5 Initial Actions Parents Can Do Before The Next School Year

Reading fluency and reading comprehension difficulties are major issues that are impacting many students.  Executive function issues impact both. With the summer learning slide, we expect problems with reading comprehension and math word problems will get more challenging next year as:

• Many students did not master the basics of reading ( before the pandemic, and the gap has widened)
• Most students will fall further behind over the summer and struggle even more as the books they must read get harder.

Note: we offer two ways to learn more

1. We will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday April 4th at 9 pm EDST to go over these issues and more and to answer your questions. To register – click on Improving Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension.  We will make this valuable to all parents, and we urge you to participate in the conversation!

   To join the webinar CLICK HERE

2. You can have a conversation with us by either
   Calling us at 561-361-7495 or
   Scheduling a conversation — you can find available times at www.3dlearner.com/booknow

The 5 Steps we recommend parents take before the next school year are to:

• Understand the difference between reading fluency and reading comprehension
  • Reading fluency is how accurately and efficiently your child reads words
  • Reading comprehension is how well your child understands what is being read

A number of school administrators have told parents that the reading fluency and reading comprehension scores are often the same.  This is not true for many of our kids.  Be sure to ask for both.  Sometimes one parent understands the difference between the two, but more often than not both do not understand it.

• Talk with your child’s teacher and find out:
  • What your child’s present level of reading fluency is
  • What your child’s present level of reading comprehension is

• Speak with outside professionals on:
  • Whether their program focuses on reading fluency and/or reading comprehension
  • Do they identify and address executive function issues (e.g., working memory, processing speed and attention)
  • Do they identify and address visual processing issues?  This issue is very common and often either missed and/or not addressed
  • Will they help you to be the coach and advocate your child needs
  • Will they help you secure the help your child needs from their school
  • What kind of growth can one expect over the summer for a child like yours?

Note: many reading programs focus a great deal of their effort on phonics, phonemic awareness and reading fluency.  At 3D Learner, we focus on reading fluency, reading comprehension, executive function skills, visual processing and helping you to be the coach and advocate your child needs.  We also help to reduce anxiety and to boost self-esteem. 

We have had students make significant gains over the summer. Every child is different; Understanding what all the issues are, helps to know what gains might be possible. An assessment is vital.

• Evaluate your options based on:
  • Progress they have made with students like your child
  • Whether they teach the way your child learns best
  • Is their program likely to be relevant, engaging and effective for your child
  • Whether they tailor a program to meet your child’s needs or assess and use a standard program of their choice
  • Do they assess for address other issues your child might have like
    •    Working memory
    •    Processing speed
    •    Attention
    •    Visual processing
    •    Auditory processing
    •    Anxiety
    •    Self-esteem challenges
  • Do they help you set goals and track results throughout the program
  • Do they help you to be the coach and advocate your child needs
  • Would they help you get the accommodations and support needed from your child’s school
  • What references say

• Make the program a priority, do what is necessary and work to achieve or exceed the goals, while making it fun for your child.

Note: we offer two ways to learn more

1. We will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday April 4th at 9 pm EDST to go over these issues and more and to answer your questions,  To register – click on Improving Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension.  We will make this valuable to all parents, and we urge you to participate in the conversation!

   To join the webinar CLICK HERE

2. You can have a conversation with us by either
   Calling us at 561-361-7495 or
   Scheduling a conversation — you can find available times at www.3dlearner.com/booknow