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 | Dec 14, 2023 | Academic support tutor, Better grades, Education, exams, finals, Grades, Rhode Island Tutors, RITES, RITES Programs, School stress, struggling, study skills, study skills curriculum, Summer academics, Test-taking, Tutoring
RITES Proven Study Skills Approach = Better Grades and Improved Test Scores Why Do Middle School Study Skills Matter? Good organization and study skills impact not just academic performance, but employment prospects and job success down the road. Someone who already...
by aspire | Oct 23, 2023 | academic slide, Donations, Education, equity, Financial Aid, Financial Assistance, Giving, Help, learning loss, Reading, struggling, struggling readers, Uncategorized
Meet Mya This earnest-looking young lady with the big, soulful eyes is Mya. We met her back in 2020. She attends a local parochial school, but she is persistently behind her peers academically. Her mom found RITES, learned that we have a financial assistance program,...
by aspire | Sep 15, 2023 | ADHD, anxiety, Better grades, Executive function, Executive functioning, Executive functions, high school, Homework, learning difficulties/differences, online learning, organization, RITES, RITES Programs, School stress, struggling, study skills, study skills curriculum, Uncategorized, virtual instruction
Secrets to Executive Function Success, Even with Virtual Instruction! What is Executive Functioning? Executive functioning is how our brains handle learning, organizing and prioritizing information. It also involves decision-making and implementation of strategies to...
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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 | Oct 7, 2021 | academic slide, anxiety, anxiety, back to school, communication, coping, Covid-19, Education, Help, help for home, help with school, learning difficulties/differences, learning loss, managing, Parents, regression, RITES, School stress, struggling, summer slide, Uncategorized
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...
