by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 9, 2025 | Character, Collaboration
Empathy is about imagining how someone else feels and even putting yourself in their shoes to experience the feeling, too. It is one of the most critical social-emotional skills for kids to develop. Asking a friend if they are OK is one example of empathy, and...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 2, 2025 | Character, Collaboration
Teamwork is necessary for most aspects of life. We use it when we cooperate with family members, work together with others at school and work, spend time with friends, and interact with neighbors and the greater community. How can you teach your kids teamwork? The...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Feb 26, 2025 | Content, Core Skills
Adjectives have enormous power for kids. Whether it’s a two-year-old learning what “small” means, a four-year-old sorting the world into things that are “interesting” or not, or a five-year-old discovering what it means to be “clever,” using adjectives opens a kid’s...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Feb 22, 2025 | Content, Core Skills
Learning to read is one of the most exciting milestones your child will achieve. But it doesn’t happen overnight. There are a number of learning steps they must take on their path to literacy. One of the foundations of reading is a skill called phonemic awareness. In...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Feb 14, 2025 | How It Begins
As a good parent, you’re looking for all the tools and tricks to help your child learn to read. In your quest, you stumble upon something called “sight words” and wonder What are sight words? And will they help my child improve their reading skills? In this article,...
