The Learning Success Center

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The Learning Success Center

• Building Academic Success One Student At a Time
• Approved by the Arkansas State Department of
  Education as a Supplemental Service Provider

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Contact Information

• Lynne Risner, Director
• Phone [phone]
• Cell 870-584-8198
• Fax [phone]
• Email esl1023_at_hotmail.com
• Website www.thelearningsuccesscenter_at_hotmail.com
  
• Hours Available By Phone 800 a.m. 800 p.m.
• (please leave message if no one answers phone)

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Program Location and Time

• The Learning Success Center
• 600 Main, Suite B
• Hot Springs, Arkansas 71903
• Monday Thursday
• 100 - 500 PM
• Parents Must Provide Transportation

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Districts Where Program is Available

• Arkadelphis Caddo Hills Helena/West
  Helena Osceola
• Ashdown Camden Fairview Hermitage Ouachita
• Augusta Carlisle Hope Ouachita River
• Bald Knob Center Point Horatio Palestine
  Wheatley
• Barton Lexa Clarendon Hot Springs Parkers
  Chapel
• Bauxite Cleveland County Hughes Perryville
• Bearden Genoa Central Huntsville Pine Bluff
• Beebe Glen Rose Jessieville Poyen
• Benton Gurdon Junction City Prescott
• Bismarck Hamburg Mountain Pine Riverside
• Blevins Hampton Murfeesboro Sheridan
• Bradley Harmony Grove Nashville Smackover
• (Ourachita)
• Brinkley Harmony Grove Nevada South Conway
  Co.
• (Saline)
• Bryant Harrisburg Norphlet South Mississippi

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Districts Where Program is Available (cont.)

• Cross Count Kirby Mineral Springs
• Cutter Morning Star Lafayette County Mount Ida
• Delight Lake Hamilton Spring Hill
• DeQueen Lakeside (Chicot) Star City
• Dermott Lakeside (Garland) Stephens
• Dierks Lee County Strong Huttig
• Dollarway Lonoke Texarkana
• Earle Magnet Cove Trumann
• East End Magnolia Turrell
• El Dorado Malvern Van Cove
• Emerson Taylor Manila Vilonia
• England Marion Viola
• Fordyce Marked Tree Warren
• Foreman Marvell Watson Chapel
• Forrest City Mayflower West Memphis
• Fouke McCrory White Hall
• Fountain Lake McGehee Wickes
• Mena Woodlawn
• Wynne

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Did You Know

• Many students lose the equivalent of one to two
  months of reading and math skills during the
  summer
• Many teachers need an average of four to eight
  weeks at the beginning of each school year to
  review materials forgotten over summer

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• The Learning Success Center offers the
  convenience of LOCAL After-School Tutoring
  Services

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Content Areas Addressed

• Mathematics
• Reading
• Language Arts

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Grade Levels

• Students from Kindergarten through 8th Grade will
  be served at the Learning Success Center

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Student Populations Served

• Low-Income Students
• Minority Students
• Migrant Students
• Limited English Proficient Students
• Special Education Students

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Qualifications of Tutors

• Lynne Risner, Director and Literacy Specialist
• M.S.E. Henderson State University (K-12 Reading
  Specialist)
• B.S.E. Henderson State University (Elementary
  Education, K-8 Science, K-8 Social Studies)
• Additional Certifications K-12 English as Second
  Language
• Donna Phillips, Math Specialist
• B.S.E. in Mathematics Henderson State University,
  Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
• Minor in communications, Henderson State
  University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
• All Tutors will have a minimum qualification of a
  Bachelors Degree in Education.

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Supplies Needed

• All Materials, Equipment, and Supplies will be
  provided for students as needed.

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Program Description

• LSC uses a 90-minute Model with 3 rotations
• Including a 5-minute read-aloud for all students
• Students will spend 25-30 minutes with a tutor in
  small groups
• Groups will have a ratio of no more that 51
• Groups are formed based on results from
  pre-assessment
• Students will receive targeted, individualized
  instruction in reading, writing, and mathematics
• The Second Rotation will be an Independent Course
• Independent reading, writing, and or math skills
  practice (monitored by a tutor)
• The Third Rotation will include a Technology
  Component
• Students will practice targeted skills on the
  computer

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Program Description Continued

• In this program each student will receive
• Individualized instruction from a teacher/tutor
• Independent practice with the new skill or
  strategy
• Immediate feedback
• Additional practice through technology
• (There will be a 10 minute break during the
  90-minute program)

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Program Benefits

• Highly-Qualified Tutors
• Students will not only be working with tutors but
  will receive time to immediately practice the new
  skill with guided practice.
• Face-To-Face Interaction
• Ensures students will have questions and needs
  addressed quickly (immediate feedback)
• Students will not incorrectly learn or
  internalize a skill, strategy, or concept and
  then later practice it the wrong way

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LSC On-Site Library

• An on-site library will be maintained to provide
  reading material for each students at the reading
  level
• A wide variety of books will be available
• Different reading levels
• Variety of genres, picture books, chapter books,
  etc
• Books are leveled based on the Fountas and
  Pinnell Leveled Reading Guide
• A large assortment of math concept books will
  also be available
• Books will be used for independent reading and/or
  visual math tutoring sessions

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Parent Involvement

• Parents will be required to drop off and pick up
  students
• Progress reports will be provided for parents
  once a week
• Parents are welcome to visit with tutors at the
  end of the day
• Parents are encouraged to attend at least once
  during the tutoring sessions.
• Parents are not required to provide any supplies
  or materials

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Additional Information

• School Districts will be provided with reports
  containing
• The skills and strategies that have been
  practiced
• The progress the student is making
• Districts will be provided a final report as well
  indicating the overall progress of the students
  in the program
• Hot Springs

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For Further Information

• Contact us by phone
• 501-318-0020 (Office)-leave message if no
  answer
• 870-584-8198 (Cell)
• E-mail esl1023_at_hotmail.com
• Or check us out on the web
• www.thelearningsuccesscenter.com