Educational Services for Grades 4 & 5

Learning Strategy Instruction for children in 4th & 5th grades is designed to help upper elementary children develop more efficient learning strategies. The program teaches strategies to guide processing and support skill development in vocabulary, reading, spelling, writing, math, listening and note-taking when reading textbooks and stories.

The strategies are taught using direct instruction for the child as well as parent and/or tutor so on-going support for the use of the strategies can be provided by the adult. The program includes 2 hours of instruction, a manual and a PC computer software program (fee: $450).

Vocabulary Development Program builds a stronger base of word knowledge, which 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 increase vocabulary to support reading, writing and listening. The program can be implemented by a parent or by staff employed by Educational Enterprises, Inc (EEI). If administered by EEI, training sessions will be scheduled on an individual basis, assignments will be given and on-going monitoring will take place by e-mail.

The program includes one hour of instruction, the PC computer software and monitoring by email once a week for 8 weeks (fee: $250). The program without on-going monitoring is also available (fee:$125).

Writing Skills Program develops stronger skills to enable 4th & 5th graders to express their ideas in writing. The sessions will clearly identify the basic goals of writing and will include instruction in understanding the functions of basic grammar, Reverse Diagramming, Upgrade Proofing and Cloze writing activities. The program includes the instruction (2 one hour sessions), the PC computer software and 8 weeks of assignments, feedback and monitoring by e-mail (fee: $550). The instruction (2 one hour sessions) and PC software without on-going monitoring are also available (fee: $300).

Reading Comprehension Program will develop stronger reading comprehension skills through vocabulary development, sentence-building activities, use of context clues, and note-taking strategies. Sessions will be individualized to the needs of the student, and the program runs for 8 weeks. Work will be assigned, and progress will be monitored by e-mail to accommodate busy schedules and review the assigned work. An initial training session of 2 hours is required (fee: $550).

PC Software instruction is designed to teach children and/or parents/tutors to use a software program that organizes the material into two-column or flashcard formats using specific procedures that have an evidence base that shows significant improvement in grades with their use. The child and parents/tutors are taught to use textbook format to identify important information when reading textbooks, support focus of attention during homework completion and include retrieval practice in cumulative study systems. Sessions are scheduled on an individual basis and can cover all subject areas or be limited to specific subjects. Fees will be established on an individual basis based on time involved.

Reverse Diagramming instruction is designed to improve reading fluency and written expression. The program is an adaptation of the traditional sentence diagramming used in many schools; however, the sentence diagramming required the recognition of language structures as opposed to their organization. In Reverse Diagramming, the student must organize the sentences according to visual models called sentence grids. An initial training session is required and on-going monitoring can be done through Educational Enterprises or by a parent, tutor, or teacher. The fee includes the instruction, manual, PC computer program and weekly monitoring by e-mail for 3 months (fee: $350). The program is also available without the monitoring (fee: $200).

Wordstorming is a user-friendly literacy program that supports the instruction of the teacher, tutor or parent who does not have sufficient expertise to design programs when working with children. Each lesson covers decoding, work attack/segmentation, spelling, vocabulary, writing, and reading fluency. An initial two hour training is required with one follow-up meeting to support implementation. The program includes the instruction and the workbooks.

Individual consultation is available for parent consultation, self-monitoring of attention programs, literacy skill development, strategy instruction, time management and organization.

For more information or to schedule, call (804) 747-1883 or email edenterinc@aol.com.