Participants Get Ready for The Fall Session of Tutoring and Speech

Parents and participants attended a meet and greet last Thursday night to meet their tutors and speech therapist for our Fall Session of tutoring and speech.  Our Fall Session runs from September 10^th through November 18^th.  Participants have the option to enroll in Literacy Tutoring Program, Math Tutoring Program, and Amina Grace Speech and Language Program.

Fundamentals of GiGi’s Literacy and Math Tutoring Program:

• We teach using materials that are meaningful and relevant to the student.
• We teach using a multi-sensory (visual, kinesthetic, auditory) and multi-modality (variety of methods) approach.
• We teach students to practice, transfer and generalize newly learned skills.
• We teach students to apply and use information gained from math problem solving.

The GiGi’s Literacy Tutoring Program builds a strong foundation from the beginning and is based on the Five Components of Reading which include:

• Phonemic Awareness
• Phonics
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension
• Fluency/Articulation

The GiGi’s Math Tutoring program builds a foundation from the beginning in these main areas:

• Number Sense and Counting
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication and Division
• Math in the Real World: Shapes, Fractions, Measurement, Time, Money, Data & Categories

Goals

• Increase clarity of speech and enunciation through a hierarchal approach of repeated exposure and practice of target sounds, focusing on accurate placement of oral articulators.
• Improve word order and message meaning through focused exercises targeting various parts of speech, including: verb tense, word choice, sentence completion and more.
• Increase comprehension through the use of various visual models and tasks targeting functional level-appropriate targets.

Benefits

• Increase self-confidence through positive reinforcement and various forms of appropriate supportive methods, including: verbal, visual and tactile.
• Improve school and social readiness through activities and goal geared towards preparing participants for skills required within their age-leveled school grade, thereby, increasing their chances of improving social skills of blending with classmates.
• Increase independence and overall quality of life through confidence-building activities, self-help skills and a positive-reinforcing approach to therapeutic targets.