SNOW TRACKS short course will be running!:)  Starting this Monday.  Please check prior blog for details and contact asap:)

TREE TOP LEARNING SHORT COURSE- starting February 11- ending March 4th.
"SNOW TRACKS" course: Students will study DOG SLEDDING that will focus on the following concepts: reading, reading comprehension, spelling, math concepts and vocabulary. High interest, highly interactive sessions will be 2 hours each and run 4-6pm on Monday, Feb. 11, Friday the 15th, Monday the 18th, Monday the 25th, Friday March 1st, and Monday March 4th for the final day. Total cost for 12 hour course is $150.
Please contact is interested via message, email OR text me at 328-5106.

SHORT COURSE

TREE TOP LEARNING will be running 'short courses' this year!
The first one will be for grades 4-8.  It will be excellent for students who could use support with reading and reading comprehension, as well as spelling and written work.
                      We will be studying the book "Bridge to Terabithia", by Katherine Paterson.
It will run as follows: 2 hour sessions, 4 weeks in a row, cost $100. 
During these 8 hours of study, the students will focus on reading, reading comprehension, writing, spelling, auditory memory, answering questions and discussing the story. 
                         This short course has 2 student signed up, with room for 2 more!
Short course starts this Monday, January 7th, from 4-6 pm.  It will be offered in the Petrolia area.
             This is the first of many 'short courses' to come. Please keep checking this blog for updates, as well as the TREE TOP facebook page.
                                         The next short course will focus on math and reading!
Please text OR call Melissa at 328-5106 if interested.

After one week of seeing my Tree Top kids, I have many areas I need to expand on! I have may things to do!
1- build up my library-always room for more books!:) All levels of reading, all interests...never know what a child will be interested in! ***Always accepting book donations:)  Would love more then one copy of books for book study:)
2- work on increasing my reading based interactive games for  home programming. I spent years making file folder games for my work in the schools, but they were given away mistakingly! I have to re-build my grab and go games. The up-side to that is I can make them specifically for my kids needs:)
3- book study outlines- I am planning on reading a book with each child I tutor. We will read and study it together. I am reading Charlottes Web and Hunger Games...and everything in between:)

QUESTION--- If a child has a hard time reading, is it fair to make them wait till they can read at a certain level before they read these popular books on their own? OR do you work with them so they can read what their friends are reading now? 
I think it motivates them to read more once they have read a great book,  or have a great book read to them. READ it with them. READ it to them. Give the characters a voice, a personality. Get your child excited about the book and where it is taking them:)
Can't wait to re-read the HUNGER GAMES:) LOTS OF WORK TO DO!

This has been a great summer for TREETOP LEARNING:)  Summer camps were busy! The kids who came had some laughs, got to meet some new friends and learned something new. 
I am getting ready for my Fall session.  I will update this blog shortly with sessions I plan on doing over the next few months!  I am booked for one on one and small group weekly sessions; however, I am planning on running some short sessions for those interested.  These sessions will focus mainly on the following skills: reading comprehension, auditory memory and writing output.  These are common areas of weakness for many students.  Keep posted for updates and dates soon!!!:)

 

Here is the plan for summer! Please contact me if you are interested:) Camps will be set up in small groups of no more then 4 children.  Camps will be fast paced, interactive and mainly focused on the following areas: reading comprehension, writing content and organization, spelling and reading. 

 

TREETOP LEARNING SUMMER CAMP!!!

DATES: July 10-12
July 17-19
July 24-26
July 31-August 2
August 14-16
August 21-23

GROUPS

Group #1- 10am-12- Grades 2-4
Group #2-   1-3pm-   Grades 5-8

*No more than 4 children per group
*Each session is 2 hours of instruction per day/3 consecutive days

The camp price will be like getting 2 hours free each session booked at $140 per session.

Please message or text me if you are interested in this camp.

I just came back from a training session for LINDAMOOD BELL- Visualizing and Verbalizing course. I have taken the LIPS program and the SEEING STARS program as well. These programs have the potential to change a child's future! I have worked with these programs for years and have seen what they can do. The V/V course teaches kids to make pictures about what they are reading. They are able to hold onto information easier if they can picture it- makes sense right:)  Many kids do not do this automatically. Once they know how to make pictures about information they are reading/hearing read to them, they are able to remember it in a way that it makes sense to them. They are also able to write with more detail and describtion; which is what teachers are looking for. Their memory will increase along with their vocabulary, writing skills, spelling skills and most importantly their confidence!:)  I am seeing improvements with all my clients and, more importantly, I am seeing more smiles, more confidence and a desire to read!!!!:)