“Strategic Reading” (“SR”) is a powerful, personalized reading comprehension & writing program. Here’s how it works:
- Your child completes a comprehensive reading assessment to identify his or her specific skill gaps. We also identify each student’s preferred learning style(s). We use the highly regarded “Acuity” assessment from CTB McGraw-Hill because it is correlated with California Standards and Benchmarks.
- Then we meet with you to discuss the results and a game plan for your child. The game plan is based on the assessment, your child’s performance in school, and your objectives.
- If you decide to move forward, you can schedule one-on-one appointments at whatever times fit your schedule.
- Our lesson plans focus on your child’s skill gaps and preferred learning style(s). Most students with reading challenges have atypical learning styles that are not addressed in school.
- Using Acuity, we continually assess your child to ensure that he or she is making steady progress.
SR integrates local textbooks and literature so we can teach your child how to apply SR strategies to his or her schoolwork. We don’t expect our students to figure this out on their own.
Once your child completes our Strategic Reading program, he or she will finish homework more quickly, experience less academic stress, earn higher grades, and, most importantly, increase his or her academic self-esteem.
Some Particulars
- SR is offered year-round in small groups or 1 to 1.
- You do NOT need to sign a contract or pay a large upfront fee; however, your child does need to come 2 or more times per week.
- SR is $39/hour for small groups and $54/hour for 1 to 1 tutoring
- All students begin with a comprehensive assessment; we give students a mini-assessment after 12 sessions and a major assessment (+ parent conference) after 24 sessions
