Who needs Fast Track to School Success?
… individuals in kindergarten–college who are performing below their potential. They’re likely experiencing poor grades and homework struggles. Many have been labeled “lazy” or “attention deficit disordered”; most exhibit poor self esteem or low frustration tolerance.
The training at Fast Track is intended to supplement the student’s general education.
It will target skills in which students are struggling in school. Training will be individualized and intensive, the primary goal to bring students up to grade level. In some cases, students even exceed their grade levels.
How does Fast Track differ from school?
Students will receive 4 to 10 hours of individual instruction per week targeting specific needs in reading, spelling, written expression, study skills and math. Instruction is offered in the morning, afternoon, and evenings.
How does Fast Track differ from other tutoring?
Students undergo a thorough evaluation prior to beginning Fast Track, and the results are used to develop individualized goals and objectives. Instruction is based on methodologies that have been proven to remediate delays. Students will learn life-long strategies for independence and academic success.
What skills are targeted at Fast Track?
Depending on the individual’s needs, instruction may focus on basic skills like phonics, sight word recognition, spelling and reading comprehension. Those who are behind in math may need to relearn facts or to decipher story problems. Oral and written language skills can be targeted such as telling narratives and writing book reports, essays, and persuasive papers. Study skills can also be targeted such as comprehending textbooks, taking notes, outlining, writing summaries and answering essay questions. Fast Track will address any academic skills students need for school success.
How long will students need Fast Track?
Depending on the scope and severity of the weaknesses, most students will need Fast Track for 3—12 months. The 3-month program is more realistic if students attend Fast Track 5 days a week.
Attending Fast Track will enable students to:
- Master the phonics system
- Expand their reading vocabularies
- Learn the rules for syllabication
- Read fluently at grade level
- Improve their spelling
- Compute math facts
- Write book summaries and essays
- Visualize images as they read
- Transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn”
- Focus on critical thinking skills like inferencing, making predictions and drawing conclusions
- Master textbook skills like finding main ideas and supporting details
- Write answers to essay questions
- Master study skills like making outlines and taking notes
- Write compositions like persuasive and research papers
- Solve math story problems
- Improve their grades
For more information please contact our offices in Del Mar and La Jolla. (858) 509-1131