Essential Skills, located in Washington, DC, and Aurora, ON operates in the US and Canada and is one of the top online learning providers for K-6 Reading, ELL, Math and Science.
Under “normal” educational conditions, reading intervention programs like the ones developed by Essential Skills to implement reading intervention strategies are mainly focused on students who are struggling in the classroom. Kids that do not keep up...
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tiered method of instruction and academic support for struggling learners. The RTI reading program and math program are the most prevalent, however, the RTI model is sometimes applied to behavioral intervention...
In today’s environment, children are surrounded by and interacting with screens and online activities practically from birth. Gone are the days of leafing through (often outdated) encyclopedias or wandering through library stacks doing research. Today’s...
For all students, learning to read involves a complex set of skills that must be acquired in stages. The ability to recognize letters and using them to form words (decoding) must become fluid before students are able to read for meaning. Children with...
As adults we are immersed in a world full of text that seamlessly transforms into meaningful messages. The written word enables us to communicate with colleagues, family and friends, keep informed of current events and enhance and broaden our imagination....
Recently, we have all seen our educational institutions shift curriculum delivery models as necessities dictate. These uncertain circumstances can be challenging and confusing for parents, children, and teachers, all of whom are scrambling to find something...
Educators appreciate that every student is different, and we all learn at different rates of progression and in different ways. This is particularly true in the Special Ed classroom where each student requires a professionally developed learning program...
As we all strive to navigate the “new normal”, educators are finding new ways to connect their classrooms and keep their students engaged, when remote learning is essential. Virtual “team” focused apps like Zoom, Facebook Live, and Google classroom have...
