The In-Home Tutors Blog
Our blog covers any topic we feel is of interest to parents raising healthy, intellectually-curious children. You’ll find learning tips, suggestions for fun activites with your kids, and some nuts and bolts advice on such topics as note-taking and SAT/ACT prep.
Take the Kids Outside and Fight Nature-Deficit Disorder
Something a little different for parents to read while its cold outside and the kids are inside playing their computer games. Our guest author Jenna Sherman of Parent-Leaders says our kids’ increasing disconnect with the outdoors has real negative...
School May Stop for the Summer, But Learning Shouldn’t
You’ve heard of a summer body, but what about the summer brain?!? On average, students lose 2.5 months of mathematical skills and 2 months of reading skills over the summer break. Our brains are a muscle; if we want to be healthy and fit, we must...
Summer Tutoring Specials for 2022
Summer 2022 offers blessed relief after two years of Covid-19 impact. Absolutely, allow your children to enjoy their time off. But perhaps set aside a small amount of time to keep up their academic skills.As we return to normal, the coronavirus...
Our Approach to Tutoring Children with Autism
In-Home Tutors has years of experience tutoring children on the autism spectrum. We have many tutors with special ed teacher certification. We also have some excellent tutors with no formal training who nonetheless do very well with students with...
Children With Learning Differences Benefits From the Arts
A guest post by Lillian Brooks encourages parents to get their special needs children involved in arts activities.Getting your child started in the arts is a wonderful way to help them socialize, learn new skills, and find new ways to express...
The Power of Positive Language in Student’s Success
A new word for you: self-efficacy, which is what you have when you think “I’ve got this!”As parents of school-age children, it’s important to understand the role that self-efficacy plays in our children’s academic performance. Self-efficacy is a...