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Is Your Focus on Elementary School?

March 28, 2012

  How Glorious the Elementary School Years Are! A new roundup of children enter kindergarten curious and excited about elementary school! You watch as your prior year students’ move up to the next grade level, proud of their responsibilities as the “bigger” kids. Parent involvement is high. Student enthusiasm and engagement is self-guided. Milestones and…

Brain Biology = Hope for Reading Disabilities – Part I

January 17, 2012

Last weekend, I was visiting a ski area in northern Michigan for a few days and met Cori. She was working the front desk and checked me in as I arrived. We were chatting as the paperwork was processing and Cori asked what I do for a living. I told her about my work with…

Is There a Link Between Study Skills and Motivation?

October 18, 2011

Last week, a friend was telling me about her work with a community initiative to help “at-risk” youth get better grades in school. Before I could stop myself, I blurted out, “Oooh…they need study skills!” She responded, “Well, we are focusing more on motivation,” and quickly continued with her story. I shouldn’t have interrupted her…

Negative Attitudes from Parents and Teachers

October 4, 2011

Last week, I shared suggestions to improve students’ attitudes towards study skills. But, students are not the only ones with poor attitudes. I recently received an email from Jean*. Jean is a teacher who is battling a few roadblocks while teaching study skills during her “Study Skills” class. Yes, that is right. Jean is responsible…

The Cost of NOT Teaching Study Skills

October 4, 2011

As school budgets are rapidly shrinking, administrators have to carefully consider how to allocate their budget; they need to get the most “bang for their buck.” Managing a school budget is an art form involving hundreds of decisions and balancing dozens of demands. “How Can We Make the Greatest Impact?” This question is usually the…

SOAR Learning Privacy & Data Security Policy

August 25, 2011

Contents Overview Governance and Accountability Data Protection Officer (DPO) Roles and Responsibilities Data Collection, Usage, and Limitation Consent and Transparency Data Minimization and Retention Security Controls and Safeguards Technical Controls Administrative Controls Physical Security Third-Party Risk Management User Rights and Access Breach Notification and Incident Handling Public Reporting and Research Use Changes to this Policy…

Teacher Survey

August 15, 2011

Can Teachers at Your School Benefit from Study Skills? Print this survey to quickly assess their needs… Printer-friendly survey available here.   Problem:  Do your students… Never – Occasionally – Always 1. Feel incapable of being successful in school? 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 2. Feel ‘dumb’ or less intelligent than others?…

What Is SOAR?

August 15, 2011

What Skills Do Students Need for Success in the Information Age? Today’s students are not equipped with the necessary skills to: organize, process, manage, prioritize and learn from the massive amounts of information they encounter!  This is especially true for students in a virtual learning environment. That’s why the SOAR® Learning & Soft Skills Curriculum…

Press

August 15, 2011

Previous Press for SOAR® Study Skills Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 Winner – February, 2014 Washington Post – January, 2014 Women on Fire – December, 2013 ADDitude Magazine – Winter, 2013 Daily Edventures – October, 2013 ADDitude Magazine – Fall, 2013 Associated Press – August, 2013 ADDitude Magazine – Summer, 2013 Associated Press…

SOAR Guarantee

August 15, 2011

We Guarantee 100% Satisfaction! We are so confident in the power of our program, that we offer a 100% money-back guarantee! Our #1 goal is to make the lives of teachers, parents, and students easier! For this reason, we provide a “no hassle” refund for most products within 30 days. There are a few limitations…

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