by Lisa Bigney | Nov 18, 2025 | Better grades, Blog, Education, Elementary school, For Parents, For Students, For Teachers, Holiday gift ideas, RITES, RITES Programs
🎄 The holidays are a time for joy, connection, and rest — but they can also be a wonderful opportunity for meaningful learning. Between family gatherings, travel, and time off from school, children can explore new ways to learn while having fun. Here are a few...
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Reading is one of the most important skills children will ever learn; yet, for many students, the process of becoming a confident, fluent reader doesn’t come easily. The good news? With the right support, patience, and strategies, struggling readers can build the...
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Whether you’re a student, parent, or teacher, the transition from summer to back-to-school mode can feel overwhelming. But with a little planning and a positive mindset, you can kick off the school year with confidence. Here are our top tips to help make the...
by Lisa Bigney | Jun 19, 2025 | academic slide, Academic support tutor, ADHD, anxiety, anxiety, back to school, Better grades, Blog, brain drain, difficulty with math, dyscalculia, dyslexia, dyslexia learning center, dyslexia tutoring programs, Education, Elementary school, ESY, Extended School Year, fifth grade, first grade, For Parents, For Students, fourth grade, Grades, Grades, Learning at home, learning difficulties/differences, learning loss, Math, math difficulties, math help, math skills, math tutor, math tutoring, math tutors, Parents, Programs, Rhode Island Tutors, RITES, RITES Programs, second grade, struggling, summer, Summer academics, Summer Brain Drain, Summer Programs, Summer Programs RI, summer slide, summer writing, third grade, trouble with math, Tutoring
Summer is a time for sunshine, play, and relaxation—it’s also a great opportunity to keep young minds active with “summer math fun.” Math may not be the first thing kids think of when school’s out, but with the right activities, it can be part of the fun!...
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Summer break is a time for relaxation, vacations, and fun. However, for many students, it also leads to what educators call the “summer slide”—a significant learning loss that occurs when academic skills are not practiced during the break. Research...
by Halley Lavenstein | Nov 19, 2024 | academic slide, Academic support tutor, Achievements, Education, Elementary school, Equity in Education, For College and Adults, For Parents, For Students, For Teachers, Grades, learning difficulties/differences, learning loss, Math, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading skills, regression, Rhode Island Tutors, RITES, RITES Programs, Science of Reading, Structured Literacy, struggling readers, Test Preparation, Uncategorized, Writing skills
Our Students Aren’t Learning New test data for RI students is out and it isn’t good. RICAS scores for literacy and math are troubling, staying flat for math and dipping below last year’s results for literacy. According to The Providence Journal (1), only 30.8% of...
