2009 Instructional Class Offerings:
General
Information (applies to all classes)
Classes are held at 3108 North Parham Road, Suite 200A. Directions to the office are available at http://www.krooney.com/contact.htm. Register online at http://www.krooney.com/register.htm or call (804) 747-1883. All classes are small and contingent on sufficient enrollment. Payment is expected
at the first class session unless other arrangements have been made. To make online payments for classes, click here.
Individual or pair sessions may be scheduled by calling (804) 747-1883.
Independent Strategies for Efficient Study
The program is designed to empower the student in the learning process, make studying more efficient and improve test scores. The package includes eight hours of instruction, a Parent Overview presentation, a manual, a pc software program and the Keep-in-Touch Program, which provides on-going support for the use of the strategies over time. Strategies to improve performance in reading, writing, math, notetaking, test preparation and organization are included in the program. See website for more information and research studies demonstrating success.
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Reading Comprehension
(Fee including materials: $450) - This class will develop stronger reading comprehension skills through vocabulary development, sentence-building activities, use of context clues, Reciprocal Reading and notetaking strategies.
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Writing Skills
(Fee including material:$450) - In this class, students will develop stronger skills to enable them to express their ideas in writing. The sessions will clearly identify the basic goals of writing and include instruction in understanding basic grammar, Reverse Diagramming, Upgrade Proofing and Cloze Activities.
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Wordstorming Program
Improve Your Child’s Literacy Skills over the Summer (Fee including training and materials: $450) - Using this program will enable parents to help their children build skills in decoding, word attack, spelling, reading and writing through the use of highly structured lessons. Each lesson takes approximately an hour to complete, but the lesson can be divided into smaller sections to accommodate daily schedules or the child’s attention span.
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S.A.T. Vocabulary Development Program
(Fee including training and materials: $350) - Success on the Verbal sections of the SAT requires a strong vocabulary and increasing word knowledge takes time. Students will be taught to use a software program that supports learning new words and makes frequent review easy. Words that show up most frequently on the SAT will be assigned for daily sessions to be done Monday through Friday at home. The words will be assigned and progress monitored weekly by e-mail. The training session will be scheduled on an individual basis.
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General Vocabulary Development for Elementary and Middle School Students
(Fee including training and materials: $350) - A strong vocabulary base is essential to understand language (written or oral) and to communicate with others. The increased time spent on “screens” can result in reduced exposure to a wide range of words. The program will build a stronger base of word knowledge to support reading, writing and listening. Assignments and on-going monitoring will take place by e-mail. The training session will be scheduled on an individual basis.
