Welcome To The Reading and Writing Learning Clinic 2013
For Girls and Boys Entering Grades 2-5 (Morning Specialty)
For Girls and Boys Entering Grades 6-9 (Afternoon Specialty)
Session 1: July 1 - 12
Session 2: July 15 - 26
Session 3: July 29- August 9
Register for Reading/Writing Learning Clinic (Grades 2-5)
Register for Reading/Writing Learning Clinic (Grades 6-9)
Click Here for the Reading/Writing Learning Clinic Registration Survey
Register for Reading/Writing Learning Clinic (Grades 6-9)
Click Here for the Reading/Writing Learning Clinic Registration Survey
The summer literacy program at the Reading/Writing Learning Clinic provides students with the opportunity to participate in authentic reading and writing experiences, while enjoying all the recreational benefits of Hofstra Summer Camps. Our small-group instruction is appropriate for all children entering grades 2-9. In this program, New York state-certified literacy specialists provide daily small-group instruction that focuses on helping learners develop their confidence as readers and writers in a supportive and engaging environment. Our summer program ensures that reading and writing remain fun and meaningful –with the perfect level of instructional support to keep your child engaged in literacy experiences in preparation for the start of the new academic year.
Each session is carefully crafted to develop a flexible set of reading and writing strategies to use while reading or composing texts and to help your child make the most efficient and effective use of these strategies. The two-hour literacy block is modeled on a reading/writing workshop approach that creates an environment for engagement in author study, literature circles, and strategic reading and writing instruction. Students also participate in inquiry-based projects and make use of fiction and/or nonfiction texts available from our library collection of award-winning children’s and young adult literature, as well as digital technology.
When registering your child for Hofstra University’s Reading/Writing Learning Clinic, an initial Registration Survey (based on your child’s literacy needs and interests) helps inform placement for your child in the appropriate small group. You may indicate on the Registration Survey if you are seeking literacy support services for a struggling reader or writer or if you are looking to support your child’s literacy growth through an enrichment program. The survey ensures that we identify your goals in order to provide appropriate placement. Our groups contain no more than five students, which allows us to provide appropriate and intensive individualized instruction in a relaxed and enjoyable small learning community.
Note: There is a $50 surcharge per session for additional materials and staff requirements.
Schedule
Half the day consists of reading, writing and learning. For the other half of the day, your child is placed in a recreation group of 8-10 campers in of the same grade and gender where all campers enjoy lunch, instructional swim and recreational sports.
Program Director: Andrea García
Ph.D., 2002, University of Arizona. Associate professor of teaching, literacy and leadership at Hofstra University; director of the Reading/Writing Learning Clinic since 2003. Three years’ experience at Hofstra Summer Camps.
Associate Program Director: Michele A. Marx
M.S.Ed., 2002, Hofstra University. Administrative coordinator of the Reading/Writing Learning Clinic since 2006; doctoral student in the Department of Teaching, Literacy and Leadership. Three years experience at Hofstra Summer Camps.
Each session is carefully crafted to develop a flexible set of reading and writing strategies to use while reading or composing texts and to help your child make the most efficient and effective use of these strategies. The two-hour literacy block is modeled on a reading/writing workshop approach that creates an environment for engagement in author study, literature circles, and strategic reading and writing instruction. Students also participate in inquiry-based projects and make use of fiction and/or nonfiction texts available from our library collection of award-winning children’s and young adult literature, as well as digital technology.
When registering your child for Hofstra University’s Reading/Writing Learning Clinic, an initial Registration Survey (based on your child’s literacy needs and interests) helps inform placement for your child in the appropriate small group. You may indicate on the Registration Survey if you are seeking literacy support services for a struggling reader or writer or if you are looking to support your child’s literacy growth through an enrichment program. The survey ensures that we identify your goals in order to provide appropriate placement. Our groups contain no more than five students, which allows us to provide appropriate and intensive individualized instruction in a relaxed and enjoyable small learning community.
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Note: There is a $50 surcharge per session for additional materials and staff requirements.
Schedule
Half the day consists of reading, writing and learning. For the other half of the day, your child is placed in a recreation group of 8-10 campers in of the same grade and gender where all campers enjoy lunch, instructional swim and recreational sports.
Program Director: Andrea García
Ph.D., 2002, University of Arizona. Associate professor of teaching, literacy and leadership at Hofstra University; director of the Reading/Writing Learning Clinic since 2003. Three years’ experience at Hofstra Summer Camps.
Associate Program Director: Michele A. Marx
M.S.Ed., 2002, Hofstra University. Administrative coordinator of the Reading/Writing Learning Clinic since 2006; doctoral student in the Department of Teaching, Literacy and Leadership. Three years experience at Hofstra Summer Camps.