Summer Learning Plan: When the Teacher Recommends Reading Help
Teachers always encourage students to read as much as they can over the summer. But if your last parent-teacher conference came with a specific suggestion—to get some extra reading support during the summer months—you may be considering one of the following options to prepare for next school year: Teach your child to read yourself….
Today is Red Nose Day!
As an organization that believes in the potential of all individuals, Lindamood-Bell is proud to support Red Nose Day. We know that when children’s needs are met, anything is possible. Because “Red Nose Day is on a mission to lift kids out of poverty and has raised over $1 billion globally in the last…
More Than Tutoring: Why Intensive Instruction Works
Those who are new to Lindamood-Bell instruction may be more familiar with traditional tutoring and programs which are generally conducted 1 to 3 hours a week over the course of months or years. Therefore, recommendations for intensive intervention—4 hours/day and 5 days a week—may be a new concept. If your child is having difficulty…
Helping Schools Close the Achievement Gap
Lindamood-Bell’s® research-validated programs address the imagery-language connection that is a silent partner to cognition and literacy, and is often the missing piece in helping students close the achievement gap. Our unique programs can help diverse groups of students learn to read, comprehend, and compute to their potential, including students with minor to severe learning…
Nanci Bell to present at University of Exeter Medical School, International Conference: The Eye’s Mind: Visual Imagination, Neuroscience and the Humanities
‘The Eye’s Mind’ is a study, based out of the University of Exeter, of the neural basis of visual imagination, and the individual differences in the ability to visualize. A conference exploring the project’s findings will be held May 21-22, 2016. The Eye’s Mind: Visual Imagination, Neuroscience and the Humanities is an international conference…
I Hate Reading!: Tips for Helping Your (very) Reluctant Reader
Do you have a child who would rather wash the dishes or help with the laundry than read a book? Do you have to beg and plead with them to sit down and read, whether it’s for school or fun? Maybe they even say they “hate reading.” It’s hard to know how to…
Turn Summer Learning Loss Into Summer Learning Gain–4 Tips
If you know a school-aged student. . .you know someone who is looking forward to summer vacation! And it seems that students who have any difficulty with learning or academics have even more enthusiasm for summer vacation than their peers. Spending so many hours a week all school year, doing the thing you…
Earth Day: Greening our Learning Scene
In 2007, Lindamood-Bell began an initiative to Green Our Learning Scene. This effort has led to many new developments…
Seasonal Learning Clinics: Genuine Lindamood-Bell Instruction . . . Everywhere!
So far, Lindamood-Bell has taught over 35,000 students to read and comprehend to their potential. We are able to reach students, in part, by bringing our Seasonal Learning Clinics to new communities every year. Extensions of our permanent Learning Centers, our Seasonal Learning Clinics provide genuine Lindamood-Bell instruction to students who would otherwise be…
Decoding Your Child’s Report Card
What’s really going on with your child’s performance in the classroom? How can you know if they are performing to their potential? Are they ready for next year’s more strenuous curriculum? Learn more about understanding your child’s report card.
