Author Archives: Marc

Learning Disability Bias, and the Search for A Website Picture

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Marc - Leave a comment

If you’ve been a client of Hoffman Education, you may have noticed that we redesigned our website.  What does that have to do with learning disability bias? Let me share a recent experience. While searching a popular online photo library … Continue reading →

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Building Math Skills: Resource Round-Up

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Marc - Leave a comment

Many people…adults and kids…say that they just aren’t good at math. We hate hearing that! We can help young kids develop math literacy from an early age, by using everyday situations to teach the most elementary concepts…money (financial literacy), cooking … Continue reading →

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Study Skills Tip: Try A Change of Scenery

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Marc - Leave a comment

A Change of Scenery Might be Just the Study Skill Your Student Needs to Excel: There was an interesting article in The New York Times recently about study skills and misconceptions on what kind of study habits works best.  Bottom … Continue reading →

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SAT Vocabulary Building Tips (Part Two)

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Marc - Leave a comment

6 Online SAT Vocabulary Resources for Your Student: When it comes to learning SAT Vocabulary, reading is a natural vocabulary enhancer. So what do you do if your student doesn’t really like to read? Don’t despair. There are many other … Continue reading →

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How to Learn SAT Vocabulary (Part One)

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Marc - Leave a comment

Vocabulary Tips for Your Student, from Our SAT Tutors: Of all the test prep tasks, learning new SAT vocabulary words can be a daunting task. In the first of a two part series, we offer SAT vocabulary building tips that … Continue reading →

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