In the Arena: Fighting for Students to Value Literacy
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This week, on The Parents' Solution, I had the opportunity to have an insightful conversation with Jennifer Ledwith. Jennifer believes that education and literacy are crucial to success. Her passion led her to creating Scholar Ready, a virtual literacy-first tutoring service, aimed at providing students with the support they need to succeed in school and achieve a better life.
Jennifer talked about how she came into the role of an entrepreneur after realizing that she could help students graduate with little to no debt by teaching them to write essays as applications for scholarships. Jennifer realized that test scores were the driving factor for obtaining scholarships. She then started to notice that students were experiencing difficulty with reading comprehension - in other words, they had a lack of literacy skills.
We highlighted the issue of students being pushed through school while lacking literacy skills, and addressed the fact that students are being given less reading material. These students develop coping methods to mask the fact that they can’t read. Jennifer explained that because students tend to get a pass on reading, they don’t know how to accomplish the next steps; they have a hard time writing about what they’ve read.
Reading and writing together form a foundation for critical thinking skills.
Jennifer advised parents to:
- Get children tested early for learning disabilities if there is a problem
- Go into the schools and ensure that students are learning phonics
- Be patient with their children
Jennifer offers resources for parents and students on her website. For additional information, go to http://www.scholaready.com. You can check out the podcast here, on her website, as well. #alternativeschool #homeeducating #educationforkids #childrenactivity #unschoollife #funlearningforkids #creativeteaching #unschooled #childhoodeducation #tutorsofinstagram #homeschoolfamilylife #unschoolingfamily #earlydevelopment #allaboutearlyyears #privatetutoring #learningactivities #kidsactivites #makinglearningfun #alternativeeducation #parenttips #studentengagement #homeschoollifestyle #screenfreekids #homeschoolingfamily #kidsactivityideas #kidsactivitiesathome #learningtime #funlearningathome #homeschoolmoms #activitiesfortoddlers #homeschoolcurriculum #earlychildhooddevelopment #littlelearners #lovelearning #creativelearning #kidseducation #lovetolearn #earlylearning101 #teachingkids #learninganddevelopment #homeschoolfun #earlychildhoodeducator #parentsupport #parentslife #childledlearning #qualityeducation #homeschoolmama #parentinggoals #earlyeducation #funwithkids #educationiskey #handson #educationispower #playtolearn #parentsofinstagram #playislearning #kidlife #handsonlearning #homeeducation #learnthroughplay #unschooling #earlychildhood #childdevelopment #parentinglife #homeschoolmom #earlylearning #parentingtips #homeschooling #homeschool #parents