Effective Teaching of Reading Fluency – The Fluency Development Lesson
EXPERT: Dr. Timothy Rasinski Fluency in reading has been found to be a critical element of any successful reading program. Despite its importance many students fail to achieve sufficiently in […]
International Dyslexia Association, Ontario Literacy & Learning Educator Conference
Coming together to advance the right to read Join us in improving the lives of children who struggle to learn to read. Our sold-out 2023 and 2024 conferences were resounding […]
Read/Write & Math Program Registration Opens
Is your child experience a gap in their learning? Difficulties with reading, spelling, writing or math? Foothills Academy Community Services offers Intensive and Booster programs with Fall registration starting on […]
Brain-Based Strategies & Interventions to Help Children with Reading & Writing Disorders
EXPERT: Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed., ABPdN This webinar will examine reading and written language disorders from a brain-based educational perspective in order to generate targeted interventions for students with learning […]
Bridge the Gap: Transitioning to Post-secondary as a student with a disability
EXPERT: Dr. Ana Pardo As a student with a disability, the transition to post-secondary can feel overwhelming, exciting and nerve-racking all at the same time. One of the shifts from […]
Burnout: Find Your Spark Again
What is burnout? “Burnout is a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.” (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Canada.) It sounds bad and […]
IDA Ontario Literacy & Learning Conference 2024
IDA Ontario’s biggest conference in advancing structured literacy spans two full days, features not one, but two inspiring Keynote Speakers and offers over 20 enriching sessions to choose from! Don’t […]
Kiayana’s Story of Learning How to Read
Tuesday afternoons, after my university classes, I am an instructor for CanLearn’s Reading Pilots program. When we started working together in September, my student was really struggling with reading and […]
