with and learn from the consequences of
their actions. Saying “I told you so” is not helpful but explaining
that all actions have consequences is good education.
3.Give children chores around the house from an early age.
   A pre-schooler can tidy their toys and a seven year old
   can set the table. Give them tasks that are appropriate for their
age and expect them to be done. Teach your children that each
member of the family has responsibilities.
4.Teach your children how to organize themselves. Help them plan
   their study and homework. Show them that if they can organize
   themselves then you are willing to give math homework help and
   biology homework help etc.
5.Praise your child when they show responsibility.
6.Give your child an allowance from an early age and teach them
about saving and giving to charity. Open a bank account with them
   and teach them about interest. Older children can keep an account
   book. Do not bail out children who have spent all their money on
   a toy and then see something they really want – point out that they
   need to save up.
7.Expect responsibility. Children will see that you trust them and will
rise to the challenge. Point out the consequences when tasks are not
   done. For example, when your child cannot find something precious
   because their room is untidy.
Responsibility is a virtue or skill that your child will need in the future at college and in the working world. A poorly organized irresponsible person does not get far in this world

Using the Computer to Support Your Child’s Learning

stevelk — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:47:23 +0000

Computers can be a useful resource when it comes to your child’s studies. Here are some ways in which a computer can support studying and homework:-
1.Research – Your child will be able to use encyclopedia programs
   and the internet search engines to research topics like history
   projects.
2.Word processing – Teach your child to use a word processing program
   for their assignments and teach them how to use the spellchecker and
   other tools. Check with your child’s school to see what format they
   want assignments to be in.
3.Clip Art and Photos – Your child can make their projects look
attractive and interesting by using royalty free photos and
   clip art from the Internet.
4.Math homework help – There are many web sites offering free math
   homework help. Check out the Excel Students’ resource page
   http://www.excelstudents.com/Online_Tutoring_resources.html
   for links to free resources.
5.Test sheets – Download practice test sheets for examinations
   such as the ACT and the SAT.
6.Dictionary – Show your children online reference sites such as
   dictionary sites and thesaurus sites to support their English
   studies.
7.Science – Find encyclopedia sites and science sites to support
   your child’s science studies and to give them biology homework
   help. Your child can have fun while they learn by using online
games and puzzles.
8.Software – There are many games and programs that you can buy to
   support your child’s studies. Input your child’s spelling list into
   a program to test your child through fun games.
9.Online tutoring –Online tutoring works by teaching your child in
   a virtual classroom. Your child will be able to get the extra
   help they need with their studies without leaving home.
10.Printing – Print out squared graph paper for math homework and
    print out flash cards for spelling and reading.
Make sure that you use parental controls and filters on your home computers to stop children finding inappropriate content and always make sure that your anti-virus programs are up to date. Make a note of useful websites and add them to “Favorites” and use child friendly search engines.

Excel Students Launched Online Tutoring Services

stevelk — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:50:54 +0000

Excel Students Inc. provides online tutoring services to students in the U.S. in the subjects of Math and Science. Traditionally, in the U.S., in order for a student to receive supplemental education, a parent needs to drop-off their child at a tutoring location and come back to pick-up their child. Typically, a parent pays a premium price of $40 to $60 per hour for tutoring that may not necessarily entail one-on-one tutoring. It is very difficult in terms of time and cost for an average household to justify providing supplemental education for their child. Excel Students Tutoring was formed to provide parents a cost-effective and convenient supplemental education solution without compromising on quality.

Vision: To be the premier online supplemental education provider in the United States of America.
Mission: To provide quality supplemental education to students in grade-level 3-12 that is affordable to parents with the flexibility of time and location.
Services: Excel Students Inc. provides One-on-One and On-Demand tutoring in the subjects of Math (Grade levels 3-12) & Science (Chemistry, Biology, Physics).

Working with Dyslexia when Studying for Exams

stevelk — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:33:58 +0000

Students are often challenged if they are trying to learn and they have dyslexia. However, there are several tips that can help the process to improve, particularly when learning how to study effectively for exams. Here are some of the techniques that may help a student with dyslexia to score higher on their exams:
Auditory Techniques
Taped notes from a classroom can often help a student with dyslexia to prepare for an exam. See if it is possible to tape record the classroom lectures so that they can be listened to for study purposes. Also, computerized text readers can be useful when reviewing textbook material. This will allow students who learn better in an auditory fashion to prepare for their exams.
Visual Techniques
While reading can often be a challenge, visual aids can assist the student to learn and to apply concepts. Consider using pictures, posters, models, projection screens and online tutoring services. Each of these learning methods can help to overcome challenges with reading and studying for exams.
Time
When a student is preparing for an exam, it is important to allow enough time prior to the exam to learn concepts. Sometimes, it is just a matter of added time to prepare for an exam that will help scores to improve.
Excel Students provides personalized one-on-one online tutoring and homework help to improve student’s grades. They provide online math tutoring, math homework help, online science tutoring, and science homework help for students in grades 3 through college.

Science Resources

stevelk — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:02:49 +0000

Science Resources, apart from being accessed through our schools and libraries have become web-based due to a growing number of online students and tutors.
Many websites have been created as a resource to meet this demand of online users. Here are some tips for helping your children with their homework and understanding of concepts covered in school. Online tutorials have gained popularity as they involve a number of projects working with different companies and educational groups to develop a curriculum and to introduce effective web based resources. Most of the web based resources would include the tutorials that can be accessed through the website/links.
Additional resources would include listing of Books and CDs. Some of the websites provide endless supply of printable worksheets where the answers can be filled in online and corrected immediately. There are good practice papers that can also provide as self assessment tests.
You can also learn about subjects, check out science games or get homework help in biology or chemistry via online tutoring. Online tutoring provides the use of technology with tutor interaction to engage and motivate students on a one on one interface making use of web based resources. This resource is usually comprehensive in K -12 science curriculum and hence is being adopted steadily by an increasing number of schools, tutors and students. Excel Students has put together a comprehensive list of links to different websites that can be a good resource when you’re looking for science homework help, science tutoring, biology homework help, etc.