Supplemental Educational Services
Service Summary Information
Wonder-Space Mobile, LLC
1. |
Name of organization: |
Wonder-Space Mobile, LLC |
Primary location: |
2900 Weslayan #545 |
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Contact information: |
Emmie Chang / 713-529-2241 / emmie@ses.wonder-space.com / www.ses.wonder-space.com | |
LEAs where service will be provided: |
All NYC | |
2. |
Years provider has delivered service: |
4 |
3. |
Evidence that services have been effective: |
Of the students who completed the WSM program 60% showed at least a 10% increase between their preprogram assessment and their post assessment with over 25% showing a 25% improvement from the pre to post assessments. |
4. |
Title of the instructional program, curriculum series to be used (if appropriate): |
MathForce |
5. |
Grade level(s) the provider will serve: |
K-12 |
6. |
Content area(s) provider will serve: |
Math |
7. |
Number of sessions provided per week, if applicable: |
Unlimited |
8. |
Average length of each service session (minutes/hours): |
45 - 60 minutes |
9. |
Duration of the available service period (e.g. September 1 – June 30; September 1 – August 31; weekends only; summer school only; specific number of weeks or hours, other, etc;): |
September 1 - August 31 |
10. |
Type of instruction: |
One-on-one instruction, plus instructional materials including workbooks, access to Internet and mobile computing device. |
10a |
Description of methods and strategies for serving eligible students with disabilities: |
For students with IEPs our Academic Coaches (with Special Education backgrounds) will review each student's IEP to thoughtfully create a learning experience that best matches the unique educational needs and goals of the student. |
10b |
Description of methods and strategies for serving eligible students with limited English proficiency: |
Bilingual tutors are assigned to students as appropriate. |
11. |
Qualifications of the service provider(s)/instructor(s): |
Wonder-Space tutors are highly credentialed (B.S. degree or higher), outgoing, smart individuals with excellent teaching and communication skills who undergo rigorous reference and criminal background checks. All tutors participate in on-going professional development. |
12. |
Reports to parents, teachers, and LEA (Content, frequency, method of delivery): |
Consistent and clear reporting of student progress is shared with parents/educators via assessment results, IEPs, SEPs, progress reports, newsletters, emails, phone calls, meetings and home visits if needed. |
13. |
Will transportation to the service location be provided at no charge if requested? (Note: LEAs are not required to provide or pay for transportation) |
Yes |
14. |
Additional relevant information: |
Wonder-Space Mobile provides three different modalities for students to receive math instructional content (1) Academic camp sessions (2) One-on-One sessions with a live tutor and (3) Self-paced independent learning via a mobile computing device. All students receive a mobile computing device as a learning tool to help them access mathematics content. During the 2009 - 2010 school years more than half of
the 1,800 students in our programs completed 5 or more problem
sets that are included in the program. More than 70% also
completed our entire coursework, demonstrating that the students
were engaged in the content of our curriculum. Of the 70%
that completed our program, students reported an average
of a 3 level increase in motivation on a scale of 1-5 as
well as improving their desire to learn math from an average
score of “2” on a 1-5 Likert scale to an average of “5”.
In addition to these qualitative methods of improvement (motivation
and desire to learn math) our system also showed significant
quantitative improvement in student math skills. Of the
students that completed the program 60% showed at least a
10% increase between their preprogram assessment and their
post assessment with over 25% showing a 25% improvement from
the pre to post assessments |