{INFOGRAPHIC} Kindergarten, Here I Come! Creating the Magic of Learning Right from the Start
If your child is starting kindergarten this year, you know his teacher will have a long list of goals to accomplish before the end of the school year. To some degree, your child will definitely be working on: Letter names and sounds Sounding out for reading and writing Sight word recognition and spelling Printing…
Lindamood-Bell Named a Top Back to Homeschool Resource of 2016
Homeschool.com researched products, curriculum, websites, and fun books, to come up with their Top Back to Homeschool Resources. We are honored to be chosen as one of the “best of the best!” Check out Homeschool.com’s Top Back to Homeschool Resources. Contact us to discuss how we can help your family go back to homeschool, and…
It’s Not Too Late: A Lot Can Happen in One Week
If you’re like most parents, school is starting for your kids in just a few short weeks, maybe even sooner! Are you ready? Are your kids ready? You’ve been down this road before and know what to expect: excitement, nervousness, maybe a little trepidation about what the school year will bring. If you feel…
Afterschool Learning to the Rescue! Reasons to Get Help
If your family is like most, you’ve enjoyed summer break—and may not exactly be looking forward to the school year’s relentless schedule of project deadlines, events, and class obligations. And if last year ended on a sour note—either because your child has a learning difficulty or because getting through homework was just rough—you may be…
UAB Study White Paper Now Available
A new white paper released by Lindamood-Bell, “The Science of Improved Language Comprehension: Brain Connectivity and Autism Spectrum Disorder,” summarizes the groundbreaking results of a recent University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) study. In this study, a group of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) received 10 weeks of intensive instruction utilizing the Visualizing and…
Go Back to School With Confidence
It’s almost time to go back to school! If you’re like most parents, you are spending the last few weeks of summer with your family: relaxing and reconnecting and enjoying your time together. Maybe you went on vacation or possibly, you preferred a “staycation.” You may have scheduled trips to the local library and bookstore…
Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) Votes to Re-Endorse Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing® Programs
The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has officially re-endorsed Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking® and Seeing Stars® programs. CASE is an international professional education organization affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), whose members are dedicated to the enhancement of the worth, dignity, and uniqueness of each individual in…
Michigan Schools Using Lindamood-Bell Response to Intervention (RtI) Services Make Academic State Champs List
Background Glenwood Elementary School (Kentwood Public Schools) in Grand Rapids, Michigan serves a large percentage of students who are at risk of reading failure. During the 2010-11 through 2012-13 school years, Glenwood implemented Lindamood-Bell instruction in Tier III. Students received Seeing Stars and Visualizing and Verbalizing instruction to develop symbol imagery and concept imagery for…
National Summer Learning Day
Summer Learning Day is a national advocacy day led by the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) to highlight the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every summer. Celebrate Summer Learning Day! For many students, three months away from academics can lead to measurable learning losses in skills like reading and…
Help for Your Students Who Never Seem to “Get It”
Teachers know there is a long list of reasons to make reading a lifelong habit: the cognitive workout we get when we read and the exposure to new ideas are arguably top reasons to be a regular reader. So, when a student (who otherwise has adequate decoding skills) is unenthusiastic about books, regardless of…