To The Core: An Education Podcast For Parents
Where we get to the core of parent questions about education and learning! Featuring Dr. Megan Allen, NBCT, the owner/operator of The Community Classroom tutoring center. Each Tuesday the podcast will tackle a different parent or caregiver question about education and learning by those who know best: teachers!
Podcasting since 2021 • 13 episodes
To The Core: An Education Podcast For Parents
Latest Episodes
Episode 12: What Can Parents Do To Help Their Child's Literacy Development?
What can we do as parents to help our child's literacy development? We all want to help our children become better readers, but we know better than forcing flashcards on a one-year-old or making a 10-year-old read a list of 200 boo...
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Episode 11: What Should Parents Know About Independent and Private Schools?
Ever wonder about independent, private, or charter school options? We have too, and we got our questions answered by an educator who knows them as both a parent and an administrator. We'll talk to Kim Evelti Polin, the Director of Curricu...
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Episode 10: What is Math Play (And Why Is It Important)?
Math joy may seem like an oxymoron but trust us. It's so important for our children! In this episode, we'll get to the core of math joy by exploring math play, learning how we can integrate it into our family life at home. We'll talk to J...
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Episode 9: What Does My Child Really Need to Know Before Kindergarten?
What do our kids need to know before they start Kindergarten? And should we worry if they don't know the alphabet or their letters yet? These are some of the questions we'll tackle today with our guest, early childhood educator Danielle G...
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Episode Eight: What is Fluency (and Why Should We Care As Parents)?
What exactly is fluency and why should we care as parents? You may have seen it in an elementary school report card or heard about it in a parent-teacher conference, but what does it mean for reading at home? ...
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