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...
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 | 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...
by aspire | Oct 4, 2021 | academic slide, anxiety, anxiety, 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 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...
by aspire | Oct 1, 2021 | anxiety, anxiety, coping, Covid-19, distance learning, Education, Help, help for home, help with school, learning difficulties/differences, learning loss, managing, Parents, regression, RITES, School stress, struggling, summer slide, Uncategorized
Now that kids are back to school, returning to in-person classrooms, how do we navigate this “new normal” with them to assure their success? We have all had to make a huge number of adjustments over the last year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the weight...
by aspire | Mar 21, 2020 | anxiety, Education, eighth grade, Elementary school, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, Grades, help for home, help with school, high school, high school students, home school, Homework, Learning at home, learning difficulties/differences, Math, math help, math tools, Parents, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading skills, School stress, science, second grade, seventh grade, sixth grade, struggling, third grade, Writing skills
By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate Try something fun each day. You’ve got this! Keep your child learning and achieving goals, while also social distancing and working from home yourself. Below are ideas to support parents at home...
