Stay-Ahead Reading & Writing

The Stay-Ahead Reading & Writing Program offers 30-minute Reading and 30-minute Writing sessions focused on building essential skills in both reading and writing for middle school students (Grades 6-8).

Reading Program Highlights

  • Reading Fundamentals: Develop a strong foundation in reading, focusing on vocabulary, language development, comprehension strategies, text complexity, and diverse literature.
  • Reading Strategies: Learn effective strategies such as previewing, active reading, annotation, questioning, visualizing, making connections, and drawing conclusions.
  • Reading Practice: Improve vocabulary by learning words in context.

Writing Program Highlights

  • Writing Fundamentals: Build strong writing skills, focusing on grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
  • Writing Strategies: Master effective strategies like brainstorming, outlining, and editing for clear and cohesive essays and papers.
  • Writing Practice: Practice writing and receive constructive feedback to continuously improve writing skills.

Program Availability

Ramana Learning Center’s Stay-Ahead Reading & Writing Program is available at seven locations across North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and New Jersey, making it easily accessible for students to excel academically

Fee Details

For fee information, please contact your local branch staff.

How to Enroll

  1. Create your parent account — Register on My Portal as a parent. It only takes a few minutes.
  2. Add your child and choose a program — Once logged in, click Add a child, then use our simple enrollment wizard to select the program and complete registration.
  3. Receive your confirmation email — You will receive an email confirmation as soon as your child’s enrollment is complete.
  4. We follow up with you — A branch staff member will call you to discuss next steps and get your child started on the program.