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Is Being Literate Enough?

The Nature of Reading Search for “the benefits of reading” and many articles, lists, blogs, and studies will pop up with great arguments as to why everyone should read often. Avid readers become better at taking standardized tests, writing, and thinking creatively. They can ...

 

Some Benefits of Reading for Pleasure

Making the Most of Summer Breaks Students can use their summer breaks in any number of ways. They can step back from school, and risk forgetting a lot of what they learned; they can work ahead in certain subjects; they can participate in specialized camps that teach them things ...

 

Bay Area Local Authors

Local Authors in the Bay Area Did you know several acclaimed authors of books for teens live right here in the Bay Area?  While COVID has limited authors from making in-person appearances, they’ve still engaged with the public through virtual events. When students attend these kinds ...

 

Decolonizing American History: A Reading List – AJ Tutoring

Systemic oppression, abuses of power, and the rise of protest movements has left many students of history searching for explanatory texts and perspectives for grappling with the context of racial injustice in the United States and the American continents. History teachers are handling ...

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