Teaching Kids At Partners with Parents we work carefully and systematically to fill in the gaps in your child's learning, in the style that best suits her needs. We want our students to succeed and shine in school and not just keep up.  Our private lessons are individualized to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities and AD/HD.
Learning Disabilities Private Lessons Bilingual Kids and LD IEP's: An Overview Home Resources Search		Learning Disabilities Long division is a nightmare for Naama and she  cannot remember her multiplication tables quickly, yet she finds it easy to help her friend Leora with eighth grade algebra. She struggles with her Hebrew science textbook but loves fiddling with her microscope. It sounds like Naaama is struggling with a learning disability which effects her short term memory and reading comprehension, yet excells in logical thinking and hands-on learning. Having a learning disability does not mean Naama has to give up on excelling in school. If Naama invests time now in improving her math and reading comprehension skills, she will be better prepared for Bagrut in high school. At  Partners with Parents, we can teach Naama how to tackle her textbooks and remember her math!    Private Lessons Although we are native English speakers, at  Partners with Parents we use Hebrew books for most of our lessons.  We teach our students the skills they need but also guide them to monitor their comprehension and learn how to learn!   We are always available to speak to our students' parents, by phone, e-mail and in person.  You are part of the learning process, and we work together to decide on educational goals for your child. Build reading and writing skills: Your child will improve reading accuracy and fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and essay writing (in both Hebrew and English as a second reading language).   Solidify math skills:  Basic math facts are mastered through drills; we reteach essential abstract concepts using hands-on teaching, step by step computations, problem solving, and word problem strategies. Study Skills and Organizational Skills ( אסטרטגיות למידה) Our students learn to organize their minds and their work space, and learn how to plan for and break down long-term assignments into manageable tasks. Manage your time:  Our students develop good habits for blocking out study time, rest time, and fun time. They learn how to balance responsibilities with personal needs. We build daily and monthly  schedules so they can stay organized and on target! Become an independent learner: Your child will learn to monitor his understanding of the material by learning how to check comprehension at each stage of studying. He will know how to rely on his own abilities and independent work, without needing others to help him every step of the way. Capitalize on one's strengths:  Self-confidence and self esteem improve as students begin to recognize and utilize their natural talents and abilities.  Students learn to clear away the roadblocks formed by their learning disabilties and find ways to to show everyone (especially themselves) how smart they really are!
Bilingual Kids and Learning Disabilities Yehuda, the Israeli-born eldest child of American parents, raised in a bilingual home, is in sixth grade and trips over his vowels and consonant blends when reading English. Although he is  "Dover Anglit" he is embarrassed that he is in the "Dovrai Ivrit" class.   Yehuda struggled to learn to read, write, and spell in Hebrew as well. Until now, Yehuda received remedial help in Hebrew and did not focus on English reading. Now that he is reading nicely and keeping up in school, Yehuda is ready to focus on English. Understanding the difficulties of a struggling bilingual reader is a complex task. As a specialists in both learning and reading disabilities and bilingual language development, Gayle Shimoff can teach Yehuda using an individualized remedial teaching program based on the Orton-Gillingham method of multisensory teaching of alphabetic phonics.
Bilingual Reading Assessments Conducted by Gayle Shimoff, MA, Learning Disabilities and Reading Specialist Bilingual Reading Assessments provide parents with information about the learning needs of their bilingual reader.  The assessment process begins with a parent meeting to discuss the student's developmental and educational history.  After this meeting, Gayle meets with the student to assess his or her reading skills - one meeting for Hebrew reading skills and one for English.  At the end of the process, parents meet with Gayle a second time to discuss her conclusions.  Parents receive a written report showing their child's strengths and weaknesses in each language and information about the educational strategies that will best advance their child's reading skills.  Examining a student's reading skills in both languages, enables Gayle to find common threads in the child's reading abilities, which assists in determining if reading difficulties are indicative of a possible reading disability.
IEPs' (Individual Educational Plans): An Overview A child with learning disabilities studying in a large Israeli classroom can easily be overlooked. An IEP (or Tochinit Ishit ) is a plan written to help classroom and special education teachers (Morot Metaknot) approach the child’s needs in a practical and systematic way. read more

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