Marti, a KIDS HOPE USA Mentor was talking to her mentee, Morgan while they were working on the “Book About Me” and the question was asked, “If you could be doing anything else right now, what would you do?” Marti teasingly said, “Oh, you better be careful how you answer this one.” Morgan responded, “I […]
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Reading with your child will increase their vocabulary and will help give them the skills they need to succeed. Look at the results of one study on reading… Student “A” reads 20 minutes each day= 3,600 minutes in a school year= 1,800,000 words Student “B” reads 5 minutes each day=900 minutes in a school year=
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Micah and Mrs. Jodi have been together for 6 years. During a weekly mentoring session, Micah said to Mrs. Jodi, “Without you, my life would be crap.”
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After Nayla’s second time meeting with her KHUSA mentor, Julie she was asked to draw her favorite thing about school in the Book About Me, she drew a picture of Julie.
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Before you throw out those old magazines, STOP and read this blog post… they could help your student learn to read! Purchase a simple notebook and label each page with a letter A-Z. As you look through magazines, let your child cut out pictures from the pages, determine what letter the word starts with, and then
NEW GAME ALERT! We tried this game out at my house this weekend and we fell in love with it…I think you will, too! It’s called Bear Hunt and it’s a wooden game board created by the company Melissa and Doug. What makes it special? First, it’s wooden, so it’s durable! The pieces are all
Wilson talks about how adults use rewards and punishments to shape children’s behavior. From his research, he has concluded that both can be effective if used in moderation. He concludes, “Use the minimal sufficiency principle , whereby you dole out rewards and punishments that are strong enough to get your kids to do what you want
Students who are learning to read need to practice the basic sight words, but let’s face it…sometimes that can get really boring! Jazz up sight word practice by playing a game of TWISTER. There are a couple of ways you can do this… 1- Tape a different letter on each dot on the Twister mat.
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Since it’s Reading Month, I wanted READING to be the focus during my mentoring hour with my six year old today. With very little effort, I was able to help him with all five components of reading AND have fun at the same time… in fact, his giggles were contagious! I enjoyed laughing with him.
“Invite” a guest reader into your next mentoring session by clicking on the link below to hear NFL quarterback, Tim Tebow, read Green Eggs and Ham. Even if your students do not know who Tim is, they will enjoy listening to him read this fun story. If you mentor a boy, it is especially important
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