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Services
One-on-one tutoring
Private, individualized instruction to improve reading, writing, and comprehension skills for students of all levels and abilities.
Remote instruction
The Story Train offers remote tutoring for homework help and reading, writing, and comprehension improvement.
Testing and evaluation
Comprehensive evaluation to determine accurate reading, comprehension, & writing skill level. Reveals areas of literacy strengths and weaknesses which is used as a baseline to inform instruction for tutoring.
Story writing
Private story writing sessions designed to build essential reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
Literacy Program
The Story Train has been motivating children to WANT to write since 1995
The Story Train began locally in 1995 as a story writing enrichment program for elementary school age students in grades K–6. It was created and designed by Sharen Robertson, a Harvard University graduate and certified Reading Specialist, to inspire and motivate students to WANT to write. The literacy program, which is proven to build basic literacy skills (including reading, writing, and comprehension), remains true to its simple, yet effective focus on the elements of story writing and the story writing process. What better way to motivate children than to offer to showcase them and their stories?! That's what The Story Train literacy program is all about and has been inspiring students since its inception in 1995.
The program components include:
The four parts of story writing:
- 1Character
- 2Setting
- 3Problem
- 4Solution
The five elements of the story writing process:
- 1Brainstorm
- 2Initial idea
- 3Rough draft
- 4Revision
- 5Publish
The program can be tailored to meet the specific needs and budgets of individual schools.
Learn More
Please contact Ms. Robertson @ 508-509-7899 for details on bringing her award winning program, The Story Train, to your school. The program is available at most locations.