My Child is Struggling in School: Why?
When school is hard for your child, it can be difficult to know what to do. Hire a tutor? Double-down on homework time? Create incentives for good grades? We encourage families to seek specific answers as to why an individual child is struggling. This infographic, “Why is my child struggling in school?” walks through two…
Summer Sessions filling now.
In just a few weeks, we can change reading, comprehension, or math. Summer is a great time to make this happen for your child. Make your plans now and enjoy special savings. Enroll for summer sessions by April 14th and receive 5% off the first week of instruction. Find the Learning Center near…
Imagine Better Learning Skills: Enrol for April Holidays
If school is not always easy for your child, you may have mixed feelings about using term break for learning. While we all look forward to rest and relaxation, parents of struggling students have to consider the effect that time off from learning may have. Term Break instruction is individualised to meet the needs…
Discount Available for School Year Savings Plan
AVAILABLE NOW: A major savings for students who need help closing the achievement gap If you have a child who is suffering from a weakness in language processing skills and needs to close a substantial gap between his academic performance and potential, we are offering a school year savings plan for you. Intensive…
Finish the Year Strong! Springtime Learning at Lindamood-Bell
At this point in the school year, students everywhere are feeling the pressure of looming due dates and stressed schedules. For students who struggle with learning, this time of year can be especially taxing. Their performance may have lagged behind peers all year, and increased academic expectations may be compounding the issue. Spending so many hours…
Get Help During the School Year: The Right Time to Change Learning
School at any year can include the kind of good challenges that foster learning: discovering a solution in science lab, writing a poem, or even studying for a big test, can all be positive learning experiences. However, if a student has a weakness that affects learning to begin with, they may not be getting everything…
What May be Missing When Your Reader Struggles
When a student struggles with reading, extra help typically focuses on sounding out words and spelling rules. Unfortunately, after months of hard work and frustration, many students continue to struggle with grade level text. Perhaps they can sound out words but it is slow and labored. They may take so long to sound out…
Get Help: Afterschool Learning to the Rescue!
If your family is like most, you’ve enjoyed the 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…
Academic Support for College Students
Many young adults experience similar challenges as they make the transition from high school to college. Confronted with academic challenges they didn’t experience in high school, they can feel overwhelmed by the new educational environment. Some common experiences are: Struggling to develop time management habits Difficulty prioritizing and keeping up with class demands Trouble…
Teacher Suggests Reading Help: A Summer Learning Plan
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….
