Our Services
Braniacs
PK-2, 3-5, 6-8, highschool
Brainiac groups will do serious brain work but it’s going to look like goofy fun. Most of the time. Many of these activities take training and practice to be effective. During the training period, participants will be closely monitored to gauge their frustration threshold. If it stops being fun, it stops being meaningful.
Each session, students will rotate through different activities.
BalAVisX will get the body moving to facilitate executive function development. If the brain is not getting the sensory input it needs from the body, attending to a task, regulating behavior, and learning can be more difficult.
Brain training exercises, fine motor executive function games and puzzles, mindfulness games will help children develop metacognition, the ability to collaborate, and the ability to work independently.
Breathing & mindfulness exercises which may include making art with found objects from nature, creative writing, making sensory jars, planting seedlings, and other sensory experiences will help to center and ground students helping them to get ready to engage in other tasks.
TIB (Trauma Informed BalAVisX)
k-12, 1-1 interaction, flexible schedule
BalAVisX has a trauma component that gives students help in regulating emotions and behaviors incited by past or current traumas.
Early Literacy Intervention
PK-2ish
After initial screening, small groups of students will engage in individualized, hands- on activities in phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, writing, and vocabulary. Students will also begin to develop metacognition and comprehension strategies during Directed Listening/Thinking Activities. Students will also use the Language Experience Approach to help develop spelling and fluency. Students create their own writing for use later as read alouds.
Assessments are conducted by a licensed reading specialist. Instruction is provided by a reading specialist or trained instructor.
Targeted Literacy Intervention
Upper Elementary, Secondary
After initial screening, small groups of students will engage in individualized, hands- on activities in phonological awareness & phonemic awareness (if necessary), phonics (word study and spelling), vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Students will also begin to develop metacognition and comprehension strategies during Directed Reading/Thinking Activities, paired reading, storyboarding, and other interactive activities.
Assessments are conducted by a licensed reading specialist. Instruction is provided by a reading specialist or trained instructor.
Book Clubs
Upper Elementary, Secondary
Students will choose from a variety of books to read together. Since comprehension is deepened by prior knowledge, a main focus will be on pre-reading strategies. Comprehension is also dependent on metacognition so during reading strategies will be the rest of the focus. An emphasis on discussion will create a safe community to take risks as students dig into text. During reading activities may include Read and Say Something and storyboarding. Students will also participate in self-selected silent reading and conferencing with instructors and peers.
Writer’s Workshop
Upper Elementary, Secondary
Students will engage in different types of writing as they explore a variety of complex texts, picture books, and other media. Through discussion and exploration, students will design their own meaningful writing projects. They will engage in storyboarding, drafting, conferencing to develop authentic writing pieces