Author: mymentech

There’s more than one way to help children find the joy in reading. Often, to encourage a student in reading our first go-to is fiction. Not every child, however, responds well to that genre. One of my children detested fiction....

“Miss Ruth,” asked the 7-year-old who nudged in beside my desk chair, “Do you know what’s cool about Komodo Dragons?” When my answer was, “no,” he immediately bombarded me with cool details and then pulled out a nonfiction...

Got a reluctant reader? Remind them—and yourself—that they’re an underdog! Underdogs face challenges and difficulties. They work to overcome all these and even their own personal dislikes to reach their goals. But, become...

Why do we love a mystery? For one thing, there’s a clear goal: figure out who caused the problem and why. It’s innate in our nature to problem solve. Well-written mysteries will keep us guessing throughout the plotline. But just...

Singapore Math is a program that you might learn about from friends or online blogs. As you start your research on it, you may be surprised to find out that there are multiple Singapore Math programs! Let’s take a quick look at...