We are excited to let families know that the 2016 Jackson’s Got Talentevent on November 12th at the Pink Garter Theater will be benefiting TLC Tutoring, Enrichment and Family Literacy programs!

Does anyone in your family have a talent they want to share? Want to audition? Record a video of you, your child or your whole family performing your talent and upload it to the Jackson’s Got Talent Website www.jacksonsgottalent.org . Deadline for submissions is Sept. 30th.​

Don’t have a talent but want to join the fun? Tickets are on sale atJacksonsgottalent.org

Establishing routines helps us use time more efficiently, it provides structure and it creates expectations. 

Why is it so important? Because it allows children to feel secure and to predict what will happen next. Research shows that children who have a daily routine often are better behaved and could perform better at school.

Here are some ideas as to where to start:

• Build a routine around the times people in your family wake up, eat and sleep.
• Include transition times as part of the routine. For example, say, “We have 10 minutes left before we start getting ready for bed."
• Have a bedtime ritual, which will help children slowly calm down, and allow them to associate certain activities with getting sleepy. Our favorite? Reading books before bedtime! 
• If there's one activity, like tooth brushing, which is a nightly sticking point, set up a Reward Chart to deal with it. We like to use stars stickers as a reward. After your child earns 5 or 10, you can give a prize!

We have attached our home-made behavior chart! You can color one star each time your child follows directions. Let us know if you decide to try this at home! 

Chronic absence is a leading, early warning indicator of academic trouble and later dropout. The good news is that this is a problem we can solve! 3 things to know:

1. Good attendance helps children do well in school and eventually in the workplace.
2. Excused and unexcused absences quickly add up to extensive time lost in the classroom.
3. Students are at risk academically if they miss 10% of the school year, or about 18 days.

Attendance matters at TLC as well! Our programs are individualized to the students that are participating. We design the programs around each child’s interest, skill level, social/emotional level, and in-school activities. With strong attendance, students gain skills in literacy, team work, math, social skills, and more. If your student is hesitant to attend, keeps forgetting or is otherwise struggling with attendance, please talk with TLC Staff. We are here to help!

One of our tutors, Hayden Peery, shared this article with us. We highly recommend reading it!

"When we read with a child, we are doing so much more than teaching him to read or instilling in her a love of language. We are doing something that I believe is just as powerful, and it is something we are losing as a culture: by reading with a child, we are teaching that child to be human."