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...
by aspire | Mar 22, 2020 | Education, eighth grade, Elementary school, Executive function, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, Grades, Help, help for home, high school, home school, Homework, Learning at home, learning difficulties/differences, math help, Parents, Reading, Reading & Writing, science, second grade, seventh grade, sixth grade, third grade, Time Management, Writing skills
By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate I homeschooled my son last year due to medical reasons. Here is what I learned about how to schedule the day. I hope some of these ideas will help you structure your day during this difficult time when...
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...
by aspire | Apr 23, 2019 | books for boys, books for girls, Education, help for home, high school, high school students, high schoolers, Homework, Reading, Reading & Writing, Reading skills, reluctant readers, RITES, struggling readers, study skills, summer, summer book list, Summer Programs, summer reading, Writing skills
Improving Reading Comprehension for High School Students Reading comprehension is best developed simply reading more often. By the time a lot of teenagers have entered high school, however, school has kind of ruined reading in general. All they remember are dense...
by aspire | Mar 25, 2019 | Reading & Writing, RITES Programs, Summer Programs, Summer Programs RI, Uncategorized, Writing skills
Writing is a great way for children to develop strong communication skills, but it can be a daunting task. Many adults find a blank page intimidating, so it’s no surprise that the same is true of children, especially those who could use a boost to strengthen writing...
by aspire | Jun 2, 2017 | Achievements, Creative writing workshops, Education, Grades, learning difficulties/differences, learning loss, Reading & Writing, Reading & Writing, RITES, RITES Programs, summer, Summer academics, Summer Programs, Summer Programs RI, summer slide, summer writing, third grade, Uncategorized, writing classes, Writing skills
Help your child avoid summer learning loss! Keep your child engaged in fun and creative writing activities! Here are some ideas we think kids will enjoy… Creative Writing Ideas for Summer: Journalist: Keep a journal of cool activities or trips you take. Use...