Our Students Aren't Learning New test data for RI students is out and it isn't good. Both literacy and math scores 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 elementary and middle school students are meeting grade-level expectations in English Language Arts (ELA). That’s 2.3% lower than last year … [Read more...]
School Success: Key Questions You Should Be Asking
These key questions open the pathway for your child's school success The new school year is underway. Students, teachers, and parents have settled back into the regular routine (for the most part). It's time to check in. Do you know how your child is doing? Do you know how you can best help your child find school success? We've broken this down for each level of academics - elementary, middle and … [Read more...]
Mena’s Story
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...]
Elementary School: 2 Key Questions You Should Be Asking
These key questions open the pathway for your child's school success The new school year is underway. Students, teachers and parents have settled back into the regular routine (for the most part). It’s time to check in. Do you know how your child is doing? Do you know how you can best help your child find school success? Ask these 2 simple, key questions to get the answers and results you … [Read more...]
Middle School: 2 Key Questions You Should Be Asking
These key questions open the pathway for your child's school success The new school year is underway. Students, teachers and parents have settled back into the regular routine (for the most part). It’s time to check in. Do you know how your child is doing? Do you know how you can best help your child find school success? Ask these 2 simple, key questions to get the answers and school success … [Read more...]