Todd's Summer Services

SERVICE #1

Developing Reading Interest and Skills with Todd:

Reading interest inventory
Customized book list suggestions
Access to an assistive technology for reading training
Active reading strategies for comprehension
Prosody development — the rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech that provides important information beyond a sentence's literal word meaning
Dialogue reading practice

SERVICE #2

Annotation and active reading modeling and instruction with Todd (suggested for entering 5th graders and up)

Active note taking strategies to increase students’ engagement, comprehension and retention
This service includes materials and at least 10 sessions are suggested over the summer
Below is an article about the value of active reading and incorporation of marginalia as well as student-friendly approaches. annotation:https://www.edutopia.org/article/more-highlighting-creative-annotations/

SERVICE #3

Coaching and study skills with Todd (suggested for entering 6th graders and up)

Understanding your executive skills profile
Goal setting
Strategies for success: Studying for tests, long term project planning, staying organized, how to manage distractions, time management, etc.
This service includes materials and at least 10 sessions are suggested over the summer

SERVICE #4

Explicit writing instruction with Todd : This service includes materials.

Grades 5-8:

Grades 9-12:

Service #5

The College Admissions Essay With Todd:

Learn how to write an essay that will impress the reader
Your story should draw the reader in
Everything you write should reveal something interesting about you and describe who you are
Reveal your values and dreams
Offer a nuanced and complex understanding of life and the world
Take the reader on a journey

*At least twenty sessions per service are recommended for meaningful progress.

READING, WRITING AND SPELLING ASSESSMENTS CAN BE ARRANGED