by aspire | May 21, 2018 | Education, RITES, RITES Programs, study skills, Summer Programs, Summer Programs RI, Tutoring, Uncategorized
With so many of today’s necessities competing for each of our dollars, we are more cautious than ever about how we spend our hard-earned money. But when our children are struggling in school, we want to do all we can to help them. Hiring a well-qualified tutor can...
by aspire | Apr 9, 2018 | Education, learning difficulties/differences, Reading
If your student struggles with reading and learning difficulties, they are not alone: Reading disabilities affect at least 10 million children or approximately 1 child in 5. In fact, two-thirds of high school students with learning disabilities are reading three or...
by aspire | Feb 26, 2018 | Education, learning difficulties/differences, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading skills, RITES, struggling readers
A Reading Journey As a parent, I have realized that the journey my children made when learning to read and write was completely new to me. I knew very little about the individual process of reading each child goes through. The Journey Begins My first encounter with...
by aspire | Feb 25, 2018 | Reading, Reading skills
Does your student have difficulty making sense of what they read? Reading comprehension becomes meaningful only when we can process and retain what we are taking in. That’s what reading comprehension is all about. But reading difficulties are common, and...
by aspire | Feb 19, 2018 | dyslexia, learning difficulties/differences, RITES
This third part of the series on “What every 504 plan needs to include” addresses the top 5 accommodations for dyslexia. (The first part focused on ADHD and the second addressed anxiety.) Often, schools will have a dyslexic student on RTI (response...
