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Communication: It’s More Than Just Words
When parents bring their bundle of joy home from the hospital, they have no idea who that littleperson will become. The amazing thing about children and young brains is that they areremarkably resilient. Even when presented with difficulty in learning verbal...
Why Use Nursery Rhymes?
Rhyming is one of the earliest phonemic awareness skills to develop in young children and nursery rhymes are great fun. Children have always enjoyed the silliness of rhymes…..the sillier the better. Nursery rhymes introduce our children to a cast of characters who are...
Power of Play
When we think of learning, we don’t often equate that with play. Child play means just that; something that children engage in that is not as serious or important as work, academic learning, or growing in other areas of life. However, play is an incredibly powerful...
Lets Take a Walk
Spring has come to Fresno, and the warm sunny days beckon us outdoors. Walks in our green environment can do many things to improve overall body health. For example, walks can help us reduce stress and blood pressure and improve feelings of well-being, decreasing...
Better Teammate
Congratulations! You made the team. Now the tricky part starts, "how to be a great teammate." Here are some tips: • Encourage: When your teammates make mistakes be the first one to encourage them. You can tell them things like, "You'll get that shot next time." or...
Why Tutoring?
Working at aspire for almost 3 years now, I’ve gained perspective on education as a whole. Tutoring provides opportunities that many students need to achieve their full potential. Teachers in schools do their best to cater to their pupils, but they often don’t have...
Block Play With Your Child
A child’s play is their work and playing blocks with your child is a fun way to engage in an activity together. Block play allows your child to work on some fine motor skills. For example, stacking objects on top of each other requires the coordination of little...
Bubble Play with Your Child
Bubbles are happiness in a bottle. Those magic bubbles are known to change the attitude of a shy, reluctant child or one that just needs an attitude adjustment. They can be a good distraction, a fun playtime activity, or work as a reward. Because a child's play is his...
Consider the Phoenix
Travelling the world means being exposed to cultures, languages, people, and traditions different from your own. If you ask any avid traveler, there is great value in stepping outside of your cultural boundaries. Seeing the values, thoughts, beliefs, and experiences...
Sign Language for Your Little One
Is your child reaching that two-year-old age and still not talking? Or maybe you want to get a head start on communicating with your child but do not know where to begin. Sign language may be a great place to start. Babies can start learning sign language around 6...