The Academic Gym
Would you like an innovative, exciting way to introduce the science of reading to struggling readers?
Would you like an innovative, exciting, effective way to help prevent or correct reading difficulties in your school? Then bring your students to the Academic Gym, where we change lives by teaching reading and spelling skills in exciting, effective, and unforgettable ways. T.A.G. uses multisensory, creative, scientific strategies to put F.U.N. into the fundamentals. Kids start to love learning as they experience the thrills of reading skills.
T.A.G. takes the fear out of learning to read so children can succeed.
T.A.G. exercises the body and the mind at the same time to make learning an unforgettable, exciting, emotionally fulfilling experience. Kids learn focus and confidence as they build their bodies and brains by using rhythmic athletic skills to master crucial reading skills.
Kids learn faster and remember more when learning stimulates all of their senses. Whole-body education affects the whole child and fills the child with excitement. Movement makes learning more effective. Exercise stimulates the brain. When the entire child is engaged in learning, then learning becomes an unforgettable social, emotional, and mental experience that kids are eager to do again. T.A.G. motivates kids to learn. It makes them eager to participate in the learning process as active students. The first step with struggling children is to remove the intimidation and fear of learning, which is an unconscious barrier to knowledge.
Kids love to do what they love to do. T.A.G. will help your child to love learning letters and sounds. It will make them eager to learn the science of reading, which can be dull.
If your child struggles to read, they are already intimidated by printed words. T.A.G. turns reading from a frightening experience into an exciting, thrilling and unforgettable learning experience. T.A.G. replaces the pain with gain.
Stop putting them into traditional tutoring programs or classrooms. T.A.G. uses active learning to help active kids.
We get kids excited about learning exceptional academic skills through exciting athletic drills. T.A.G. is where learning, fitness, and fun become one.
Tag teaches reading skills through physical fitness, and fun.
TAG is an academic enrichment and physical fitness program where kids build strong bodies and brilliant minds through learning, fitness, and fun.
TAG combines exciting athletic drills with essential academic skills so that kids exercise their bodies and minds at the same time.
At TAG, kids learn to move and move to learn.
TAG is an academic enrichment program that teaches kids reading skills in an exciting, effective way.
What do kindergartners and first graders need to know to read with confidence and excellence?
We teach kids the skills and knowledge they need to learn to read.
Our Steps to Reading Success Chart illustrates our reading curriculum.
Students learn the following:
How to recognize and say the 44 phonemes
How to say the 44 phonemes (Phonemes are the basic speech sounds that form the foundation of spoken English)
Why must students know the phonemes?
If students do not know how to pronounce the speech sounds, they will never learn to read, write, and spell properly.
How to spell and write the 74 phonograms
(Phonograms are the letters and groups of letters we use to represent the phonemes. (The 74 phonemes consist of 26 alphabet letters and 48 combinations of letters that are used to represent the 44 speech sounds)
Why must students know the phonograms?
Reading is the art of matching phonemic sounds to the phonograms that represent them. If students cannot recognize the phonograms, they will never know how to read by matching the phonemic sounds to their corresponding letters.
How to identify, say, and spell the 15 vowel sounds
Why are vowel sounds important?
Every word has a vowel sound.
When kids know how to recognize, say, and spell their vowel sounds it becomes easier to read everything.
The Academic Gym (T.A.G.) is Learning, Fitness, and Fun
The Academic Gym is an early reading, spelling, and sports skills in school or afterschool program designed to enrich the body and mind at the same time.
ScholarSkills, one of the leading providers of hands-on academic tutoring in the US, is proud to announce the launch of The Academic Gym or TAG – a multi-sensory enrichment program that combines mental and physical exercises to foster academic and athletic excellence at the same time.
World-class athletes, performers, and some of the most successful people in history are great at what they do because they nurture strong bodies and strong, healthy minds. TAG is built around the premise of the mind-body connection, that there's a synergistic link between learning and movement. In the program, kids learn the same skills and disciplines successful people use to unlock their full potential and become elite academic athletes.
The Academic Gym eliminates dull traditional learning and transforms it into an exciting and unforgettable experience. TAG isn't about passively sitting behind desks and simply listening to the teacher narrate the lesson. Here, kids become active and eager participants in the classroom. They chant, spell, box, and run, while getting serious learning done.
TAG uses a variety of highly engaging learning modalities to help students accomplish several objectives such as FACT Fitness, better focus, concentration, discipline, and determination.
The program opens many opportunities for self-exploration, discovery, and positive social interactions. TAG encourages kids to develop a positive self-image, strong mental fortitude, and persistence to keep trying. They learn to perform well, especially under pressure, and achieve new heights in their academic and athletic performances.
TAG Coaches reward students for achieving milestones, inspiring them to work harder and develop healthy competition with their peers.
TAG captures the enthusiasm and wonder of genuine learning and innovates on proven methods to deliver one-of-a-kind learning experiences that benefit students for a lifetime.
The program builds a solid foundation of essential skills that prepares learners for challenges and empowers them to step into a brighter, more fulfilling future. TAG enables kids to apply a growth mindset to everything they do and develop into well-rounded, healthy individuals.
The program is offered all year round with pricing tiers to meet diverse needs. TAG is currently designed for kids from pre-k to fourth grade. Schedule a free consultation to learn more about The Academic Gym and its benefits here: https://tagscholarskills.com/.
Professional development for The Academic Gym consists of the following:
Educators will learn the following:
The scientific theory behind movement-based or kinesthetic learning
How to use TAG to inspire students to learn about the science of reading
How to incorporate TAG into each aspect of the science of reading
How to implement TAG into the classroom, or P.E. sessions, or as an after-school enrichment program
How long is this training?
18 hours
Contact us to schedule a T.A.G. demo.
info@tagforkids.com
(833)433-7323