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Best Academic Summer Camps in Oakland East Bay Area

Summer 2026 at Strategies for Learning: Programs, Dates & Early Bird Deadlines

Summer is one of the most opportune times to make meaningful academic progress. Below you’ll find everything in one place: program descriptions, key dates, early bird deadlines, and direct registration links.
progress check-ins with educational therapy

Why Regular Progress Check-Ins With Your Child’s Educational Therapist Matter

When your child is working with an Educational Therapist, you’re investing time, energy, and resources into their growth. One of the most powerful ways to protect that investment (and often accelerate progress) is by scheduling regular progress check-ins with your child’s clinician.
Metacognitive Strategies for a strong semester

A Smarter Start: Metacognitive Strategies for a Strong Semester

Heading into a new semester or school year often brings a mix of relief and renewed anxiety. While a "fresh start" is exciting, many students and parents are still feeling the "drag" from the previous term. Getting back into the swing of things after a break can feel like pushing a boulder uphill, especially when the academic pressure starts to ramp up immediately.
ADHD-friendly homework routine

A Guide to ADHD-Friendly Homework Routine

For many parents and children, homework can be a major source of stress and tension. However, by implementing a consistent and predictable routine, you can support your child by reducing anxiety, improving focus and behavior and encouraging independence. A well-designed routine helps home feel more manageable and less overwhelming for everyone involved. Here is a guide including 5 strategies to try out.
Semester Checklist

Start of the Semester Checklist

The start of a new semester is a wonderful opportunity to pause, reflect on the past year, and establish new routines that support your child’s growth. These metacognitive conversations also give you both space to think about what went well and where there’s room for continued growth.
Twice-Exceptional Students with Dyslexia

Supporting Twice-Exceptional Students With Dyslexia

Supporting Twice-Exceptional Students With Dyslexia If you’re a parent of a child who is both highly intelligent and dyslexic, you already know the emotional whiplash. Your child may go from debating big ideas, and absorbing science videos at lightning speed

Tackling Procrastination in Kids with Learning Differences (infographic)

The main causes for procrastination and strategies to tackle it. (infographic)
procrasination in students with learning disabilities

Tackling Procrastination in Kids with Learning Differences

Procrastination is a universal struggle! But for children with Learning Differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, or ADHD, it often feels insurmountable. When any learning challenge makes a task inherently more difficult, the brain naturally triggers avoidance. The key to tackling this isn't discipline; it's strategy, structure, and support.
Student AI use

Parental Guide to Student AI Use

How does a parent know when a child becomes overly reliant on AI and outsources the very learning they need to acquire?  While the answer is quite complex and ever evolving, the key lies in knowing when the tool enhances a child’s learning and when it prevents learning.
Pathological Demand Avoidance

Pathological Demand Avoidance and School Struggles

If your child resists school, melts down over routine tasks, or avoids expectations in ways that feel extreme. One possible explanation is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), a profile currently thought to be a subtype of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) where everyday demands trigger intense anxiety, leading to extreme avoidance behaviors.
School testing

Helping Your Child Succeed—Even Without School Testing

Schools might refuse testing because the child is doing "well enough" academically despite immense effort. Private neuropsychological testing is often unaffordable. So, what do you do in this diagnostic limbo? The good news is, you don't need a formal label to make a profound impact. Here's how you can empower your child to thrive.
Art in Educational Therapy

Art and Creativity in Educational Therapy

Getting the first “yes” from a student can be the hardest part of a session. Without buy-in, no real work can begin. When met with resistance, Educational Therapists draw on research-based strategies—especially the growing evidence from art therapy and neuroscience that shows how the arts support well-being and learning.

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