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20 Questions To Ask Your Child About School

20 Questions To Ask Your Child About School

Posted in Parent Education Resources, Tips & Advice

Asking about your child’s day is a meaningful way to gain an understanding of their feelings towards school, academically and socially. As children move into the higher grades, you’ll get less communication from the teachers, so engaging in conversation about school is particularly important.

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7 Tips to Keep Kids Learning Over the Winter Break

7 Tips to Keep Kids Learning Over the Winter Break

Posted in Parent Education Resources, Featured, Tips & Advice

Teachers on Call shares tips to Keep Kids Learning Over the Winter Break

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4 Ways to Stay Focused Over the Holiday Season

4 Ways to Stay Focused Over the Holiday Season

By Author #1

Posted in Parent Education Resources, Tips & Advice

The holiday season is a well deserved break for students after a busy four months of school. But it is also a good time to begin to prepare for the new year.

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Holiday Gifts for Teachers That Are Guaranteed to Please

Holiday Gifts for Teachers That Are Guaranteed to Please

Posted in Community, Tips & Advice

The search is on for gifts to express appreciation for your child’s teacher and the important work they do. Supplies are one thing that’s always welcome – they’re practical and useful gifts that can save a teacher money and provide a lot of fun for the class. If you want to give teacher more of a “treat” that they get to enjoy for themselves, we can help you with that, too!

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Report Cards Are Out and Parent Teacher Interviews Are Over.  Now What?

Report Cards Are Out and Parent Teacher Interviews Are Over. Now What?

Posted in Parent Education Resources, Tips & Advice

November is famous (or infamous) both for the first report card or progress report of the school year and parent teacher conferences. You've seen the report card and (may have) met the teacher, now what?

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How to Prepare For Parent-Teacher Interviews

How to Prepare For Parent-Teacher Interviews

Posted in Special Ed. Tutoring, Parent Education Resources, Featured, Tips & Advice

Teachers on Call shares tips to prepare for parent-teacher interviews.

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Enter to Win our Teacher Appreciation Contest

Enter to Win our Teacher Appreciation Contest

Posted in Parent Education Resources, Featured, Tips & Advice

Teachers on Call has partnered with Staples for a contest in honour of Teacher Appreciation Day on October 5.

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5 Study Habits to Help Your Child Succeed this School Year

5 Study Habits to Help Your Child Succeed this School Year

Posted in Tips & Advice

After the first couple of days and weeks of school, the excitement of back-to-school fades away and homework and studying begin.  This is especially the case for middle and high school students who receive increased homework and learn about their first tests and due dates approaching.

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Homework Help: 5 Tips For Parents

Homework Help: 5 Tips For Parents

Posted in Parent Education Resources, Featured, Tips & Advice

Teachers on Call shares 5 tips for parents to help with homework support

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What To Do If Your Child Is Struggling with Reading

What To Do If Your Child Is Struggling with Reading

Posted in English Tutoring, Parent Education Resources, Tips & Advice

Kids develop at their own time, so take a deep breath and try to assess the situation. Ask yourself, Does my child just need a little more time? Or is my child struggling with learning to read?

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