Services
Reading Instruction
- Solid foundation in essential reading skills
- Boosted confidence in decoding challenging words
- Improved comprehension
- Enhanced reading fluency and accuracy
- Cultivation of a lifelong love for reading
Writing Instruction
- Great writing fluency and accuracy
- Enhanced vocabulary and sentence construction
- Development of critical thinking and organizational skills
- Improved handwriting and spelling
- Greater confidence and motivation
Educational Therapy
- Warm, supportive relationship
- Mutual respect and understanding
- Development of critical thinking and problem solving
- Child-centered activities
- Focus on effort and improvement
Reading Instruction
We support children who are struggling to read using a variety of time-tested and research-based techniques. We help children build up their missing foundational skills in:
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
Instruction is engaging and individualized to the needs of your child. Methods we use include:
- Orton-Gillingham
- Lindamood-Bell's Seeing Stars® Program
- Lindamood-Bell's Visualizing and Verbalizing® Program
Many students who struggle to read demonstrate common difficulties. Individualized, intensive reading instruction is key for children who:
- Struggle to master basic reading skills
- Guess and/or skip words
- Avoid reading
- Read below grade-level
- Have limited comprehension
Writing Instruction
Students who struggle to write can thrive with individualized support. We help students gain mastery in:
- Creating and organizing ideas
- Revising and editing their work independently
- Following grammatical conventions
- Composing clear, meaningful sentences
- Writing with ease and confidence
Instruction focuses on showing children how to write clearly and creating ample opportunities to practice new strategies. Techniques we use include 6-Traits Writing, Step Up to Writing, and Self-Regulated Strategy Development.
Research has shown that high-level writing abilities depend on proficiency in handwriting and spelling. As such, Bay Tree Learning Solutions also provides instruction in handwriting and spelling. We use:
- Handwriting without Tears
- A variety of sequential, developmental spelling programs
Educational Therapy
Educational therapy is a highly individualized approach that addresses the unique learning needs of each child. We focus on building skills, confidence, and motivation through:
- Warm, supportive relationships
- Child-centered activities
- Development of critical thinking and problem solving
- Focus on effort and improvement
Rates
Our standard rate for services is $235 per 50-minute session.