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…
Your Child’s Annual Check Up: Include Learning this Year!
For many students, a Learning Check Up is equally essential. Identifying and addressing an underlying weakness in reading or comprehension, preventively, can make all the difference for your child’s successful school year.
3 Steps to make next school year easier.
A few weeks this summer can make the next
school year easier for your child. Here’s how:
