Reading Comprehension and Writing

shoot4moon
Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:35:37 +0000

As a first step, I would look into the books and blog of Cal Newport. He has practical suggestions for sketching out what profs are looking for, understanding material better and highlighting parts that are unclear, and other strategies.

I think a tutor would also be helpful. DD1 did not get good math instruction for Algebra I, and never quite recovered. Now that DD2 is coming up, the second that she said “you know I can do the problems, but I really don’t understand the concepts behind them” we retained a tutor from teh local college. He is doing a great job, and I can hear light bulbs going off when they talk at the kitchen table.