Tutoring Services
We bridge the gap between your child and academic success
This includes screenings to determine their current grade level in reading fluency or comprehension and writing an individualized lesson plan to remediate any issue of concern, leading them toward academic success.
We guide your child into significant progress
In addition to reading, writing, spelling, and comprehension, we also offer handwriting, math, organizing thoughts for writing, note-taking, and study skills.
Reading
Phonemic awareness/word attack skills, fluency
Comprehension
Teaching comprehension from a single word to a whole chapter with note-taking and with the ultimate goal of writing summaries
Spelling
Multisensory techniques are used during one on one sessions
Writing
Organization of thoughts for writing, outlining, editing, note-taking, sentence structure, paragraph structure and penmanship
Math
Calculation/operations, math fact practice, applied problem solving, TouchMath and Singapore Math instruction available
Academic Support
Other disciplines such as social studies and science
Study Skills and Organizational Training
Research, note-taking, completing assignments, long-term projects
ADD & ADHD Targeted Therapy
Rotating activities every ten minutes keeps our most active students engaged and helps them understand concepts and objectives
How We Help
At Bay Academic Support we believe in continuing professional development including regular workshops and seminars to maintain our skills and expand our knowledge of new methods for teaching our students including those with dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, Asperger’s syndrome, and other difficulties which challenge their ability to learn. We are highly experienced and have training or certification in many treatment techniques including:
- Orton-Gillingham
- The Nurtured Heart Approach®, based on the book The Nurtured Heart Approach®, Transforming the Difficult Child by Howard Glasser
- Mcgraw-Hills Specific Skills Series
- All Kinds of Minds ®
- Lindamood-Bell® Learning Programs, including Visualizing and Verbalizing Program for reading comprehension (LiPS/VV)® and Seeing Stars
- Mind Mapping™
- Spelling Demons
- Soar to Success Reading Remediation Program
- Great Leaps Reading Programs
- TouchMath
- Visual Tracking of letters, words and sentences
- Hands on English with Linking Blocks
- Handwriting Without Tears