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The COVID-19 slide: What summer learning loss can tell us about the potential impact of school closures on student academic achievement

Jul 20, 2020 | Cottage Grove Blog

As a parent, you've probably heard of the 'summer slide,' where students can lose up to 3 months of knowledge over the summer. This already scary phenomenon is being compounded this year by the knowledge slide kids are experiencing because of closed schoo..

What can you do to prepare your child for higher math success?

Aug 19, 2018 | Cottage Grove Blog

  Most American children lose ground to students all over the world who are preparing themselves for success in the future, which includes, like it or not, a lot of math.  Unfortunately, this is because year-after-year students are put in clas..

Understand the Math Portion of the SAT and ACT

Dec 20, 2017 | Cottage Grove Blog

The SAT and ACT tests are a critical part of the college application process.   Even if your child does well in math in school, investing in improving your child’s achievement in these high stakes tests is worthwhile. The difference between a good s..

Where is the Math Textbook?

Nov 12, 2017 | Cottage Grove Blog

  Up until recently, kids usually brought home math text books to do homework. Math homework often consisted of something like “do problems 1-10 on page 63.”  With advances in technology, homework for kids in middle school and high school these days of..

Use Praise Correctly to Increase Math Confidence

Oct 28, 2017 | Cottage Grove Blog

Parents, do you praise your children’s efforts, abilities, or both? Praise, used correctly, is an effective tool for raising a child’s confidence in math. Kids who feel confident in their math skills practice and therefore improve. Conversely, children wh..

We See a Brighter Future Ahead in Math

Oct 15, 2017 | Cottage Grove Blog

Sometimes when you are in the midst of a struggle it feels overwhelming and never-ending. Don’t Despair! We know your child can be successful in math. We have seen how one math success leads to more successes. Seven-year-old Melanie had health issues t..

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