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Educational Therapy

Focuses: 

  • improving academic skills

  • remediating learning challenges and/or differences​

  • building underlying learning skills 

  • improving self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-confidence​

Who can benefit? 

  • individuals with learning challenges and differences (e.g., learning disabilities)

  • children diagnosed with:

    • language-based learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)

    • specific learning disabilities

    • ADHD​

    • executive functioning disorder

    • autism spectrum disorder

    • undiagnosed reading, writing, spelling and/or math challenges 

ACADEMIC TARGETS

Pre-reading skills

  • phonemic awareness 

  • phonological awareness 

  • print and book awareness

  • letter awareness

  • sound to letter correspondence

  • improving vocabulary 

Reading

  • decoding ability

  • word attack skills

  • improving reading fluency

  • narrative skills

  • improving working memory

  • reading   comprehension 

  • improving vocabulary 

writing

  • writing mechanics

  • prewriting skills

  • organizational support

  • grammatical rules

  • editing and proofreading

  • spelling

  • writing for different purposes

  • improving working memory

math

  • basic math concepts

  • computational   math skills

  • math facts automaticity 

  • better understanding of word problems

  • math strategy and formula use

Executive Functioning

Can help in any of these areas:

  • task initiation

  • response inhibition

  • focus

  • time management

  • working memory 

  • flexibility

  • self-regulation

  • emotional self-control

  • organization

What we do:

1. Use both formal and informal assessments to learn about a child's specific strengths and challenges, ultimately using their strengths to overcome their unique challenges 2. Target psycho-educational and social emotional goals when appropriate and when impacting academics 3. Consider the impact of many variables on a child's learning experience and success, including school environment, family dynamics, and community expectations 4. Teach skills and strategies that will help kids better manage attention and learning while at school

Educational Therapy v.s. Tutoring

  • Service provided by a certified therapist who has undergone a period of supervised therapy practice

  • Involves therapist create individualized Treatment plans and present material in alternative ways to facilitate deeper, long-term learning

  • Additional training is required to become an educational therapist in understanding learning disabilities, educational psychology, academic assessment, intervention strategies​ 

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