{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…
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…
Announcing Our New School: The Lindamood-Bell Academy
Today, we are excited to announce the new Lindamood-Bell Academy—a private school—where we develop the imagery-language foundation for language processing and curriculum.
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….
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…
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…
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…
Time to Jump-Start Learning
At this point in the school year, students everywhere are feeling the crunch of looming due dates and increased workloads. For students who have any kind of struggle with learning, this time of year can be especially tough. Their performance may have lagged behind peers all year, and increased expectations may now make tackling school…
The Missing Connection: Why Reading is Still So Hard for Your Child
When a student struggles with reading, extra help typically focuses on phonics, or sounding out words, and spelling rules. Unfortunately, many students, even those who have had months of extra help, continue to struggle with grade level text. Perhaps they sound out a word eventually—but it is slow and labored. They may take…
