Mommy blogger and product reviewer Andrea of Mommygearest.com enrolled her son for a free three-month trial at Oxford Learning Courtice this summer. Read her initial post about her expectations and experience during her first couple of weeks here. After the three month trial was up, Andrea chose to keep her son in his program. We […]
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A Dutch designer has created a typeface that makes it easier for dyslexics (like himself) to read. The “Dyslexie” font is “[d]esigned to make reading clearer and more enjoyable for dyslexics, us[ing] heavy base lines, alternating stick and tail lengths, larger openings, and semicursive slants to ensure that each character has a unique and more […]
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Wait, what?! We don’t mean failing a FINAL exam is a good thing, but researchers have discovered that taking pretests (testing knowledge before actually learning course material) can help students better focus and retain information on key content, helping them do better overall in classes than if they merely studied as normal. “[A] (bombed) pretest […]
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