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Importance of Early Math Education, American Heritage School

Developing early math skills is vital for a student's future academic success. American Heritage School offers several reasons why early math education matters.

6 Tips for Choosing the Right School if Your Child Has ADHD

Finding the right school is essential if your child struggles with ADHD, but how do you go about it? The American Academy program offers six tips for choosing the right school environment and program for your K-12 student.

How to Look at Dyslexia as a Gift

Dyslexia is a learning difference that makes it difficult to learn how to read. Listen to "The Gift of Dyslexia" our latest episode on Experts in Learning Differences, A Speaker Series hosted by The American Academy, featuring dyslexia expert and educational trainer, Lauri Freeland.

Choosing the Right School for Children with Mild Learning Disorders

Does your Dyslexic child need specialized instruction and programs so they learn to read and do well academically? Yes! We provide tips and questions to ask to ensure a school is right for your child.

Empowering Students With ADD and ADHD, Students with mild learning differences

You Can Empower Students with ADHD

It is a challenge as old as teaching itself—keep your students' attention. With our increasingly interconnected world, and distraction available at the swipe of a finger, that task remains as daunting as ever.

Fostering Emotional Health in a Virtual School World

It is important to foster social and emotional learning (SEL) in your children during COVID-19 school shutdowns. We offer five tips for encouraging SEL at home.

5 Ways to Help Your Child Thrive in an Online Learning Environment

Due to COVID-19, e-learning will likely be with us for a long time. American Heritage School provides five ways to help your child thrive academically during a pandemic.

Learn a Child’s Learning Style to Help Them Achieve

Every child is different, and each learns in a different way

Some children need hands-on lessons, while others pick up information better from visual aids. In order to help your child succeed in school, it is important to understand his or her learning style.

5 Ways to Help Students Conquer Procrastination

It can take decades to learn how to combat procrastination and master productivity. That is why it is best to get an early start on developing strategies that can turn lost time into success.

As many students studying classics may already know, the word procrastination comes from the Latin words pro (for) and cras (tomorrow). It quite literally translates to for tomorrow.

Anxiety at Any Age: Helping Your Child Through Difficult Emotions

Is your child experiencing overwhelming or disruptive anxiety?

Parents are often tasked with helping their children work through intense emotions. It comes in many forms, such as mediating sibling disputes or teaching children how to express themselves during a meltdown.