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School Success: Key Questions to Ask

School Success: Key Questions to Ask

These key questions open the pathway for your child’s school success The new school year is underway. Students, teachers, and parents have settled back into the regular routine (for the most part). It’s time to check in. Do you know how your child is doing? Do you...
Mena’s Story

Mena’s Story

This is “Mena”. She is in the fifth grade in a Rhode Island public school. She couldn’t read. But Mena is very lucky. How is that possible? Read on… It takes a good advocate, the right approach, and financial support… Mena’s mother...
What Is Dyslexia and Why Are Dyslexia Programs Helpful?

What Is Dyslexia and Why Are Dyslexia Programs Helpful?

By Lisa Bigney M.A., M.Ed, RITES Co-Director, Certified Dyslexia Interventionist What is Dyslexia? Is your child among the approximately 20% of the population who struggle to read?  If so, your child may have dyslexia. Dyslexia is a type of learning difference that...
PART 3  Back to School: Tips to Navigate the New “Normal”

PART 3 Back to School: Tips to Navigate the New “Normal”

Part 3: Keep talking Keep Talking: You and Your Child Your child may go through different phases of reaction to managing in-person school with COVID concerns. It is a fluid process for us all. The added stress of maintaining vigilance with protocols, while trying to...
PART 2  Back to School: Tips to Navigate the New “Normal”

PART 2 Back to School: Tips to Navigate the New “Normal”

Part 2: Relax yourself! Preparing for (and dealing with) the academic slide of learning loss and having fallen behind due to the pandemic It is easy in these difficult times to feel overwhelmed and anxious. If you have school-aged children, those feelings can be...