What does reading have to do with sports?

by | Aug 17, 2018 | Home

 

This time of year is so busy. Parents and their kids are wrapping up Summertime projects and returning to school. Many sports teams are getting ready to start their seasons. Whether it is little league or the big league reading is a major part of learning the sport. Kids always dream of being the big football or tennis star. What are some of the requirements of becoming a college-bound football player for example?

While learning about college level sports the NCAA came to mind. Each state is different but in the article written by Dr. Bruce J. Bukowski,” A Comparison of Academic Athletic Eligibility in Interscholastic Sports in American High Schools” states that GPA varied across the 125 schools studied but the average needs to be 2.0 – 2.5 to move onto the college level. (Bukowski, 2018) The recruitment for high school athletes occurs throughout the year.  Check out the 2018 –

2019 calendar here.

What’s it take to be eligible to apply for Division I or II status?

  1. First, you would need to create an account here
  2. Transcripts
  3. Test scores (ACT, SAT)
  4. Proof of high school graduation

There it is proof of high school graduation. If you cannot graduate or have a high enough score on an ACT or SAT to get into that dream school, those transcripts are going, to tell the truth. On those graduating transcripts, it will show grades during your entire high school career.

The high school career begins when that dreamer starts playing little league. Sure there is pressure to hit that home run, run in that touchdown or score that goal. The most important things are grades and that high school career if that dreamer wants to play college sports. What are the odds of going straight to the Pros? Here is what we found is that approximately 8 in every 10,000 college level players move on the professional level. Based upon the article (2018) 1.5%of high school athletes make it straight to the pro league.

So what does reading have to do with sports? If you have a child who has just started in that little league (a dreamer) who thinks they could go and be the big pro player and struggles with reading. Contact Castle Rock Online Reading Tutor I will be more than happy to help support your child in reading or direct them to an ACT or SAT tutor.

 

“Champions keep playing until they get it right”  – Billy Jean King

 

 

3 TIPS FOR BETTER READING

by | Nov 15, 2017 | Home

3 TIPS FOR BETTER READING

 

 

“…..because every picture tells a story….”

 

Did your parent’s ever say, “sound it out” when you struggled on a word? I know I have said that a million times. There are so many different ways you can help your child when they struggle with some of the words while reading. Of course, we all know the five finger trick, right?  No? First and foremost when children begin to read and pick out their own books at the library. Going to the library is so cool!  First, pick a page then have them read. It doesn’t matter what page it is. If they make five mistakes on one page that book is too hard for them. If they read and only make two maybe three mistakes that is what we call a Just Right Book.

 the three tips that can help your child with some of those stubborn words are:

  1. Just try again. If your child gets stuck have them reread and try again. Then…
  2. Did it make sense to you? Ask them if that word made sense to them. If you see that the word is completely wrong have them reread and see if it makes sense. For example: if the sentence says, That boy has a green hat on his head. They say the word green as blue have them look at the picture and the word.  Ask them again does that make sense?
  3. Does that sound right? Does it look right? These two suggestions can go together because if you see that the child said blue instead of green ask, Does that look right, Does that sound right? What sound does the letter /b/ make? What sound does the letter /g/ make? Just having the children recognizing the letters and sound differences will help them to remember.

 

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 Believe me as a mom and a teacher I have seen children struggle with reading in the classroom setting. Now as I tutor children I enjoy seeing their eyes light up and with the support, we can provide your family and especially your child. We can work together to help your child excel.

  This Reading Mama has some great material and apps you can use with your child. 

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