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ASDEC provides the only summer program in the DC region that is lead by Certified Academic Language Therapists teaching struggling learners. The program provides intensive instruction in reading, writing, spelling, study skills, and handwriting and math. Physical movement along with visual and auditory stimuli to provide multisensory learning. The hands-on aspect of the structured routines facilitates attention and concentration. The careful development of conceptual understanding and the high level of repetition reinforce memory. All activities build on the mastery of skills, which helps students build self-esteem as they experience success each day.
For close to two decades, ASDEC master teachers have been delivering the most powerful Orton-Gillingham teaching methods to students during our summer program. Our elementary students work with Academic Therapists one to one and in small groups while older students work in small groups with senior ASDEC faculty members. In addition, ASDEC-trained Math Specialists bring years of experience to our summer programs.
ASDEC has over 20 years of experience serving children directly during the summer programs bringing the best components of our research-based training into the classroom.. We also have years of experience teaching students online, now an essential component during this pandemic. The Summer Program is for students who currently are struggling in school and require special accommodations as specified in an IEP or some other educational testing.
Elementary Summer Program Summer Program 2024ONSITE LOCATIONS St. Andrew the Apostle School, Silver Spring MD July 8-26, 2024 Monday - Friday 9:30-11:30 Herndon, VA July 8-26, 2024 Monday-Friday 9:30-11:30 Afternoon Online Sessions: July 8-26,2024 Monday - Thursday 1:30-3:30 |
ASDEC Elementary Academic Therapy Clinic – Grades 2-6:ASDEC provides the only Orton-Gillingham Based program endorsed by the International Dyslexia Association in the Washington, DC region. The program provides intensive instruction in reading, writing, spelling, and handwriting. Physical movement is added to the visual and auditory stimuli to provide multisensory learning. The hands-on aspect of the structured routines facilitates attention and concentration. The careful development of conceptual understanding and the high level of repetition reinforce memory. All activities build on the mastery of skills, which helps students build self-esteem as they experience success each day. Who should attend?
What will they learn? Students work one-to-one with an academic therapist in the following:
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Summer Math ProgramJuly 8-26, 2024 Grades 4-5: 8:30-9:30 Grades 6-7: from 10:00-11:30 Grades 8-9 from 12:00-1:30 |
SUMMER MATH PROGRAM ONSITEThe ASDEC Multisensory Math Summer Institute is designed to serve students with language-based learning disabilities and related difficulties. It utilizes evidence-based practices and is reflective of applications of neuroscience supporting instructional strategies in teaching and learning mathematics. Students work in a group setting using the Concrete to Representational to Abstract instructional sequence. They utilize hands-on manipulatives as they explore math concepts. Though we support the use of accommodations for independent work, test and quizzes. The ASDEC program does not use calculators or technology for math fact retrieval. We focus on teaching fewer facts at a time to develop mastery over time. Students should be expected to build a stronger conceptual understanding of the structure of our number system and build math reasoning to support future experiences in math. This program is designed to help clarify previous unfinished learning in mathematics and solidify underlying concepts which support future success. Students will receive a binder with classwork as well as practice materials and a sample of manipulatives for use in supporting further instruction or support work with a trained professional. Who should attend?ASDEC's summer math program serves students with language-based learning difficulties in a group setting. Students work with math manipulatives to internalize math concepts. Though fluency is a part of this program, fluency development must be scaffolded over time, thus students work with targeted number facts to develop larger concepts. Students must be able to work with manipulatives independently in a group setting. Those who require more intensive therapeutic services will not benefit from this program. Program directors will review diagnostic testing to determine eligibility for the program.
Location: St. Andrew the Apostle School Silver SpringRegister NowCosts:$1500 for the three week program plus a non-refundable application fee. Step 1: Complete online pre-registration Step 2: Send student's educational testing to [email protected]-Testing is Required Step 3: After staff review testing, staff will contact parent/guardian |
Middle-High School Program: Study Skills and Writing – Grades 7-11Middle and high school students must complete increasingly challenging writing assignments across the curriculum. Most students, however, have not mastered the grammar and language skills necessary to become effective and confident writers. ASDEC’s middle/high school specialists use state-of-the art multisensory strategies to help students improve reading, grammar, writing, and study skills in a lively small group setting. The program provides students with some of the most critical and necessary skills required for academic writing at the secondary level. Students will learn the multisensory process approach to improve sentences, paragraphs, and multi-paragraph essays. Study skills instruction is embedded within the academic writing curriculum and will focus on time management, organization, vocabulary development, text annotation, webbing, summarizing, and source citation. Students will learn techniques that significantly improve comprehension and memory. Additionally, they will use software tools that aid in mastery of content information and organization. Who should Attend?
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Location: St. Andrew the Apostle, Silver Spring, MDSummer program team
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Summer Math: Contact us for referrals to online math specialists |
Students in grades 2-6 will work one to one with an Academic Language Therapist three times per week for 50 minutes. Clinical supervisors will observe student progress on a weekly basis to monitor student response. Parent/Guardians will receive progress reports at the end of the 7-week program.
Students in grades 2-6, who currently are struggling in school and require special accommodations as specified in an IEP or some other educational plan.
Multisensory Language Training
ASDEC’s Sounds In Syllables teaches phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, and comprehension procedures that focus attention, improve memory, and reduce anxiety.Verbal Expression
Through interactive activities and games, students improve language skills through sentence expansion, categorizing and sequencing activities, and deductive reasoning methods.
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February 26 - April 19, 2024
Cost:$1,000 plus $100 non-refundable application fee
Location: Varies, some onsite space available.
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“Reading felt like a locked door. And everybody else had a key to the door that just didn’t work for me. Thanks to the help of my tutors I’ve been able to make my own key. But don’t think that it didn’t take work. I put a lot of effort into this goal, and eventually I was able to learn to read, even if it was my own way. That unlocked a bigger world. I think everyone has different keys to different doors and struggles with different things, so don't give up when you run across a lock and the normal keys don't work.” ASDEC Student
"I just wanted to send a quick note to update you on my son AJ. He loved the ASDEC summer reading course. On the last day, he quietly turned to his mom and asked, “Can I go to reading camp again next summer?” We think it really helped to feel normal, and to have a cohort."
- Parent of summer elementary student
ASDEC Intensive Reading ProgramsFor close to two decades, years, ASDEC master teachers have been delivering the most powerful Orton-Gillingham teaching methods to students during our summer program. Our elementary students work with Academic Therapists one to one and in small groups while older students work in small groups with senior ASDEC faculty members. In addition, ASDEC-trained Math Specialists bring years of experience to our summer programs. | Certified Academic TherapistsASDEC therapists work with students for a minimum of three times per week. Accreditation through the International Multisensory Language Education Council (IMSLEC) ensures that students receive an approved Orton-Gillingham Based Reading curriculum. ASDEC is the only IMSLEC training center in the Washington, DC area that has received a direct endorsement from the International Dyslexia Association for meeting its rigorous Knowledge and Practice Standards for Reading Instruction. We provide direct referral services to our Academic Language Therapists. Please contact us to schedule an intake meeting by phoning us at 301-762-2414 or sending an email to [email protected].. To join our Academic Therapy Wait list, click here. When evaluating the credentials of reading specialist, the International Dyslexia Association recommends using their EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS guide. ASDEC therapists meet all of these standards. |