The Learning Lab’s SMART Summer is helpful for students who are:
All Learning Lab programs are based on best practices and the neuroscience of successful reading acquisition. Some of the programs we use are:
The Learning Lab’s SMART Summer Program is a six-week intensive program designed for smart students who are a year or more behind in reading and/or writing.
Using S.M.A.R.T. Goals and the F.I.T.T. Principle, one SMART Summer, at The Learning Lab, can change a lifetime!
We use the S.M.A.R.T. Goals System to ensure students’ goals are clear and reachable. This is essential to student performance, executive skills development and reading achievement.
S Specific
A goal of “being the best reader” or “caught up to grade level” is too broad for specific execution. We create reading goals that are more specific and will ultimately lead to increased reading confidence and capabilities.
M Measurable
We have the metrics that will tell us if students are moving towards their reading goals. Daily measurements allow us to execute immediate interventions and celebrate gains. When students can see a visual representation of their growth, they feel motivated to learn.
A Attainable/Achievable
Reading goals will be challenging enough to inspire but not so big as to frustrate. Have big dreams for your reader overall, but we set smaller, incremental goals during the S.M.A.R.T. planning process in order to make those dreams a reality.
R Relevant
We make sure your student’s reading goals are personalized and apply only to your student. Each reader’s journey is unique, and so will be their goals.
T Time-bound
We use the F.I.T.T. Principle to effect significant change in a concentrated amount of time.
We use the F.I.T.T. Principle to safeguard solid reading progression and rapid improvements. The success of a SMART Summer depends on the four F.I.T.T. factors: frequency, intensity, time and type. For most students, summer is the only time a student can truly get F.I.T.T.!
F Frequency
5 days/week for 6 weeks
I Intensity
Daily 1:1 Intensive, Individualized Instruction
T Time
90-hours of language, literacy and learning remediation
T Type
Relationship-based, personalized, adaptive and FUN
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