Beverly Stewart, founder of Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. and Back to Basics K-12 Private School was recently invited to speak at the 2015 Education Industry Association (EIA) EDventures Conference in Orlando Florida on July 15-17. The conference will...
Texting behind the wheel is 6 TIMES more likely to cause a car accident than driving drunk. Buzzkill. But good news: your thumbs can bring texting and driving to a screeching halt. Here’s how: 1. Order two (free!) pairs of Thumb Socks (yep, lil’ socks for your...
Slang and text speak is fun… for a while. But, on May 31 you are challeged to speak in complete sentences. That means no fragments and no run on sentences. And, while you’re at it, speak in complete words, too! According to author Jace Shoemaker-Galloway of The...
A new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that reading daily to young children, starting in infancy, can help with language acquisition and literacy skills. But, the report says, many children are missing out! This summer, you can get your kids excited...
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics and Back to Basics K-12 Private School will be closed on Monday, May 25 to celebrate Memorial Day. Back to Basics will reopen on Tuesday, May 26. Here are five facts about Memorial Day you might not know: Memorial Day, originally...
From the DoSomething Organization, here are 11 Facts About Literacy: Two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare. Over 70 percent of America’s inmates cannot read above a 4th grade level. 1 in 4...
