WHAT MAKES EDUCATIONAL THERAPY “Therapy-Based”?
Educational Therapy is a specialized intervention approach that combines academic instruction, learning science, executive functioning support, and individualized strategy development to help learners build lasting academic success.
Educational Therapy is a specialized intervention approach that combines academic instruction, learning science, executive functioning support, and individualized strategy development to help learners build lasting academic success.
Unlike traditional tutoring, Educational Therapy focuses on the underlying learning processes that impact performance, including attention, processing, organization, comprehension, language development, memory, confidence, and academic independence.
Sessions are individualized and adjusted based on how each learner processes information, builds skills, and applies strategies over time.
WHO EDUCATIONAL THERAPY SUPPORTS
Educational Therapy may benefit:
• Students with dyslexia or language-based learning differences
• Learners with ADHD or executive functioning challenges
• Students struggling with reading comprehension, writing, or math
• Learners with inconsistent academic performance
• Students needing strategy instruction and learning support
• Homeschool learners needing structured intervention support
• Teens and adults needing academic organization and study strategies
• Students who have not responded well to traditional tutoring alone
Educational Therapy plans are individualized and adjusted over time based on student growth and progress.
WHAT WE TARGET IN EDUCATIONAL THERAPY
• Reading comprehension
• Written expression
• Dyslexia intervention
• Executive functioning
• Attention & focus
• Organization & planning
• Working memory
• Processing speed
• Academic stamina
• Self-monitoring skills
• Study strategies
• Math reasoning support
• Language processing
• Task initiation
• Confidence & resilience
• Independent learning skills
• Note-taking & test strategie
• Academic problem-solving
• Learning behaviors
• School-related stress management
OUR APPROACH
At Dr. Hayes Educates Learning Center, Educational Therapy is grounded in structured, research-based instructional practices tailored to the learner’s profile and academic needs.
We integrate:
• Structured Literacy principles
• Explicit, systematic instruction
• Executive functioning strategy development
• Academic skill-building across subjects
• Ongoing progress monitoring
• Multisensory learning methods
• Individualized pacing and scaffolding
• Strategy instruction for independence and self-advocacy
Our goal is to build long-term academic growth, confidence, independence, and real-world learning success.
ALL AGES SUPPORT
Educational Therapy Across Age Levels
Early Childhood (Pre-K–1)
• Readiness skills
• Language development
• Early literacy foundations
• Attention & routines
School-Age Students (K–12)
• Reading & writing intervention
• Executive functioning
• Academic skill development
• Learning strategies
• Dyslexia support
Teens & Adults
• Study skills
• Organization & time management
• Academic independence
• College readiness
• Workplace learning support
EDUCATIONAL THERAPY VS. TRADITIONAL TUTORING
Educational Therapy
• Targets underlying learning processes
• Focuses on long-term skill development
• Integrates executive functioning support
• Individualized intervention planning
• Research-based instructional methods
• Builds independence and self-monitoring
completion support
Traditional Tutoring
• Focuses primarily on assignments/content
• Often short-term support
• Reinforces classroom instruction
• Subject-specific assistance
• Homework completion support
WHAT EDUCATIONAL THERAPY IS VS. WHAT IT IS NOT
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Educational Therapy is an instructional and intervention-based service focused on learning, language, academic development, and executive functioning support.
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Educational Therapy is not psychotherapy, counseling, or medical treatment and does not replace mental health services.
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While Educational Therapy may support learners with ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety-related school struggles, or executive functioning challenges, it is educational in scope and focused on academic functioning and learning processes.
HOW TO GET STARTED WITH EDUCATIONAL THERAPY
The process may include:
• Consultation & intake review
• Records review
• Informal or targeted assessments
• Academic observation
• Goal setting & intervention planning
• Personalized therapy recommendations
Educational Therapy plans are individualized and adjusted over time based on student growth and progress.
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