Learning Rainbow Tutoring

Summer vacation is around the corner! Did you know that most kids lose months worth of their math and reading skills over the summer? Start making summer plans for your child that will help them keep their skills sharp so that they will not feel behind once Fall comes around. Heres an article that contains some statistics about Summer Learning Loss: https://www.oxfordlearning.com/summer-learning-loss-statis/

We are so excited to have some new bookshelves and new books! Still working on organizing it all

The word "dysgraphia" can be broken down into it's Latin roots, dys- meaning difficult and graphia- meaning writing. People who have dysgraphia experience a disconnect with their writing. Here's a great article that further explains dysgraphia and alternate assignments that promote learning: https://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/dysgraphia/

Individualized Educational Plans (IEP) are written programs that help educators understand how to give a student instruction that will maximize their potential. Here's a great youtube video that breaks down the steps of developing an IEP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU3dGQWZzx8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Mru-0rbk8 Here's a great video that talks about the phonological and orthographical loop - in other words, the way we process things. Students with deficiency in their processing abilities respond best when instruction appeals to multiple sensory functions.

Here's another video that better explains the Montessori Philosophy. I used to sell the Maria Montessori Biography in my education store. This is a wonderful video about the systems she developed! These activities make many things clear: ways that the child learns best; correct gradients of learning; self-learning; life skills. Just wonderful! What a maverick she was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oAzH79niws

A Montessori Morning. Here's a cool video that shows the Montessori educational approach. Students are given the space to express their creativity as valuable life skills are incorporated into their education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Y-huCMjIc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOmEoo08sC8 Here is a great video of Ginny Dowd's 1st grade class presenting their Phonics Dance. What a fun and engaging way to learn!

https://www.youtube.com/watch Check out Sir Ken Robinson talk about the education system. He is smart, he breaks down the education system and how it works, and best of all he's funny!

Parent/Teacher Conferences: I will go with you to your Parent/Teacher Conferences for your child, free of charge. This helps you navigate the education lingo and understand what the test scores mean. It also helps me to better understand my student's classroom environment, expectations, and allows me to see what I can do to better help that teacher and my student to be successful with all of our mutual goals for your child.

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