End Summer Boredom, Enroll in a Randolph Camp
- Clarissa McClain
- 29.04.2019
- Academics
Summer is approaching. Technically, the summer solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21, 2019. However, we all know that summer essentially starts when the ...
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Is It Dyslexia? Now What?
- Debbie Hargett
- 26.02.2019
- dyslexia
Dyslexia or similar language and spelling difficulties affect 15-20% of the population, and there is a familial component. A close relative with dyslexia is a risk ...
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Dyslexia Intervention: When can we start?
- Debbie Hargett
- 26.02.2019
- dyslexia
As toddlers, children are already starting the journey of putting together language, sounds, and alphabet letters, and are filling their reading “tool chests” with the ...
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What is Dyslexia?
- Debbie Hargett
- 24.01.2019
- dyslexia
Greengate School at Randolph serves students in grades 1-8 who have dyslexia, but what exactly is dyslexia? Dyslexia refers to a neurologically-based difference that ...
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How to Outsmart Summer Slide
- Brandi Sterling
- 05.06.2018
- dyslexia
Don't let summer slide steal learning. Greengate School teacher Brandi Sterling offers advice and resources for parents to help their children to design a summer program ...
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