Early Childhood Education: School Readiness and Parent Roles

Parent involvement is a key factor in the success of early childhood education. Preparing a child for Pre-K involves mastering basic social and cognitive skills before they enter a formal school setting.

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How Does Homeschool Affect Children?

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Flora Richards-Gustafson

Home-school offers parents a way to have more control over a child’s education and gives students a chance to learn in an environment that may be more conducive to their needs than a traditional academic setting.

Flora Richards-Gustafson has been writing professionally since 2003. She creates copy for websites, marketing materials and printed publications. Richards-Gustafson specializes in SEO and writing about small-business strategies, health and beauty, interior design, emergency preparedness and education. Richards-Gustafson received a Bachelor of Arts from George Fox University in 2003 and was recognized by Cambridge's "Who's Who" in 2009 as a leading woman entrepreneur.