The Waterford Upstart program is web-based software that teaches kids to read. The software feels clunky and old, but it does the job. It's relatively complete. Benny now can read a little bit and this program did more than half of the work
It was frustrating for the first month or two because Benny wasn't very interested in the first few activities. But once he got used to it, it worked wonders when he was in the mood for it.
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Cialdini's Social Proof (Age 8)
I want to teach Benny about "social proof" in Robert Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion . Social proof is bas...
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Exercise 1: I gave Benny a dollar every time he completed his daily time for the Upstart program. I gave him a pouch to keep the money. I ...
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Exercise (age 5): I made a family tree with Benny to help him understand charts and family relationship. I taped together 4 pages of paper...
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I had previously introduced Benny to the concept of money . Now I wanted him to learn to save money. He asked for a Gecko costume in ear...
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