Purposeful ConversationsPower Parent Magazine | December 14, 2020What is a High Quality Conversation? The kind of conversation that provides the best context for a child to build his language and literacy skills is one in which: the […]
Literacy Resources for the Elementary School StudentPower Parent Magazine | December 14, 2020How Can I Get My Child to Read More? Upon entering third grade, students will find their reading abilities challenged much more than in earlier grades. Texts will be longer […]
Resources for Elementary LiteracyPower Parent Magazine | December 7, 2021How Can I Get My Child to Read More? Upon entering third grade, students will find their reading abilities challenged much more than in earlier grades. Texts will be longer […]
Resources for Middle & High SchoolPower Parent Magazine | December 7, 20219 Ways to Get Teens Reading Parents know how to inspire a love of books in babies and toddlers: Just put ’em on your lap, and start reading. But as kids […]
Neighbors working togetherPower Parent Magazine | March 1, 2019West Grand Neighborhood Organization As the second-largest neighborhood organization in Grand Rapids, WGNO represents a great mix of residents and two neighborhood business districts within its...
Neighbors working togetherPower Parent Magazine | March 2, 2020West Grand Neighborhood Organization As the second-largest neighborhood organization in Grand Rapids, WGNO represents a great mix of residents and two neighborhood business districts within its...
Stop the Slide!Power Parent Magazine | April 10, 2023Preventing Summer Learning Loss Summer learning loss, also known as summer slide, is real. Children can lose up to two months of essential math and reading skills during the summer months. […]
Parenting During a PandemicPower Parent Magazine | November 1, 2020Minimize COVID Stress Even in the best of times, raising children is hard work. Now, in a time when families like yours face distance learning challenges, employment changes, or other […]
To & From KinderPower Parent Magazine | March 10, 2021Kindergarten Transitions If your child is making the transition from preschool to kindergarten, or from kindergarten to first grade, this article is for you! Kids are pretty smart about these...
Stop the Slide!Power Parent Magazine | April 14, 2021Preventing Summer Learning Loss Summer learning loss, also known as summer slide, is real. Children can lose up to two months of essential math and reading skills during the summer months. […]