Be the Hero of the Holiday Season! Great gift ideas for gifts that give back... Scroll down to check out our top picks for great gift ideas for the holidays with fun, engaging games the whole family can play that work on key educational skills for your kids - they won't feel like they're learning and you'll feel good that they are! And...all of these great gift ideas can be purchased through … [Read more...]
You Can Fight Illiteracy in Rhode Island
Illiteracy in Rhode Island is a Crisis! "38.5% of Rhode Island elementary and middle school students are proficient in English language arts (ELA)." (Source: 2019 RICAS State Assessments) That means the illiteracy rate is 61.5%! Read about a student's literacy journey. A. is a young adult, who recognized it’s never too late to claim his right to literacy. It took a lot for him to gather … [Read more...]
Create an Atomic Habit for Proficient Reading for Struggling Readers
Does Noah Text® Create an Atomic Habit for Proficient Reading in Those That Struggle? According to James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits, “an atomic habit is a regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do but is also the source of incredible power; a component of the system of compound growth. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to … [Read more...]
Prep Better With RITES SAT Workshop
More people are applying to college than ever before. For students this means that the competition is steep and the acceptance rates are naturally dropping. In 2018, over 1.5 million applications were submitted on CommonApp. According to the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the average acceptance rate for college is 66.1%. This is much better than the Ivy League 5-10%, … [Read more...]
National Summer Learning Week 2019
Local author, artist and designer visits with RITES Summer Program to share creative process The RITES Summer Program is excited to share that we had a special guest visit our summer program students today, as part of our celebration of National Summer Learning Week! Amy Leidtke is a local artist, designer and educator who collaborated to write a new book about Leonardo da Vinci and his … [Read more...]
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