Although executive function may sound like a skill more suited to CEOs in a boardroom rather than to children learning in a classroom, you’d be surprised at how executive function can make a different in students of all ages. Students with dyslexia, however, may have...
A lifelong learner is a child who understands the value of education and keeps their inner curiosity alive throughout their lives. They have a desire to grow, know how to ask thought-provoking questions and have an inner thirst for knowledge.The following are a few...
Here at The Roig Academy, we are proud to be an International Baccalaureate (IB) school. IB schools offer a wide range of benefits for students that will follow them throughout their lives. The IB programme’s goal is to develop students who are able to think...
At The Roig Academy, we are more than just a school with small class sizes. We are a private school in Miami that offers individualized instruction, an IB curriculum, and our very own approach to learning: ROIG. Developed by our Head of School, Jennifer Roig, the ROIG...
Choosing when to enroll your child in preschool, if at all, is a big decision. There are many options for parents and children, and finding the right one for your child is important. Attending preschool has been shown to help prepare students for kindergarten and give...
Summer is almost here! For many parents, that means arranging summer care for their children and worrying about their children experiencing “summer brain drain,” a phenomenon where their children seem to regress in their educational progress due to a lack of structure...
Tutoring provides your child with one-on-one learning assistance that can enhance their overall educational experience in many ways. But for your child to get the most benefit from tutoring, it helps to choose the type of tutoring that best suits their needs. A tutor...
“That was child’s play!” we say when a task was simple to perform. And, from an adult point of view, many of the activities in which young children engage may seem simple. Yet when we view those same activities with regard to the actors’ developmental stages, we soon...
It is never too late to identify a learning challenge and seek intervention. However, early detection provides your child with more time and opportunity to overcome his or her learning difficulty. Addressing the obstacles to learning presented by dyslexia is...
The learning difficulty known as dyslexia was first given a name in the late 1800s. Since then, researchers have continued to study the condition and investigate its causes. However, separating fact from fiction when discussing dyslexia remains a challenge. In the...
