ABOUT OUR CUSTOMIZED, ONLINE LEARNING GAMES AND FLASHCARDS

Students who have been using 3x5 cards to help memorize information such as vocabulary words, translations, equations, concepts, historical facts, etc. will find our online flashcards (sample: Membrane Structure and Function) and games (samples: Introduction to Oceanography and To Kill A Mockingbird)) faster, easier, more effective and a lot more fun.

Often, students think they are studying but they are not taking in what they are seeing in their textbooks and worksheets. Our students are taught to reframe their assigned work as questions and answers. If you would like to explore this option, your homework coach will work with your son or daughter to create online flashcards and computer games for the material covered during homework sessions. In between lessons, your coach may ask the student to send him/her notes on the homework, which we will also convert to flashcards and computer games--very handy for midyear or final exam prep and in subjects where a large quantity of information must be memorized, such as biology. By participating in this process, students develop their ability to perceive and integrate the main ideas in their reading and often make substantial gains in their time-management and organizational skills.

Eventually, we hope that our students add this kind of focused note-taking to their learning strategies.