 Now that the school year is solidly underway ‘tis the season for parent-teacher conferences. These precious 10-15 minute blocks of time fly so it is important to prepare ahead of time and have a specific goal in mind. You are ready for your parent-teacher conference if you know the following:
You know what you would like to achieve as a result of the meeting. Write tis down and take it with you! Not sure what your goal is? Here are a few ideas:
You know how your child is feeling about school. Have you touched base recently to ask what they think is going well (or not going well)? This can help to prepare you and also enable you to provide feedback to the teacher that they may find valuable. You have a list of questions written out that you would like to ask. Refer back to the goal you have set and generate a list of questions from that. If you need some support with this you can check out our post that gives you 22 questions to ask your child’s teacher. Side note- we do not suggest asking them all at one meeting!!! You have recently checked to see your child's grades, missing assignments, and have read any school/classroom guidelines and manuals. This will ensure you know what the expectations are academically and behaviorally in the school/classroom. You have 1 kind thing you can say to your child's teacher about the school, classroom, or them as a person. Things are rough right now and spreading kindness goes a long way. If you talk with you child's teacher an learn that your child would benefit from instructional intervention or enrichment please reach out to see how we may be able to support you.
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One of the reasons our students are so successful is because all of the instruction our educators provide is direct, explicit and systematic.
What does it mean for instruction to be direct, explicit and systematic?
How is reading taught in this manner? The National Center of Intensive Intervention at the American Institutes for Research as well as the National Reading Panel have outlined 5 key components to all direct and systematic instruction for reading. The components are
Based on information gathered from the baseline assessment and other evaluations, we chose from a variety of approaches to target all 5 areas within each instructional session. How is math taught in this manner? Our systematic math instruction is based on the work of Dr. Mahesh Sharma. Using his framework, every math concept is introduced through concrete materials, moving to visual representation (pictures), applying what is being learned by having the student visualization of the concept in order to learn procedures, and then finally to the abstract level where students learn to replace concrete and visual representations with actual math symbols (writing equations) for problem solving. By providing direct, explicit and systematic instruction our educators help your child close the gap and experience academic success. Do you think your child would benefit from direct, explicit, and systematic instruction? If so, you can reach out to us and schedule a free, no obligation, no commitment consultation so we can chat more about how Hyperion’s program could support your family. We would love to be the bridge that your child needs to achieve academic success. One of the reasons our students are so successful is because all of the instruction our educators provide is individualized to each learner’s specific needs.
How do you know what my child’s needs are? The initial consultation is the first step in learning about your child’s needs. You are the expert on your child and by meeting with you and hearing what your concerns (and celebrations) are, we learn a lot about how programming should be structured. To get even more detailed information we typically conduct a baseline assessment and do a thorough review of your child's academic records to create a program specifically tailored to each child's needs. What are the benefits of individualized instruction?
Do you think your child would benefit from individualized instruction this summer? If so, you can reach out to us and schedule a free, no obligation, no commitment consultation so we can chat more about how Hyperion’s program could support your family. We would love to be the bridge that your child needs to achieve academic success. |