ASDEC Summer Program
For Students in Elementary to High School
ASDEC Reach for Success Summer Programs in Reading, Math, Writing and Study Skills​
ASDEC provides the only summer program in the DC region that is lead by Certified Academic Language Therapists teaching struggling learners. The program provides intensive instruction in reading, writing, spelling, study skills, and handwriting and math. Physical movement along with visual and auditory stimuli to provide multisensory learning. The hands-on aspect of the structured routines facilitates attention and concentration. The careful development of conceptual understanding and the high level of repetition reinforce memory. All activities build on the mastery of skills, which helps students build self-esteem as they experience success each day.
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For over two decades, ASDEC master teachers have been delivering the most powerful Orton-Gillingham teaching methods to students during our summer program. Our elementary students work with Academic Therapists one to one and in small groups while older students work in small groups with senior ASDEC faculty members. In addition, ASDEC-trained Math Specialists bring years of experience to our summer programs.​​​
“I just wanted to send a quick note to update you on my son AJ. He loved the ASDEC summer reading course. On the last day, he quietly turned to his mom and asked, “Can I go to reading camp again next summer?” We think it really helped to feel normal, and to have a cohort."
- Parent of summer elementary student
“Reading felt like a locked door. And everybody else had a key to the door that just didn’t work for me. Thanks to the help of my tutors I’ve been able to make my own key. But don’t think that it didn’t take work. I put a lot of effort into this goal, and eventually I was able to learn to read, even if it was my own way. That unlocked a bigger world. I think everyone has different keys to different doors and struggles with different things, so don't give up when you run across a lock and the normal keys don't work.”
- ASDEC Student
Twenty-Five Years of Success​
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ASDEC has 25 years of experience serving children directly during the summer programs, bringing the best components of our research-based training into the classroom. We also have years of experience teaching students online, now an essential component during this pandemic. The Summer Program is for students who are currently struggling in school and require special accommodations as specified in an IEP or some other educational testing.
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