Educational Services for Middle School Age

Learning Strategy Instruction for children in grades 6, 7 & 8 is designed to develop more efficient study strategies to improve learning, homework completion and test-taking performance. The program teaches strategies that guide processing, support attention and facilitate review.

Explicit strategies for vocabulary, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, mathematics, foreign language, note-taking from visual presentations, organization and time management are taught through direct instruction. The middle school class teaches a core of notetaking strategies that are simple and easy to use as well as strategies to improve organization.

The program is designed to empower the student in the learning process and includes six hours of instruction (eight in the summer), a Parent Overview presentation, a manual, a PC software program and the Keep-in-Touch Program, which is an on-going, open-ended program to support the use of the strategies over time and is not limited to the year of instruction (fee: $850). The program is also available without the Keep-in-Touch component (fee: $650).

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 e-mail once a week for 8 weeks (fee:$250) . The program without on-going monitoring is also available (fee: $125).

Writing Skills Program will develop stronger skills to enable middle schoolers 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 fee for 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 is also available (fee: $300).

Reading Comprehension Program will develop stronger reading comprehension skills through vocabulary development, sentence-building activities, use of context clues, Reciprocal Reading 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 individuals (children, parents, tutors, or teachers) to use the software program that organizes the material into two-column or flashcard formats using specific procedures that have been shown to improve learning significantly. The design of the programs guide selection of critical information, support focus of attention 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 skill development, strategy instruction, time management and organization. Fees will be set based on amount of time scheduled.

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