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Sep 28 2022

6 Important Purposes of Summer Reading for Your Child

Summertime is a great opportunity for children to read for pleasure and enrichment. According to the National Education Association, summer reading can prevent children from experiencing the “summer slide,” where they forget some of the academic skills, they learned during the school year. Basically, summer reading is all about keeping kids’ brains active with reading […]

Mar 04 2022

WhizKidz Tutoring Team Profile: Long Island

WhizKidz Tutoring Team Profile: Long Island Tara Streeter Tara Streeter has been doing a phenomenal job at helping WhizKidz’s Long Island clients. In addition to helping our LI clients, Tara currently works as an Early Intervention Specialist and Early Intervention Coordinator. A strong advocate for students with special needs, Tara consults with teachers in grades […]

Jan 21 2022

What Is Small Group Tutoring Like?

Every child learns in a different way. Some excel in large classrooms while others prefer smaller groups or individual study.  Then there are kids who learn things easily while others need a little extra help. Small group tutoring could be exactly what your child needs to improve their grade and truly understand what they are […]

Nov 15 2021

Effective Homework Tips Every Student Should Know

Let’s set the scene: your kids come home from a long day of school and activities, drop their bags at the door, and *run* to the kitchen, couch, or computer for some downtime. You organize dinner and before you know it, it’s 8 pm and someone (let’s be honest, depending on the day, it might […]

Sep 30 2021

What is the Difference Between Speech, Language, and Literacy?

What is the Difference Between Speech, Language, and Literacy? The answer isn’t so much in their differences but their interrelationships. Literacy is a combination of the individual components of language and speech. They support one another and work together. Let’s start by looking at the technical definitions for each. The Difference Between Speech, Language, and […]