School and Learning

When a child has a valid IEP, her school is required by law to provide the services called for in that document.

Our expert questions a school counselor's recommendation of retention for a fourth-grader.

It's wise to adopt a supportive attitude about your child's choice of college, and to respect his choice unless he gives you cause not to honor it.

Long before the notion of preschool, kids flourished and matured as they creatively explored the worlds of their home, family, and nature.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Use this guide to help your child succeed on their term paper or research project.

Find helpful resources for dyslexia.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Learn how high school juniors can plan for their senior year.

Use this guide to help get your child ready for the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. Manage end-of-year stress and final grades, find child care or summer camps, and plan ahead for a great transition to summer and the next school year.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Here are some suggestions for talking to your children about religious differences.

The best way to help an unmotivated child is to find out why he isn't motivated.

How to answer the question, "Is my child gifted?"

Find tips on how to deal with a teacher who may be verbally abusing her class.

There are many reasons why good students do poorly on standardized tests.

There are lots of fun, educational activities for children who have a year at home before entering preschool.

Find advice on how to select a tutor for your child.

It's quite normal for a bad experience to have effects on classroom rules, but one needs to be rational about the actual risks faced.

This article contains a short list of famous and historical figures who had highly developed natural observation skills depite a disability.

This article contains a short list of famous and historical figures who were highly developed thinkers depite a disability.