Young Learner Program

Purpose
To introduce young children to tools for enhancing attention, focus, and self-regulation while learning the alphabet and acquiring foundational pre-reading and reading skills. This program equips parents or family members with the knowledge and experience needed to continue supporting their child's learning during their early school years. It offers a simple, enjoyable alternative to traditional pencil-and-paper activities and rote exercises.

Age

Designed for children aged five to seven, as well as older children with significant developmental delays. Note: Children already showing dyslexia symptoms or reading anxiety at this age may require additional steps and program time beyond the standard program.

Length of Program

Approximately 30 hours, typically delivered over ten half-days, with up to 6 hours of follow-up consultation included. A parent is present for half of the program.

Outcome

Following their time with a facilitator, both the child and parent will be proficient in using techniques to control attention, focus, and energy levels. In addition to gaining skills for beginning reading, they will understand methods for mastering words and language symbols. The child will also have learned the alphabet and basic punctuation marks.

Develops

Focusing Skills
Techniques and tools designed to cultivate a mental state that is alert, aware, and primed for learning.

Self Management Skills
Abilities that include maintaining sustained attention, focusing, following directions, effective communication, and alleviating stress and anxiety

Symbol Mastery
Achieving proficiency in the alphabet, punctuation marks, and basic sight words through clay modeling, which engages visual, kinesthetic, and auditory learning. This includes mastering the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of the most common words encountered in reading for grades K-3.

Reading Exercises
Enhancing word recognition and comprehension by using straightforward, step-by-step methods that provide a supportive approach to teaching word recognition and comprehension. This method can stand alone or supplement a phonics program..

Kinesthetic Balance & Catch Exercises
Activities that strengthen neural pathways related to learning and focus, significantly benefiting children struggling with fine-motor or gross-motor skills, such as handwriting, sports, or coordination

Reduces

Inconsistency in reading proficiency (understanding one day but not the next)
Guessing at words
Rushing and careless reading mistakes
Fatigue, anxiety, headaches, dizziness, stomach aches or tears due to reading challenges
Perception that printed words seem to move on the page
Difficulty with comprehension
Slow and laborious phonetic decoding of words
Reversals
Challenges with eye tracking

Young Learner Program Tools

The Programs provided at Rocky Point Academy get to the root of learning challenges. Each client leaves with a “tool box” The following are a list of tools that may be provided.

Click any the pictures below to see a larger version of the tools' descriptions.

Orientation Procedure

This procedure corrects inaccurate perceptions in vision, hearing, balance, movement, or time. It assists in maintaining a focused state, reading and comprehending printed text, accurately processing spoken words, and enhancing activities that involve coordination or social skills.

Dial

The dial empowers the client with conscious control over their energy levels, allowing them to adjust to the most appropriate level. This technique is beneficial in social or learning environments for effective communication or productivity. Additionally, it provides the ability to manage frustration or anxiety. As an extra advantage, it can also be applied to improve sleep and performance in sports!

Release

Release is a tool crafted to alleviate frustration and anxiety, improve sleep quality, and simplify learning. Intentionally "releasing" boosts blood flow and oxygen to the brain, enhancing creativity, problem-solving abilities, and energy levels. It makes learning smooth and effortless.

Symbol Mastery

Brain scans reveal that the processes of creating and learning are so intricately connected that they trigger the same brain activity. Language and mathematics consist of many symbols, including letters, punctuation marks, words, numerals, math operation symbols, and more. Mastering these symbols in clay ensures clarity and removes any confusion, providing a solid foundation for language development, including reading, writing, and expressive and receptive language. It also enables a student to confidently determine what the equation is asking for in mathematics, providing clarity in solving problems.

Neural Network Development

Kinaesthetic and balance exercises are utilized to strengthen the neural network involved in maintaining a focused state, accurately processing information, and staying engaged in tasks.

Reading

When reading is dissected, it involves numerous essential components. Some of the key elements we focus on include:
• Eye tracking exercises
• Transitioning from decoding skills to reading fluency
• Increasing accuracy and decreasing inconsistency
• Vocabulary development
• Comprehension strategies
• Retention techniques

Auditory Fine-Tuning

This process is specifically designed to ensure precise perception across all senses, enhancing receptive and expressive language, communication, balance, and motor skills.

Concentration Bubble

A visualization tool designed to enhance intention and focus. It can also be valuable for reducing anxiety and increasing confidence when presenting to others.

Mindset Modification Tool

The importance of mindset lies in its profound impact on how individuals perceive and respond to situations, especially for nonverbal learners who perceive pictures so vividly. When one begins to recognize and alter an unproductive mindset quickly and easily, it will:
• Enhance Learning: Facilitate better understanding and retention of information.
• Boost Confidence: Increase self-assurance by overcoming limiting beliefs and embracing challenges with a positive outlook.
• Improve Problem-Solving: Enable more creative and efficient problem-solving by approaching situations with an open and flexible mindset.
• Reduce Anxiety: Minimize feelings of stress and anxiety by reframing negative thoughts and focusing on constructive perspectives.

Managing Bullying

Managing Bullying: We hope that our children never have to experience this, but reality tells a different story. These techniques have proven highly effective in reducing and eliminating bullying.

Rocky Point Academy

Young Learner Program

Develops

Focusing Skills
Techniques and tools designed to cultivate a mental state that is alert, aware, and primed for learning.

Self Management Skills
Abilities that include maintaining sustained attention, focusing, following directions, effective communication, and alleviating stress and anxiety

Reading Exercises
Enhancing word recognition and comprehension by using straightforward, step-by-step methods that provide a supportive approach to teaching word recognition and comprehension. This method can stand alone or supplement a phonics program..

Kinesthetic Balance & Catch Exercises
Activities that strengthen neural pathways related to learning and focus, significantly benefiting children struggling with fine-motor or gross-motor skills, such as handwriting, sports, or coordination

Reduces

Young Learner Program Tools

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Rocky Point Academy

Young Learner Program

Develops

Focusing Skills Techniques and tools designed to cultivate a mental state that is alert, aware, and primed for learning.

Self Management Skills Abilities that include maintaining sustained attention, focusing, following directions, effective communication, and alleviating stress and anxiety

Reading Exercises Enhancing word recognition and comprehension by using straightforward, step-by-step methods that provide a supportive approach to teaching word recognition and comprehension. This method can stand alone or supplement a phonics program..

Kinesthetic Balance & Catch Exercises Activities that strengthen neural pathways related to learning and focus, significantly benefiting children struggling with fine-motor or gross-motor skills, such as handwriting, sports, or coordination

Reduces

Young Learner Program Tools

(403) 685-0067

Contact us for more information

Focusing Skills
Techniques and tools designed to cultivate a mental state that is alert, aware, and primed for learning.

Self Management Skills
Abilities that include maintaining sustained attention, focusing, following directions, effective communication, and alleviating stress and anxiety

Reading Exercises
Enhancing word recognition and comprehension by using straightforward, step-by-step methods that provide a supportive approach to teaching word recognition and comprehension. This method can stand alone or supplement a phonics program..

Kinesthetic Balance & Catch Exercises
Activities that strengthen neural pathways related to learning and focus, significantly benefiting children struggling with fine-motor or gross-motor skills, such as handwriting, sports, or coordination