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Does anyone know a great tutor in mancelona area for a boy that's going into 2nd grade but reading at a k to 1st grade level, i need help please?
i took my son to sylvan and i cant afford over 1,000 dollars a month. I need a tutor for just the reading, comprehension, phonics area. if you can lead me some where closer than i am now please help, I have his asst. so all i need is a teacher/tutor. thanks
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Working with tutors, Helping my child with reading
> 60 days ago
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Hi, I'm sorry to hear your son is struggling with reading. I don't personally know of a tutor in your area, but here are some other ideas to consider for helping to improve your son's reading skills...
1.) Consider purchasing the award-winning Headsprout reading software for young readers. With Headsprout, "learning to read is a fun adventure with...[a] cast of animated characters that helps capture kids’ imaginations." Plus, it's only $198 for 80 episodes. You can learn more about it here: http://www.education.com/e-learning/reading-software/
2.) If you are referring to Mancelona, Michigan, the Mancelona Township Library is having a summer reading and arts program for children entering kindergarten through 8th grade on Wednesdays in July, from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Pre-registration is requested, and forms are available at the Library. More info here: http://www.upnorthlife.com/mancelona/
3.) This summer, Education.com is hosting a Summer Activities Challenge that includes a drawing for prizes for families who complete 20 activities by August 31. Consider doing reading activities with your son this summer - you could win a Dell Latitude 2100 Netbook computer!
Here are links to reading activities for 1st and 2nd graders:
http://www.education.com/activity/first-grade/reading/
http://www.education.com/activity/second-grade/reading/
More information about the challenge is here: http://www.education.com/summer-activities-challenge/
4.) Education.com has also compiled a Summer Reading info center you might review for ideas to encourage your son with his reading:
http://www.education.com/seasonal/summer-reading/
Good luck - I hope you find the above resources helpful.
1.) Consider purchasing the award-winning Headsprout reading software for young readers. With Headsprout, "learning to read is a fun adventure with...[a] cast of animated characters that helps capture kids’ imaginations." Plus, it's only $198 for 80 episodes. You can learn more about it here: http://www.education.com/e-learning/reading-software/
2.) If you are referring to Mancelona, Michigan, the Mancelona Township Library is having a summer reading and arts program for children entering kindergarten through 8th grade on Wednesdays in July, from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Pre-registration is requested, and forms are available at the Library. More info here: http://www.upnorthlife.com/mancelona/
3.) This summer, Education.com is hosting a Summer Activities Challenge that includes a drawing for prizes for families who complete 20 activities by August 31. Consider doing reading activities with your son this summer - you could win a Dell Latitude 2100 Netbook computer!
Here are links to reading activities for 1st and 2nd graders:
http://www.education.com/activity/first-grade/reading/
http://www.education.com/activity/second-grade/reading/
More information about the challenge is here: http://www.education.com/summer-activities-challenge/
4.) Education.com has also compiled a Summer Reading info center you might review for ideas to encourage your son with his reading:
http://www.education.com/seasonal/summer-reading/
Good luck - I hope you find the above resources helpful.
> 60 days ago
When a child has a learning difference, they need a very specialized reading or tutoring program. Children with learning disabilities are usually unable to follow the school’s curriculum. They cannot learn using standardized worksheets and workbooks.
To teach a child with a learning difference how to read, the teacher must begin with the recognition of the letters, the sounds of the letters, and the sounds of letter combinations (phonemes). This teacher needs to be a specialized and trained teacher in Orton-Gillingham - or any other program used for students with learning differences. It must be an extremely structured program that is systematic and cumulative. This means that, like a pyramid, the base or foundation must first be strong enough to support the entire structure. With a solid and strong foundation students will be able to recognize words through decoding. Usually after a student has mastered the decoding process, the fluency and comprehension will follow.
A specialized and well -trained teacher or tutor of students with learning disabilities will also enhance executive functioning skills, which are often quite weak in students with dyslexia, auditory and visual processing disorder and ADHD. These students also will need to learn one-on-one with very few distractions in a multisensory, structured learning environment.
Call your local IDA (International Dyslexia Association) to see if there is a local tutor or program in your area.
To teach a child with a learning difference how to read, the teacher must begin with the recognition of the letters, the sounds of the letters, and the sounds of letter combinations (phonemes). This teacher needs to be a specialized and trained teacher in Orton-Gillingham - or any other program used for students with learning differences. It must be an extremely structured program that is systematic and cumulative. This means that, like a pyramid, the base or foundation must first be strong enough to support the entire structure. With a solid and strong foundation students will be able to recognize words through decoding. Usually after a student has mastered the decoding process, the fluency and comprehension will follow.
A specialized and well -trained teacher or tutor of students with learning disabilities will also enhance executive functioning skills, which are often quite weak in students with dyslexia, auditory and visual processing disorder and ADHD. These students also will need to learn one-on-one with very few distractions in a multisensory, structured learning environment.
Call your local IDA (International Dyslexia Association) to see if there is a local tutor or program in your area.
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