by aspire | Mar 20, 2024 | dyslexia, dyslexia tutoring programs, Education, fifth grade, Financial Aid, Financial Assistance, Grades, Help, learning difficulties/differences, orton gillingham, Orton-Gillingham Tutors, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading & Writing, Reading Difficulties, Reading skills, reading tutors, reluctant readers, Rhode Island Tutors, RITES, RITES Programs, struggling, struggling readers, Tutoring, Uncategorized
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...
by aspire | Aug 14, 2023 | dyslexia, dyslexia learning center, dyslexia tutoring programs, Help, learning difficulties/differences, multisensory instruction, orton gillingham, Orton-Gillingham Tutors, Programs, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading Difficulties, Reading skills, reading tutors, reluctant readers, Rhode Island Tutors, RITES, RITES Programs, Science of Reading, Structured Literacy, struggling, struggling readers, summer reading, Tutoring, Uncategorized
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...
by aspire | Apr 12, 2023 | dyslexia, dyslexia tutoring programs, Education, learning difficulties/differences, orton gillingham, Orton-Gillingham Tutors, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading Difficulties, Reading skills, reading tutors, Rhode Island Tutors, RITES Programs, Science of Reading, Structured Literacy, struggling readers, Uncategorized
What Is Structured Literacy? Structured Literacy approaches emphasize highly explicit and systematic teaching of all crucial literacy components. Instruction begins with foundational skills, such as decoding and spelling. Then, teaching continues with higher-level...
by aspire | Sep 21, 2022 | dyslexia, dyslexia learning center, dyslexia tutoring programs, Education, learning difficulties/differences, orton gillingham, Orton-Gillingham Tutors, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading Difficulties, Reading skills, reading tutors, reluctant readers, Rhode Island Tutors, Science of Reading, Structured Literacy, struggling readers, Uncategorized
What to Know about the Science of Reading The Science of Reading is for everyone, and it is particularly important to support students with Dyslexia and students who struggle to read. The science of reading is the result of 50 years of studies and data from many...
by aspire | Mar 21, 2020 | ADHD, anxiety, dyslexia, Education, eighth grade, fifth grade, first grade, Grades, Help, help for home, high school students, home school, Homework, Learning at home, learning difficulties/differences, Math, math help, math tools, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading skills, regression, School stress, second grade, seventh grade, sixth grade, struggling, third grade, Uncategorized
By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate Technology can help, but it cannot replace hands-on learning or monitoring required for students. While schools may have already suggested websites for students, students with a wider range of learning...
by aspire | Feb 28, 2020 | dyslexia, Education, Elementary school, help for home, learning difficulties/differences, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading Difficulties, Reading skills, reluctant readers, Uncategorized
Reading Comprehension: Making Meaning from Words by Debra Nassau RITES learning specialist Reading comprehension is understanding what we read. This skill is essential if we want to gain information from the words on the written page. For many students, making meaning...