1. What is Educational Therapy? 



Educational therapy addresses the underlying learning skills that affect academics. These skills can include visual and auditory processing, attention, and memory skills. In Educational Therapy, skill gaps are identified and then targeted using research-based interventions. The goal in Educational Therapy is to help all learners reach their highest potential.



2. What is the difference between Educational Therapy and tutoring?



There is a HUGE difference between educational therapy and tutoring. Traditional tutoring deals specifically with academics. Educational therapy deals with the processing of information as well as academics. By addressing processing, attentional issues, and memory skills, in addition to academics, educational therapists treat the underlying problem of the learning difference that is keeping the student from academic success. Educational therapists use a variety of methodologies and teaching materials to help learners succeed. 



3. What is the process of starting at FUNdamental Learning Works?

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• Free consultation to learn about your goals and your child's needs.
• Meeting with you and your child for about an hour to assess strengths and challenges. 
• Review current IEPs or psychoeducational testing reports.
• Formal intake meeting. 
• Collaborate to create a winning treatment plan. 
• Schedule sessions. 
• First FUNdamental Learning Works session!

4. What is a typical session like? 



Our sessions are 50 minutes. At the start of the session, we'll do a quick "warm up" activity to help the learner transition into the session. We target 3-4 learning skills during each session,  which could include some homework help, but we like to limit that to 15 minutes of the session. This is because our goal in Educational Therapy is to improve a learners' ability to learn. We are treating the cause of learning challenges, not the symptoms! We end the session with about 2-5 minutes of game time. The extra 10 minutes at the end of the hour is for us to chat with you and for your child and to show you some of their work samples. We want our learners to be proud of the work they do with us, and think it's important to build in time for them to "show off." 

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5. I have been hearing a lot about "processing."  What does this mean and how does it apply to my child? 



Processing is the way students think and learn. All students learn differently and process information in their own way.  Some students learn better by watching while others learn better by hearing  or feeling. We work to identify a learner's style, and then teach them to strengthen their weakest learning systems. Doing this makes learning easier and more efficient.



6. My child's teacher has complained that she does not pay attention in class. How would you help? 

It may be a mismatch in your child's learning style and the instructional methods in the class. For example, the information is being presented primarily through lecture and your child is not an auditory learner, so she is feeling lost and cannot focus as a result. We would first want to know more about her learning strengths, and the environment in the classroom. If it turns out the issue is really an attention deficit, we would work to remediate the different systems (e.g. focus, organization, memory) that contribute to attention.  By strengthening these skills, we would expect to see positive changes in her academic performance.

 

Any other questions? E-mail us and we will include your questions and answers on this page!​