Reading, Understanding, Learning

Sometimes a student can read, but is not able to understand what he is reading. Without comprehension skills, the act of reading is frustrating. The sentences just do not make sense and learning the material through reading does not happen.  

It is not unusual for a student to complete the primary grades without having developed solid comprehension skills.  In the upper grades, when more independent learning through reading is assigned, this lack of skills becomes apparent as the student falls behind in class.  Not only is the student lacking the necessary skills, he also may have little or no background knowledge of the new topics to help him relate to the material. The student finds it difficult to become interested in and focus upon what he is reading.    

Reading fluency is needed so that the student can read to the end of the sentence while still remembering the beginning and the middle of it.  With practice, fluency develops so that the student can read paragraphs, then pages and chapters while retaining awareness of what he is reading.  Using comprehension skills, the student interprets the meanings of the words and the meanings of the sentences he is reading, connecting it all within the context of a paragraph or a story. 

Reading comprehension is necessary for the effective study of all subjects as well as for the effective following of a story for enjoyment.  In addition to the knowledge and the pleasure received through reading, vocabulary is expanded and proper spelling is reinforced with the printed word seen repeatedly.  The ability to communicate grows and writing skills are enhanced as well.  

Lear Educational Center uses the highly acclaimed Wilson Reading System® to maximize the student's potential to read well. The Wilson Reading System® is appropriate for students of all ages, especially those with learning differences, helping them meet IEP and remediation goals.Our math remediation is aligned with PA Common Core standards.

At Lear Educational Center we provide personalized, one-to-one tutoring in Reading, Comprehension, Spelling, and Language Arts on all levels, elementary through college.  Remediation recommendations from the student’s classroom teachers are addressed as well as the student’s learning differences.

At Lear Educational Center we provide supportive one-to-one, systematized, intensive, individualized academic tutoring on all levels, primary through college, for most subjects. In addition to curriculum content, we teach study skills and strategies so that our students can meet the classroom challenges of today and those of tomorrow.

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Lear Educational Center - providing tutoring services to students from Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Greater Lehigh Valley, and Northwest New Jersey since 2000. Now providing services in Sarasota and Lee County, Florida.