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Tutor with student who has a learning disability, showing a multisensory teaching method

What to look for in tutors for students with learning disabilities?

Your child was diagnosed with a learning disability, and you don’t know where to turn. There may be some extra support your child’s school offers for building academic skills, but many students with learning disabilities benefit from specialized learning disability tutoring outside of school. What should you look for in a tutor for students with learning disabilities?

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Children in the ocean enjoying the summer slide

Tips for Avoiding the Summer Slide by Dr. Emily Levy Founder & Director EBL Coaching

Summer is a time for outdoor play, fun in the sun, and relaxation. Yet it is also a time when many kids experience significant learning loss from a lack of consistent instruction. In fact, research tells us that students may lose two months of reading skills and three months of math skills during the summer. Help your child avoid the summer slide and jump-start the school year on a positive note with the ideas detailed below.

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Tutor guiding student as part of an Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory lesson. Student blending magnetic letter tiles.

What is Orton Gillingham tutoring?

The Orton Gillingham approach is a structured, research-based, multi-sensory teaching method for helping students develop their reading and spelling skills. While it is particularly helpful for students with dyslexia, all students, especially those with language-based learning disabilities, can benefit from Orton Gillingham tutoring. What exactly is Orton Gillingham tutoring?

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Tips to Help Your Child Love Reading

Tips to Help Your Child Love Reading

Reading is one of the most important skills for success in school. When students read regularly, they tend to perform better academically and demonstrate stronger comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and writing skills – skills that affect nearly all aspects of school. For some children, the idea of reading is dreadful, especially when there are so many other ways to spend their free time. Help your child learn to love reading with the ideas detailed below.

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Dear Dr. Levy, My son received an excellent report card. I can’t say enough good things about his EBL tutor. She has done a tremendous job helping him improve his reading and writing skills. Most importantly, she is wise and kind. She is always patient with him. Because of his tutor, my son writes with much more ease.
– Parent