Happy Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend!  As we take time to reflect upon the legacy of Dr. King, I urge all of you to pause to think about his bravery; he was not afraid to go to jail or die for his beliefs, and to awe at his…

It’s that time of year again!  High School students all over New York are looking at colleges.  Most often, colleges are looking for exceptional grades and high SAT and ACT scores.   If your child will soon be looking at colleges now is the time to ACT!  Advance Scholars tutoring service…

The guidelines are constantly changing with Covid-19 .  Now the official word is if your child has been exposed and is unvaccinated they can return to school 5 days after exposure if they do not display any symptoms.  If your child is fully vaccinated, which equates to two weeks past…

The omicron variant is everywhere and because it is rampant, children are expected to remain out of school for days at a time.  So much learning is being lost.  Now more than ever, children need outside support to help them academically.  Advance Scholars tutoring service is that support.  Advance Scholars…

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, since we’ve no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!   Now is the best opportunity to help improve your child academically and also socially and emotionally!  I know as a parent we try…

Happy New Year!  We at Advance Scholars tutoring service wish you all a healthy, exciting and prosperous 2022!    With Omicron cases on the rise, children’s learning seems to be one of the first casualties of this epidemic.  We’ve found that numerous children have not recovered academically from the first outbreak…

Having taught in Richmond Hill, Far Rockaway, and now Long Island, the one math skill I’ve found most challenging in any area is fractions. Before you can even teach the skill of adding or subtracting fractions, children need to understand what is a fraction.   Fractions are a numerical amount that…

Did anyone say, a numerical quantity that is not a whole number?  What?  That’s what’s called a fraction.  As an educator, fractions have always been one of my student’s most challenging skills to acquire.  My next few blogs will outline how you can help your child learn how to add,…

Here are some questions you can ask your child’s teacher to get the most out of your conference.  Remember, conferences are approximately 10 minutes long.  How is my child doing socially?   What do you see as my child’s academic strengths and weaknesses? How can you help your child academically and…

Is your child struggling in school? Soon, schools will be offering parent-teacher conferences, which will give parents the opportunity to discuss your child’s strengths and weaknesses.  I encourage everyone to attend these sessions as it offers the opportunity to understand how your child is performing on their grade level.  It…

In previous posts, we discussed the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for children and strategies they can use to exit the red, yellow and blue quadrants.  In this post, we will discuss some strategies they can use to get themselves out of the green quadrant.  Again, this essentially means…

In previous posts, we discussed the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for children and strategies they can use to exit the red and blue quadrants.  In this post, we will discuss some strategies they can use to get themselves out of the yellow quadrant.  Again, this essentially means giving…