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 […]
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 […]
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 […]