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EFFECTIVE LEARNING SERIES: Dyslexic? Don't Worry. These Qualities/Attitudes Will Help Him/Her To Learn To Spell, Read And Write Very Well.

 "I   'm just paying huge sum of money every year for nothing. In all these years that you have been going to school you haven't even learnt to read and write well enough for your younger sister's age. Children that attend schools that ain't as prestigious as yours have no difficulty reading and writing. I don't think I can continue with this. Very soon I'll take you to Alaba market to learn to sell electronics."   - Mr Onyekachi scolding his dyslexic son, Chris.  "Favour, I don't think you can cope in school any longer. We have tried all that we could to make you improve with your spellings and reading but all to no avail. Yet your parents won't stop complaining. You can't continue to set the other pupils in the class backwards. Maybe I will tell your parents to allow you to go and learn some trade or to find another school for you. We have tried our best here." - The principal of one of the famous private primary schools in L...

AMERICAN EDUCATION SERIES: Prep for the October and December 2017 SAT in Lagos, Nigeria

FELLOW NIGERIANS, DID YOU KNOW THAT SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES - FINANCIALLY - FOR YOUR CHILD OR EVEN YOU TO STUDY IN THE USA IS JUST THE FEE FOR THE SAT EXAM? Yes, that can be the case. In fact, the few Nigerians who knew this secret have made very good use of it over the years. Very good secondary school result + Very high SAT result + Records of participations in some extracurricular/leadership activities = huge sum scholarships to study in an American university or college. You got that? Okay let me give some explanations here: To get admitted into an American college or university, a student needs to apply. Usually, the major requirements for the application are the student's secondary/high school transcripts or results, reports from his teachers and principal, records of participations in extracurricular and/or leadership programs and the like. Students, especially those that are homeschooled, can submit results of their O' Level exam results. These can be for exams ...