by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Apr 24, 2019 | Content, Core Skills
Do you often ask, “How can I make my child pay attention when I try to teach the alphabet?” Well, there are two main reasons why young children fail to pay attention when adults try to teach them about the alphabet. For some children, the task seems...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 21, 2019 | Content, Core Skills
Music is an essential and important part of a child’s life. What’s great is that music also has a positive impact on your child’s development. Read about some of the learning benefits below. Then check out this amazing playlist Rockabye Baby put together for us, raise...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Feb 7, 2019 | Creativity, Creativity & Curiosity
Valentine’s Day is all about LOVE and expressing that love through kindness! Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it and let’s face it– we’re parents and we’re always busy! Instead of heading out to the store, simply fire up your...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Jan 14, 2019 | Content, Core Skills
Before coming to HOMER to work on the Learning Team, I spent 8 years as a preschool teacher in New York City. Let’s face it, the teacher’s desk can sometimes become a catchall place for everything under the sun. One of my main struggles was keeping my desk clean and...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Nov 21, 2018 | Content, Core Skills
Q&A with Peggy Kaye, HOMER’s Chief Curriculum Officer Many children feel that unless they read with the fluency of adults, then they are bad readers. Other children see classmates having an easier time learning to read and it makes them insecure. Children rarely...
