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Instill a love for learning in your child through the Kumon Program.

an instructor helps an early learner to build their Social-emotional readiness

HOW EARLY LEARNING PROMOTES SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL READINESS FOR KINDERGARTEN

Is your child socially ready for kindergarten?  Can she play in a group? Follow instructions? What about emotional readiness? Does he show some degree of independence? Is he comfortable in a group? One of the best ways to boost your child’s social-emotional readiness for kindergarten – and life – is with an early learning

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Instructor sits next to an abacus wile she assists a student in becoming a critical thinker for kindergarten.

HOW TO DEVELOP A CRITICAL THINKER FOR KINDERGARTEN

Think your 5-year-old is too young to develop critical thinking skills? In the past, education placed an emphasis on delivering information to children — like the alphabet and counting. Today, the focus is on analysis and logic and on developing a critical thinker for kindergarten. So instead of just memorizing or mimicking what’s being

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A young child active learning using an ipad with stylus pencil on a couch

Active Technology Can Benefit Students in a Digital World  

In today’s classroom, students might be as likely to talk about the Elmo Visual Presenter, a computerized digital projector, as Elmo the red, fuzzy and lovable “Sesame Street” character who loves hugs. 

It’s the digital world they live in, and today’s children are enveloped by it in both their home and

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A 4 year old practices her reading at a library

Why Parents Should Seek Reading Programs for 4-Year-Olds in Addition to Preschool

For many parents, sending children to preschool seems like a huge first step toward starting school. But is it enough? Do parents with children in preschool also need to enroll them in supplemental reading programs for 4-year-olds?

The answer may depend on a parent’s goals. Do they want their preschoolers to

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