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Summer 2026 · Dublin, CA · Grades 1–8
Focused daily instruction in reading comprehension and writing — not a camp, not tutoring. A 2-week academic sprint for Grades 1–8 in small groups of max 8 students.
Stop guessing. Start finding evidence.
Grades 1–8Daily · Mon–Fri · 4:30–6:00 PM · Starts June 15
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Turn thoughts into clear writing.
Grades 1–8Daily · Mon–Fri · 4:30–6:00 PM · Starts June 15
Best for:
Pricing
Week 1 — Finding the evidence: Students learn to identify the main idea in a passage and locate the specific sentences that support it. The instructor models how to distinguish relevant evidence from detail — a skill most comprehension tests measure directly. Students practice with grade-level nonfiction and fiction texts, writing short written responses using the evidence they find.
Week 2 — Proving the answer: Students apply what they built in Week 1 to multi-paragraph texts and longer reading passages. Focus shifts to inference — answering questions the text doesn't state directly but implies. By the end of Week 2, students leave with a repeatable method for approaching any comprehension question.
Week 1 — Building the sentence: Students work on the mechanics of clear writing — complete sentences, subject-verb agreement, and how to write a topic sentence that actually tells the reader something. The instructor identifies common errors in each student's writing and addresses them directly.
Week 2 — Building the paragraph and beyond: Students expand single sentences into structured paragraphs using a consistent format — topic sentence, supporting details, closing sentence. By the end of Week 2, students can write a short multi-paragraph response with a clear structure and minimal errors.
Read to Prove and Write to Explain are led by subject-trained reading and writing instructors — not general camp counselors. Each instructor has direct experience teaching literacy at the grade levels they cover. Groups are capped at 8 students so the instructor can give specific feedback to each student's work, not just general instruction to the group.
Read to Prove is right for your child if:
Write to Explain is right for your child if:
Dublin and Pleasanton families have strong academic expectations — and summer reading and writing programs in the Tri-Valley tend to fall into one of two extremes: full-day camps with light academic content, or expensive one-on-one tutoring. GrowWise Academic Summer Sprint is neither. It is a structured 90-minute daily program designed specifically to close skill gaps in reading comprehension and writing before the next school year. Small enough to give your child real feedback. Focused enough to make a difference in two weeks.
Not sure whether your child's gap is fluency or comprehension? Read our parent guide on fluency vs. comprehension before you enroll.
Select your cohort and grade band on the full program page.
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