Literacy
On average, children lose two to three months of reading skills over the summer, and that loss has a cumulative long-term effect.
The students who can least afford to lose the reading gains they have achieved during the school year fall the farthest behind over the summer break. Most struggling readers know that they struggle. And children at risk of literacy difficulties are less likely to learn words incidentally. They can easily feel defeated and begin to avoid books.
I help children build the foundation skills they need to move forward as proficient readers
Groups and Dates
Early Readers: K – grade 1
The Early Readers Group focuses on developing and strengthening emerging literacy and language skills. Children will learn the building blocks for spelling and word recognition skills while having fun!
- July 15-18, 1-3 pm
- Maximum 6 students
- Bear Theme
- All materials and snacks included
Targeted Skills:
- Understanding the relationship between letters and sounds
- Phonemic awareness
- Segmenting sentences into words
- Segmenting words into sounds
- Rhyming
- Expanding vocabulary
- Reading comprehension
- Story re-telling
- Handwriting
You will receive a parent letter at the end of each session describing the skills we worked on and suggestions for carry over activities at home. At the end of the week you will receive a progress report summarizing skills that are still developing or have been mastered.
Your Investment: $295
Primary Readers: grade 2 – 3
The Primary Readers Group focuses on further developing and strengthening literacy and language skills. Children will learn how to spell words that don’t follow the rules, and how to pronounce groups of letters as chunks rather than individual sounds. And they will be learning while having fun!
- July 22-25, 1-3 pm
- Maximum 6 students
- Farm Theme
- All materials and snacks included
Targeted Skills:
- Listening for sounds in all word positions
- Reading digraphs (ch, th, wh)
- Reading consonant blends (bl, sp, gl)
- Recognizing and reading sight words
- Segmenting words into sounds and syllables
- Rhyming
- Expanding vocabulary
- Reading comprehension
- Story re-telling
- Handwriting
You will receive a parent letter at the end of each session describing the skills we worked on and suggestions for carry over activities at home. At the end of the week you will receive a progress report summarizing skills that are still developing or have been mastered.
Your Investment: $295