Posts Tagged ‘literacy tutoring’
Summer 1:1 Tutoring & Fall Registration Information
Our summer one on one tutoring programs are in full swing here at the Playhouse and we love watching our participants learn! Currently our Playhouse is offering Math and Literacy tutoring, both of which are designed to challenge participants while supporting them as they reach their best of all! Our Math Tutoring program uses a multi-sensory, strength-based…
Read MoreOur Program Leaders Are The Best Volunteers!
Every April we celebrate all of our outstanding volunteers. GiGi’s Playhouse has always strived to keep operation costs low so that we put it all back into our programs and support we offer to our families. Volunteers lead our programs, support the participants, and keep our playhouse stocked with the supplies we need. We try…
Read MoreGoing Virtual, Creatively!
Tutoring virtually certainly presents its challenges. “Can you hear me now?” There are many things tutors have to do differently to reach and engage our participants. Individuals with Down syndrome learn better in a multi-sensory approach but that can be challenging to present the learners with things to hold and manipulate when meeting virtually. The…
Read MoreTo the Moon!
“Well I’d like to visit the moon On a rocket ship high in the air Yes, I’d like to visit the moon But I don’t think I’d like to live there. Though I’d like to look down at the Earth from above I would miss all the places and people I love So, although I…
Read MoreLiteracy Tutoring Impacts Both Tutors AND Students
Volunteers are the backbone of GiGi’s Playhouse. They help make all the various programs run throughout the week. We have featured other volunteers on our blog before. But the Literacy Tutoring Program is the biggest program at GiGi’s nationally, impacting thousands of individuals with Down syndrome of ALL ages by empowering them with the ability…
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