This is "Mena". She is in the fifth grade in a Rhode Island public school. She couldn't read. But Mena is very lucky. How is that possible? Read on... It takes a good advocate, the right approach, and financial support... Mena's mother is a strong advocate for her daughter and knew that Mena needed help to learn to read and write. She speaks Spanish primarily and she described how this was a … [Read more...]
Middle School Study Skills and Test Prep Secrets from RITES
RITES Proven Study Skills Approach = Better Grades and Improved Test Scores Why Do Middle School Study Skills Matter? Good organization and study skills impact not just academic performance, but employment prospects and job success down the road. Someone who already knows how to break a project down into manageable steps and complete them on time is naturally ahead of the game, compared to … [Read more...]
What Is Dyslexia and Why Are Dyslexia Programs Helpful?
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 makes it difficult to learn to read, write and spell, despite normal intelligence and sufficient instruction. Dyslexia is … [Read more...]
The Effect of COVID-19 on Learning
Disruption of Learning When the pandemic disrupted schools in spring 2020, educators predicted remote learning would set up many children for failure, especially students of color and those from poor families. Test scores from the first months of remote learning showed students falling months behind in reading and math. This fall, as many students returned to classrooms for the first time after … [Read more...]
Spanish: How to Earn That “A”
Want to do better in Spanish class? Meet Candy Salazar Reilly, RITES Spanish language specialist. Candy works with students of all levels and all ages to improve their Spanish skills. Her passion has always been to teach, and she feels she is most at home when in the classroom and sharing her knowledge with her students. She is very grateful for being able to modify the way she teaches to … [Read more...]
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