Parent Resources
Downloadable Resources
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Brainspring Tutoring Testimonials
See what parents and students had to say about their Brainspring experience.
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FAQs About Tax Deductions and Kids With Learning Disabilities
If you have a child with learning differences, tax deductions may save you some money. But they can also be confusing. Here are some common questions you may have, answered by an expert from Understood.org.
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Greek and Latin Root Instruction
Sixty five percent of the words in written text above a sixth-grade level are Greek and Latin Root based. Here is a sample of just some of them included in Brainspring’s Structures© Curriculum!
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Ipad Apps for Learners with Dyscalculia
This ‘Wheel of Apps’ created by CALL Scotland at the University of Edinburgh attempts to identify relevant, useful apps and to categorize them according to difficulties faced by people with dyscalculia.
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Ipad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia
This ‘Wheel of Apps’ created by CALL Scotland at the University of Edinburgh attempts to identify relevant, useful apps and to categorize them according to difficulties faced by people with dyslexia.
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Multisensory Math Instruction
Students who struggle with math often rely on random memorization, following rote steps to solve problems. These students often have little understanding of how numbers operate. Math-U-See, the curriculum adopted by Brainspring, engages multiple learning pathways (visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic) to build a student's understanding of how math "works" and to connect it to daily life. This document provides an overview of that curriculum.
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Phonics First Scope and Sequence by Grade Level
This chart outlines a literacy concept, at what grade level it is introduced for both reading and spelling in school, and when it is introduced in Brainspring’s Phonics First © curriculum.
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Resources for the Struggling Reader
When a child is struggling to learn to read, parents are often unsure where to begin looking for help. Whether your child has been diagnosed with a learning disability or not, this packet created by Brainspring can help you find the best reading resources available.
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Tips From Students with Dyslexia
Nobody can fully appreciate what it’s like to be a student with dyslexia as well as another student with dyslexia. Here are some strategies The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity compiled from conversations with the real experts — kids with dyslexia.
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Using the Ipad to Support a Child Diagnosed with Dyslexia
iOS for iPad and the iPhone include a range of great tools to support literacy. This document created by CALL Scotland at the University of Edinburgh outlines some of those built-in tools.
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Brainspring Structured Literacy Tutoring Lesson Sampler
Brainspring’s Phonics First© curriculum is accredited by both the International Dyslexia Association and the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council. This video provides a sneak peek into a Phonics First© tutoring lesson as taught by a certified Brainspring tutor.