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Autism / Asperger’s and Pretend Play

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Watch out for children who do not show any interest in pretend play (such as feeding a baby doll) by about age 2. That is a potential sign of an autism spectrum disorder. Kids with autism tend to pick games that engage their senses and avoid games that ask them to pretend, a new study finds. Researchers found that children with autism were naturally drawn to activities that get them moving or allow them to watch moving objects. On the other hand, arts and crafts, and games that required pretending were the least popular with these same children.

Why do you think this is true? If you think you know the answer, email us your guess. Also, check back here tomorrow for the fascinating explanation.

St. Sebastian’s School – Needham MA Tutoring

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Y3K Tutor In Your Home is proud to donate tutoring and test prep services to the St. Sebastian’s School Annual Auction. Your bid will go a long way towards helping the students of the St. Sebastian’s School in Needham, MA.

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MetroWest YMCA

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Y3K Tutor In Your Home recently donated our tutoring and test prep services to the MetroWest YMCA Charity Auction – Helping Kids in Need. Please bid generously as the money raised provides financial assistance for low-income youth to participate at the YMCA and helps fund programs like Teen Night.

Bad Report Card? What To Do #3: See The Teacher

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Bad Report Card? What To Do #3: See The Teacher

Often there are a lot of different components that go into calculating a grade. A simple letter grade on a report card may not provide a clear picture. Your child’s teacher can give you an explanation as to what components specifically may have lowered the grade. The teacher will help you identify what areas in that subject matter require additional support. Then you can decide if the extra support will come from you, the teacher, or a Y3K Tutor In Your Home tutor.

Report Cards

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Report cards can be stressful for many students. If your child’s first term report card does not have the grades you would have hoped for, it does not pay to panic and add to the stress. Some children and their parents outrageously consider a bad report card a death sentence. This is simply not true. A report card can be used as a tool to help a parent have a clearer vision of what strengths and weaknesses their child has. Then once a weakness is on the radar, a parent can begin to address the problem.

There are many factors that go into the grades your child received on the most recent report card. Over the next several days we will take a closer look at first term report cards and what you can do to help your student improve future report cards.

Needham Hometown Weekly Newspaper’s 2014 Best Tutoring

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FIRST PLACE FOR BEST NEEDHAM TUTORING 2014 – Y3K Tutor In Your Home is the best Needham tutoring service as voted by the readers of Needham Hometown Weekly Newspaper. A big thank you goes out to all of the great families of Needham that voted for us

 

Boston Parent’s Paper – Best Tutoring

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Y3K Tutor In Your Home is honored to have recently been awarded:

BEST OF THE BEST FAMILY FAVORITE 2014 – Top 5 Tutoring or Educational Support Program as voted by the readers of Boston Parent’s Paper.

We thank everyone in the Y3K Tutor In Your Home family for voting for us. We sincerely appreciate your support!

Parmenter Community Health Care – Wayland MA

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Y3K Tutor In Your Home has donated our tutoring and test prep service to the Parmenter Community Health Care of Wayland, MA’s online auction. Auction proceeds will be used to support the wide variety of home health, hospice and community health services they offer. Be sure to look for our donation and bid generously to help the Wayland, MA community.

ALICE School Security Controversy

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After the Newtown, CT school shootings, schools have had to beef up security. Besides cameras and locked doors, some schools are turning to a new controversial method to keep our kids safe. Some school systems are turning to ALICE (Alert-Lockdown-Inform-Counter-Evacuate) which is a training program offered by a Texas based company that promotes alternatives to staying put when a gunman enters a school. Tomorrow we will uncover details about this controversial program.

Carter Carnival – Carter Nursery School Needham

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Carter Nursery School of Needham MA’s only fundraiser will take place this coming Saturday. The event is a late winter highlight for residents of Needham and surrounding communities. In addition to games and activities, the Carnival generates excitement through a silent auction. Make sure you bid on the Y3K Tutor In Your Home tutoring and test prep certificate at the auction. Proceeds from this Carnival help pay for enrichment programs and scholarships for families in need. We at Y3K Tutor In Your Home are glad to be able to help this worthy cause.

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