SUMMER MATH PROGRAM
Getting Ready for Middle School
Grades 5 and above
July 7-24, 2026 from 10:00-11:30
St. Andrew the Apostle School
Silver Spring MD
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ASDEC Getting Ready for Middle School
Grades 5 and above
July 7-24, 2026 from 10:00-11:30
St. Andrew the Apostle School
This summer review program is appropriate for students who have language-based and/or related disabilities who have unfinished learning in foundation skills but some degree of familiarity with upper elementary content.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Rising 5th grade and above Students (based on pre-assessment and documentation).
WHAT STUDENTS LEARN
We will review basic numeracy and place value concepts with a focus on fractions as they relate to whole numbers. We explore the concepts surrounding multiplication and division, but we will not drill math facts for rote memory. Rather, we will explore patterns that aid reasoning and memory to address these deficits common to students with language-based disabilities. We will stress the long division algorithm and multidigit arithmetic, which form the core of middle school math. Our final week will be devoted to fraction and decimal concepts. Students must commit to attending all three weeks of the program, and no exceptions will be allowed. This is due to the nature of the way interlinking concepts may be presented simultaneously with complexity developed over time. Students must be able to function in a group as well as independently with instructor support.
ASDEC INSTRUCTORS
Marilyn Zecher M.A., CALT, Honorary Math Fellow/OGAA is a nationally certified Academic Language Therapist and former classroom/demonstration teacher, Ms Zecher is a specialist in applying multisensory Orton-Gillingham based strategies to a variety of content areas. She trains nationally for The Multisensory Training Institute of the nonprofit Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center in Rockville MD and is a part time instructor at Loyola University, Baltimore. A frequent presenter at regional and national conferences including IDA, LDA, & NCTM, Ms Zecher specializes in evidence based methods and interventions for all students but which are especially effective with students with learning difficulties in the fields of mathematics, written language and study skills.
PROGRAM LOCATIONS
St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic School
11600 Kemp Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD
PROGRAM COSTS
1,500 for the three week program plus a $100 non-refundable application fee.
HOW TO REGISTER
Step 1
Complete online pre-registration form online and make your payment for of the non-refundable deposit
Step 2
Testing is Required. Send your student's educational testing to questions@asdec.org
Step 3
After staff review testing, students will be invited to meet with the summer program director for intake and placement.
Step 4
We will confirm your registration and send you an invoice.