Reading tutorials are uniquely designed for each student based on need.  Areas for targeted instruction may include:

• Phonemic Awareness

• Phonics

• Word Attack (Decoding)

• Precision Reading

• Fluency

• Vocabulary

• Reading Comprehension

• Reading Motivation

In The Literacy Lift writing classes, students are encouraged to live and think like writers.  Students are taken through all steps of the writing process, including:

• Collecting and generating ideas

• Drafting an organized plan – a road map to successful writing

• Crafting a creative introduction

• Writing meaningful, well-developed paragraphs

• Incorporating imaginative, unique vocabulary

• Revising to improve the quality of writing

• Editing to abide the rules of writing

• Handwriting development (correct letter formation)

• Spelling strategies

Because standardized, multiple choice tests are so prevalent in today’s schools, it is important for students to master basic test taking skills.  With these test-taking skills, students can become highly effective test takers.

• Understanding test design

• Understanding test questions and test vocabulary

• Understanding the most effective strategies for determining the correct answer