SUMMER MONTHS OFFER A JUMP-START ON NEXT SCHOOL YEAR!

 

SUMMER MONTHS OFFER A JUMP-START ON NEXT SCHOOL YEAR!

Tutor Doctor Longmont (www.tutordoctorlongmont.com) suggests that students take advantage of the summer months to get a jumpstart on next year’s work through personal, one-on-one in-home tutoring.  Who might benefit from such tutoring?  Not just students who are struggling in school!

High School Students
Summer is a great time to get a head start on next year’s math concepts.  Students taking advanced math classes such as Geometry, Algebra 2 and Calculus or pre-Calc can be overwhelmed by new concepts in the beginning of the year.  Many students become baffled in the fall by Geometry proofs or differential equations. Don’t wait until it is too late. Use the summer to introduce new complex math topics and make a smooth transition.

SAT and ACT tests are coming up in the fall. Take advantage of the summer months to prepare, before students are overwhelmed by classwork. Tutor Doctor offers an excellent test prep program that is affordable, highly effective and tailored to the individual needs each student.

Summer Catch Up:   Many high school students take summer school courses to get classes knocked off or completed with a better grade. Completing a full year of curriculum in a short period of time can be a real challenge.  A personalized tutor can help explain concepts, prepare for tests and improve those study skills! 

Elementary and Middle School Students
Students can avoid summer learning loss with some simple engagement techniques over the summer weeks. Studies show that a student can lose 4-10 weeks of learning during the summer months depending on the topic. Tutoring as little as an hour or two a week can dramatically decrease loss and keep the child engaged in education.

Good students can become great over the summer! Students that excel in their studies need additional challenge and creativity. Summer enrichment tutoring helps these students go beyond the standard curriculum and reach their full potential.

Students that are working below grade level need to catch up over the summer.  Private tutoring helps fill in missing building blocks from last year.  Many students have some gaps in understanding;   compound that with summer learning loss and the next school year becomes very difficult.

Students that are on an IEP program or 504 can always benefit from one-on-one attention. Use the summer months to continue working toward the goals established during the school year. 

For more information about Tutor Doctor Longmont, one-on-one in-home tutoring and other ideas about summer enrichment, visit www.tutordoctorlongmont.com.

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Learning strategies with children with special needs

 The following are eight elements that teachers and researchers have found to be essential in adapting instruction to assist children with special needs to become successful readers, whether these children are just entering school or are older children who are learning to read. While these elements are key for the success of students with special needs, they are oftentimes valuable in assisting other student who are struggling readers. The eight elements are linked to the essential components for research-based program for beginning reading instruction:

1. Children with special needs benefit from explicit instruction
2. Children with special needs benefit from multiple opportunities to practice and demonstrate learning so that reading becomes automatic
3. Children with special needs benefit from instruction that includes opportunities to maintain and transfer (generalize) the skills and strategies learned
4. Children with special needs benefit from instruction in which their progress is monitored regularly and adjustments made as needed
5. Children with special needs benefit from instruction using materials at their reading level
6. Children with special needs benefit from flexible grouping and intense instruction
7. Children with special needs benefit from technology-assisted reading instruction
8. Children with special needs benefit from collaborative efforts among school personnel and parents that support the children’s unique learning abilities and needs

The goals of beginning reading instruction for children with special needs are the same as those for all children

• Provide opportunities for children to listen, talk, read and write in the many ways that children use language both inside and outside of the classroom
• to systematically develop the skills and strategies needed in the component areas of phonological awareness, word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and connecting reading and writing

so that reading, writing, listening and speaking become meaningful and effective ways of communicating in school and in life.

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The BIG APPLE of Study Habits: Parent’s Guide

B   Brain Food!

Snacks can help students concentrate and keep their focus. . Many students can become uninterested if they are concentrating on the rumbling in their stomachs instead of their assignments.   The snacks should not be a distraction.  Finger foods that are not too messy are best.  For instance, you could provide fresh vegetables and a dip. It is a good idea to avoid sugary or other unhealthy snacks.

I Involved

Monitor your child's homework assignments. Make a point to ask your child about their daily assignments, and help them schedule an appropriate amount of time to complete each one. Ask your child's teachers how involved you should be in various assignments. Some homework tasks a child attempts without help, while others are intended to get the entire family involved. By learning more about assignments and their accompanying due dates, you will be able to better monitor your child’s skills and progress.

G  Guidance

If your children continue to struggle with their homework, contact your child’s teacher or the counselor at school. They will be able to look through your children's work and make recommendations that would help your children with their learning. The recommended help may be tutoring.

A  Assistance/ Attention

For students who need individual assistance, a private tutor may be an effective solution. Tutors are beneficial because they provide one-on-one attention that students oftentimes lack in a classroom setting.

P  Place

Give your child a place of his or her own to do their homework. Make sure there is good light, adequate space and all the materials they will need for projects. The place should be private enough that they can leave things undone and come back to them, without having to clean up the materials at the end of each homework period.

P  Proactive

First, show through your own actions that education and homework are important activities. Put an emphasis on education at home in the following ways:

• Talk to your child. Agree on a regular time each day for homework. Stick to the schedule!
• Provide your child with the necessary homework supplies and resources.
• Set a good example by reading and writing, showing that these activities are valuable for other reasons than just school.
• Stay in touch with your child's teachers. Ask them to email you if they have questions or concerns.

When you are proactive in your children's education, you are helping them cultivate values that are needed to succeed in school and in life.

L   Lines of communication

The most important thing for you to do is to keep open the lines of communication with your child and their teachers.

E  Enable

While you should not take over your children's homework, you can certainly provide helpful instruction. When providing guidance, learn about and understand your children's learning styles. People learn differently and this knowledge affects the type of help your children will need to comprehend new material. Additionally, help them to become more organized. Children can be disorganized and lose assignments. When you show your children how to keep an organized notebook or folder, you enable them to keep track of their homework.