Beyond the Classroom

BTC is seeking an energetic coach who shares the vision of ensuring students are reading at or above grade level. As a literacy coach, you will play an integral part in supporting the literacy development of students and monitoring their progress. You will virtually connect with students during the given time on a video sharing platform and reinforce reading skills from a scripted mini-lesson provided. BTC desires a team player who has effective communication and engagement skills to facilitate a great learning environment.

What is your child's relationship with reading? Does it seem like they try to avoid it at all cost? Do they feel discouraged about reading aloud?

Well, reading confidence goes hand in hand with reading progress. Students who struggle with reading are often very reluctant to read. Today’s is all about easy ways to boost your child’s reading confidence!

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How do you boost your child’s reading confidence?

It was great to share my story and listen to other amazing founders!

Such a fun day!

G I V E A W A Y time!

Today we’re going to be raffling off a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble & a FREE cup of tea from Jayida Ché Herbal Tea📚☕️ To enter all you have to do is

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3. Tag 2 parents in the comments below with our hashtag !

Winners will be announced on Monday, 10/7, at 2 pm.

Good luck!

Today we are spotlighting Jayida Ché Herbal Tea! Jaydia Ché is a tea spot that has the prefect vibe for you to enjoy a delicious cup of tea or coffee with a great book! They have two locations one in East Lake and one in East Atlanta. Check out their profile to learn more about them!

Our founder Baiyina Jihad, was on ’s ! Click the link to check out the full interview to learn more about our founder and how Beyond The Classroom got started! https://businessradiox.com/podcast/gsueni/beyondtheclassroom/

To kick off our Fall into Literacy Campaign, we’re introducing Parent Tip Tuesday! This week we’re focusing on phonics. TheMeasuredMom.com The Measured Mom showed us how to play consonant bingo!

After dinner, this is a perfect bonding activity to reinforce foundational reading skills. Phonics are the building blocks for both reading and writing!

Tip: If your child needs help with their spelling, you want to focus on improving thier phonics skills. Misspelling simple words are an indicator that they need support in their phonics.

Check out the link for the FREE printable Bingo chart. https://www.themeasuredmom.com/free-single-player-digraph-games/

This October, we are kicking off our Fall into Literacy campaign! To celebrate we planned a lot of special things for you all this month! Swipe to check them all out! Trust us you don’t want to miss it 😜 Happy Reading!

Fall in right around the corner which means so is H A L L O W E E N👻🎃 which inspires our choice The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade by Max Brallier.

New alert 🚨 it’s Zoey and Sassafras Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Castro! In this book Zoey, like her mom, can see magical creatures and is tasked to care for any injured creatures that might need help. She uses her science skills (including research and the scientific method) to figure out how to care for a sick baby dragon.

Helping your children with reading can be difficult. Especially if English is your first language. We’re found resources to help break these barriers down. Check out this link to download tip sheets in multiple languages! Bit.ly/2lEL9zJ

Reading Tips for Parents (in Multiple Languages) A child's success as a reader begins much earlier than the first day of school. Reading, and a love for reading, begins at home. Our one-page parent tips offer easy ways for parents to help kids become successful readers. Although we've divided these tips by age, many of them can be used with childr...

School is back in session! Check out these homework tips for your children! https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/homework.html

Top 10 Homework Tips (for Parents) - KidsHealth Kids are more successful in school when parents take an active interest in homework - here are ways to help.

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This week’s is The Story Pirates: Digging up Danger by Jacqueline West.
Eliza loves hunting ghosts — too bad she's spending the summer helping her scientist mother study weird plants instead. But when a mysterious plant goes missing, things go from strange to downright spooky. Eliza is convinced something—or someone—is haunting the plant shop. Is she digging into dangerous ground?

School is only a few days away! Check out this article by PBS Kids on how you can prepare your child for the first day of school! https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/back-to-school-tips-for-parents

Back to School Tips for Parents | Parenting Tips & Advice | PBS KIDS for Parents Learn how to help ease the anxieties of going back to school with these simple ideas.

We’re having a blast at the DeKalb Back to School Bash today! Come say hey! We’ll be here until 2 pm at
1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Stone Mountain, GA 30083!

Come say hi!!

Is your child a reluctant reader? If so here are 18 awesome tips on how to make your child fall in love with reading! bit.ly/2Oxuxbd

18 Genius Ways to Make Kids Love Reading These tricks should get your kids reading on their own in no time!

time! 📚⏰ & this week we’re bringing you The House That Lou Built by Mae Respicio!

Lou dreams of building a tiny house on the property her father willed to her. When taxes on the land become too high for her mother to pay, Lou needs all her ingenuity to find a way to save her dream.

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Is your child struggling with reading comprehension? This doesn't have to be the case. Check out this link to help your child boost their reading comprehension! bit.ly/2YdIKh1

Tips For Helping Kids with Reading Comprehension

Now that we're in the thick of Summer make sure your child isn't going into Summer Slide. Check out this article from PBS for tips on how to minimize Summer Slide. to.pbs.org/2XNVkE1

How to Minimize Summer Slide Is summer slide a given? Or are there ways to prevent students from losing important progress in academic skills – such as reading – during the summer months when there are fewer resources and less guidance to support them?

New week means a new ! This week’s book is Flying Lessons & Other Stories edited by Ellen Oh. This collection of stories celebrate the uniqueness & universality in all of us! 📚💙

Happy Sunday! Just because it's Summertime doesn't mean your child should be taking a break from reading. Here are some tips on raising a reader and activities you and your young reader can do together! http://bit.ly/2Gd1Auh

Raise a Reader: A Parent Guide to Reading for Ages 8-10 Keep your kids reading with our guide to great book lists, book-related articles, and activities for children aged 8-10.

Do you have a child struggling with reading comprehension? Check out this article from Scholastic for some very value tips! https://bit.ly/2I5gC8R

6 Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension Try these strategies to help your young child develop reading comprehension muscles.

when our founder Baiyina Jihad spoke for the Women in Entrepreneurship panel at Georgia State University 🐾 ✨

Summer’s almost over, but it’s not too late to beat summer slide with you children. Check out this article by scholastic on tips for beating summer! https://bit.ly/2uw3Hnn

Three Ways to Prevent Summer Slide Try these strategies to help your reader improve her reading during the summer and beyond.

The local library is always filled with great tips! Check the sign we spotted at our local library 📚

Happy Fourth Everyone! To celebrate we're offering 25% off for all sessions when you use the code "START"! Check out our link in bio to register today!