Our Unique Approach

Summer YOUniversity Reading

• Lessons at every grade level focused on increasing fluency with guided oral reading lessons.

• Emphasis on comprehension skill review with a focus on understanding the text.

• Daily vocabulary and phonemic awareness instruction emphasizing student improvement.

• The summer reading challenge uses fun reading journals.

• Aligned to state standards and the National Reading Panel.

Summer YOUniversity Math

• Teaching students to choose the best solution paths and reasoning to justify conclusions.

• Lessons in understanding and explaining the misstep in the problem and using data to problem solve.

• Repeated and cumulative emphasis on mental math and computation skills.

• Instruction and practice in constructing and reading graphs as sources of data to solve problems.

• Aligned to state standards and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Summer YOUniversity STEM/Project-Based Learning

• Integrated projects across subject areas to connect learning in new ways.

• STEM kits are embedded in the program to spark creativity and true investigation.

• Focus on hands-on learning with real-world applications to develop a variety of skills.

• Project-based STEM activities aligned with National Institute for STEM guidelines.

Summer YOUniversity Assessments

• Our pre-assessment identifies skill gaps in the students’ reading and math comprehension.

• The assessment is aligned with our curriculum and daily lessons.

• Small skill-group instruction will be implemented based on the data.

• Growth reports and data reports are shared for all students in reading and math.