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….
Intensive Instruction: Why it Works—It’s More Than Tutoring
Those who are new to Lindamood-Bell instruction may be more familiar with traditional tutoring and programmes 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…
4 Tips for Turning Summer Learning Loss Into Summer Learning Gain
If you know a school-aged student … you know someone who is looking forward to the summer holidays! And it seems that students who have any difficulty with learning or academics have even more enthusiasm for the summer holidays than their peers. Spending so many hours a week all school year, doing the thing…
[INFOGRAPHIC] Why is my child struggling in school?
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…
What is Your Plan After NAPLAN?
Our instruction addresses the cause of weakness in literacy, comprehension, and maths. We work directly with students to make school easier. Educators, parents, and practitioners partner with us to help their students reach their learning potential. While we do help students who have a previous diagnosis, such as dyslexia or CAPD, we also…
