SUMMER LEARNING = UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY​
​The summer is a unique window of opportunity for students to catch up on and/or enhance their skills for success without the stress of keeping up with assigned school work! It can also reduce summer learning loss and support students to build their confidence for the year ahead!
Student Success Coaching
Students can benefit from coaching during the summer to work on developing their executive function skills without the pressure of schoolwork and tests. This involves setting up and maintaining routines, implementing strategies to manage day-to-day demands, and preparing for the school year ahead. Areas of focus are personalized, but may include:
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✅ Organization of physical space, bedroom, etc.
✅ Setting up & implementing healthy routines
✅ Identifying & managing personal projects
✅ Practicing strategies for planning & time management
✅ Working on task initiation and follow-through
✅ Utilizing active & critical thinking to navigate the day-to-day
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Details: 50-mins / individual / weekly / $110.00​​ per session
Active Reading & Writing Support
Students are coached to utilize executive function and active thinking skills to improve comprehension and written expression. Areas of focus are based on each student's individual needs and include:
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✅ Strategies for Active Reading
Students will learn strategies for being active participants when reading, such as following along with the text, reading with attention, intention & quality & utilizing active tools to stay engaged and on track.
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✅ Previewing & Finding the Main Idea
Students will learn to preview what they will be reading about, make educated predictions, evaluate their predictions, and then find the main ideas as they go along in the text.
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✅ Inferencing & Reading Between the Lines
Students will focus on understanding what a text is trying to tell them when it's about more than just what is directly written. Tools and strategies to learn to read between the lines will be presented and practiced.
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✅ Note-Taking for Comprehension
Students will learn about and utilize strategies for note-taking skills in order to support the utilization of active learning strategies while reading for comprehension.
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✅ Brainstorming & Idea Generation
Students will learn how to generate ideas through various brainstorming methods and frames, as well as how to group similar ideas together and then create an order for the progression of their ideas.
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✅ Planning for Writing
Students will learn how to create a strong outline for writing, incorporating the ideas they brainstormed. They will organize their ideas and begin building paragraphs using various graphic organizers.
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✅ Thesis Statements
Students will learn how to develop strong, precise & comprehensive thesis statements to ensure they are expressing their points in the expected and ordered way.
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✅ Writing Strong Sentences & Paragraphs
Students will put all their ideas together to form strong and sophisticated sentences and paragraphs. They will develop a framework for writing which includes transition words and grade-appropriate vocabulary.
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✅ Revising & Editing Your Work
Students will learn about how to not only edit, but also revise, revisit & enhance their written work. ​​
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Details: 10 x 50-mins individual sessions / $1100.00
Summer Reading Support
This one-on-one program is designed to support students as they navigate their summer reading requirements, so summer reading actually gets done (and done well!). This program is designed to help students tackle their summer reading with intention, and to avoid procrastination. Students will learn how to break down texts, pace themselves, and actively engage with what they are reading. Areas of focus include:
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✅ Creating a realistic and structured reading schedule
✅ Implementing accountability measures to support implementation
✅ Using active reading and critical thinking strategies to support comprehension
✅ Learning & implementing note-taking strategies to support retention
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Details: 50-mins / individual / 1-2 times per week / $110.00 per session
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Back-To-School Booster (August 2025)
This unique and specialized program will provide students with the groundwork to preview & prepare for the upcoming school year in an organized and methodical manner so they can set themselves up for success! Students will receive handouts detailing the strategies covered during each session to refer back to once the academic year begins. The following topics will be covered:
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✅ Organization of physical & digital materials
✅ Setting up & preparing your Study Space
✅ Foundations of Time Management
✅ Setting up an Afterschool Routine
✅ Overview of Note-Taking Strategies
✅ Study Strategies for Success
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Details: 6 x 50-min individual sessions / $660.00 ​​​