http://vinthillacademy.com/blog Empowering 21st Century Learners Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:56:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Orton-Gillingham inspired multisensory method ideal for struggling readers and writers Warrenton, VA - March 22, 2010 – Vint Hill Academy (www.vinthillacademy.com), a Warrenton-based provider of customized, one-on-one tutoring and test prep services in the Northern Virginia area, is pleased to announce that it has begun to employ the Barton Reading and ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2010/03/vha-begins-employing-barton-reading-spelling-system/ This post is the first in a series designed to help parents understand when tutoring might be needed, how to find a good tutor for your child, and how to evaluate whether the tutoring process is working. When I was a teacher and adviser to high school students, parents would ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2010/02/how-do-you-know-if-your-child-needs-a-tutor/ Like many teachers, when I want my students to learn a new skill, I model it for them. Some experts advise teachers to complete their own assignments and take their own tests before requiring students to complete the same task. Since Vint Hill Academy offers test preparation, I thought I ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2009/12/a-teacher-takes-the-sat-%e2%80%a6-twice/ This is the third entry in our blog series about preparing for the SAT and ACT tests. Today we're reviewing books that help students prepare for the ACT test. McGraw-Hill's ACT 2010 Edition $13.57 from Amazon.com We recommend this book for students who have test-taking anxiety, and who will therefore benefit from taking ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2009/12/review-of-act-test-prep-books/ As a follow-up to our blog posting comparing the SAT and ACT tests themselves, we will also be reviewing some of the more popular test preparation books. This post covers books to prepare for the SAT, while a future entry will address ACT books. In addition to recommending the type ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2009/11/sat-test-prep-book-reviews/ Stanley Kaplan, the founder of Kaplan, Inc., wasn't accepted to a single medical school, even though he finished second in his class. Since he couldn't get into medical school, but had the grades and scores, he tutored others to get accepted into college. Kaplan believed that there wasn't a ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2009/11/sat-vs-act-tests-apples-vs-oranges/ As a teacher, I often differentiate between willingness and ability when it comes to the effort of my students. Sometimes students with academic challenges do everything asked of them, but they aren't as able to succeed as other students. Students who are capable of doing the required work but choose ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2009/10/what-type-of-reader-is-your-child/ As an English teacher, I feel fortunate that I actually get paid to read and write. I have the pleasure of reading, discussing and responding to literature, as well as writing assignments, feedback, assessments, blogs and tweets. One of my students commented that my assignment instructions are sometimes as long ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2009/10/why-i-write/ Nancy and I, the co-founders of Vint Hill Academy, come to this work from years as classroom teachers. A teacher's day is a complex thing, involving meetings, lesson planning, assessment, duties like monitoring the parking lot and lunch room, taking attendance, sponsoring clubs, paperwork, and (oh, yeah, I almost ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2009/10/why-were-here-our-philosophy-of-teaching/ Vint Hill Academy (VHA) is an innovative college preparation and academic tutoring institution serving Virginia’s Piedmont region, including areas such as Warrenton, Gainesville, Haymarket, Manassas, Culpeper, and Centreville. VHA helps today’s middle and high school students enhance their academic skills. We help students prepare for college, by integrating 21st century technologies ... http://vinthillacademy.com/blog/2009/10/hello-world/