All paths to learning look a little bit different.

Waypoint is just a step in the journey. We work with students to find the joy in learning by taking a team approach to intervention. We offer one-on-one support and holistic educational coordination in math, literacy, speech and language, executive function, and occupational therapy so your child can celebrate their unique path.

Approach

Personalized support, embedded in your child’s school day.

Academic

One-on-one support

Intervention for students with dyslexia. Writing support for students who have difficulty with written expression and the motor function of handwriting, spelling, and organizing words on a page. Intervention for students struggling with number concepts, calculation, math reasoning and problem solving.

Executive Function

One-on-one support & consulting

Through coaching, students can practice organization, time management and study skills to improve memory, flexible thinking and self-control. Students are given the strategies they need to create productive habits and routines.

Speech and Language

One-on-one support

Evaluate and create tailored treatment plans for students with speech, social communication, articulation, voice quality, language and fluency disorders.

Occupational Therapy

One-on-one support

Through a strengths-based perspective, students develop an understanding of timing, coordination, and body awareness. Students are met with compassion and strategies to improve fine and gross motor skills, visual integration skills, sensory processing and integration, postural strengthening, executive functioning, and praxis abilities.

Learning should be joyful.

As educators, we’ve seen firsthand the difference in a child’s confidence when they have the right team and the right tools beside them.

Meet the Team

By building confidence and tapping into the specific needs, abilities and interests of each child, we unlock their potential.

At Waypoint, we use nationally recognized and evidence based strategies in a stress-free environment. After intentional and targeted instruction and support, students are able to return seamlessly to their regular school program equipped with the tools needed to be successful. The model practiced at Waypoint Education is intervention and student support, reimagined.

From the Blog

Blog

Cultivating Connection

Strong parent- child connections are crucial, not only in boosting self esteem but also in supporting a foundation for healthy development.

Wayfinders!

All children should have access to quality therapy. Together as a community we can become stronger. We need each other and our children need us. And that’s what this is all about. Welcome, Wayfinders! Let’s change the world.

Rhythm and Timing are Part of What Makes us Human

Can you picture that sweet, sweet moment in infancy where a baby starts to move their body up and down to dance after they hit a button on a musical toy? As far as we can tell, humans are the only species to hear, interpret, and understand music and its components including rhythm, melody, and harmony.

Occupational Therapy in the School Setting: Supporting Student Success

Occupational therapy is a field where compassion, science, and creativity meet. School-based occupational therapists can help students successfully and joyfully participate in all areas of their school day by focusing on what is important to the student and their team. Waypoint is excited to now offer this therapy!

Executive Function Skills: The Basis For All Learning

It’s midnight. Well past your bedtime, and definitely well past your teenager’s bedtime. Yet, the two of you are awake, desperately putting together a project that’s due tomorrow. Your teen came to you only three hours ago in tears, stressed about what to do and how to get started, pleading for help.

An Invitation

Something magical happened this summer that was an “aha” moment for me. One of those simple things that stops you in your tracks and makes you wonder, how did we not think of this before?

Finding Your Way This Summer

It is hard to believe that the school year is coming to a close and summer is right around the corner! A little bit of planning can help your family find your way this summer.

Intervention, Reimagined!

Waypoint is unique in that it brings tier 3 level support into the school day. There is no need to lengthen a student’s hours or cut into extracurriculars or family time!

Early Literacy Skills

Early literacy skills are naturally embedded in many playful activities you likely already do with your child. Shared in this post, are some small steps you can take to intentionally create rich literature experiences.

The Power in Visualization

We use visualization every day, likely without even realizing. Research shows that our brain cannot differentiate between a visualization and something that we actually perform. Using this superpower with students yields meaningful connections and deeper, more permanent memory storage.

Finding the JOY in Homework

For many, the novelty of the first weeks of school is waning and parents may begin to see some pushback regarding school, specifically homework. Every child is different and what works for one does not necessarily work for the next. Setting the expectations early in the school year is important. Try a few of these strategies if homework is being met with resistance:

Easing into the Start of School

The summer seems to be flying by and, before we know it, the first day of school will be here! Children can carry many different feelings as the new school year approaches. Watching your child navigate strong emotions can be hard.

Tips for Reluctant Writers

There are three areas that can be soft spots when it comes to written expression. Let’s take a closer look at those areas and discover some techniques that may help your child to be more successful in each!

The Tiers of Intervention

Response to Intervention, or RTI, refers to the framework many schools implement in order to support and best meet the needs of diverse learners. In the RTI format, there are 3 tiers, or levels, of academic or behavioral support.