While some children learn to read, write, and spell with minimal supports within a typical classroom environment, many children need information presented to them in a variety of ways in order to learn to the best of their abilities. SOUNDS APART was created to do just this; to teach children how to read and write in the way that works best for them.
2024/2025 Academic
School Year
One-to-One Intensive Literacy Instruction
Reasons you might be looking for LITERACY INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT for your unique learner:
Your child is experiencing significant and persistent challenges with reading, writing, and language development.
Reading and/or writing is difficult for your child. You and their teacher are beginning to see gaps appear between them and their peers.
Your child’s self-confidence and self-esteem are suffering because they believe they aren’t ‘good at reading’ and they ‘cannot write’.
A variety of recommended reading and writing strategies have been tried at school and at home but little progress has been made.
Your child is capable of great things but they are not reaching their potential.
Why Choose Sounds Apart for your Learner?
INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION: Using the ORTON-GILLINGHAM approach to literacy learning, programs and instruction are designed with a scope and sequence that ensures tangible and demonstrative progress for each unique learner.
Every student receives ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION THAT IS PERSONALIZED to their learning style and needs. Targeted areas are addressed using the most effective reaserach-based strategies available, ensuring the acquisition of language is consolidated for deeper understanding.
Progress is COMMUNICATED monthly, ensuring transparency of instruction and facilitating conversations that enable strategies used and skills acquired are easily transferred to work done at home and at school.
At the centre of SOUNDS APART are the RELATIONSHIPS cultivated with students and their famillies.
It is crucial that the children I work with feel I am fully engaged and here to make a difference in their lives. The authentic and deeply rooted relationships I develop with my students are what sustain us through the challenging work we tackle.
Learning is FUN!
Nothing I teach is done in isolation. For children to progress past the learning struggles they experience, they MUST connect with and fully digest the material we work on. For this reason, all of my lessons are part skillfull delivery and skillfull play. This enables me to appeal to the kinaesthetic learner, auditory learner, and visual learner.
SCHEDULE and TIMING:
Instructional Calendar: September 16th, 2024 - June 15th, 2025
Private Lesson Clinic Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 - 7:00 PM
Friday: 1:00 - 4:30 PM
Saturday: 10:00 - 4:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
DURATION: SOUNDS APART's intensive literacy lessons are between 1.0 and 1.5 hours long depending on the needs of the child, their age, and their schedule.
Students work with us for a minimum of once, but up to three times per week at a time that works best for them and their family.
Literacy lessons last for the duration of the school year.
WHO DO WE WORK WITH: We work with students experiencing challenges in literacy due to dyslexia and dysgraphia, as well as students who have been identified by teachers as significantly below grade level in reading, spelling, and/or writing.
Literacy Education is HARD WORK! For this reason, we recommend that students with complex literacy needs work with us during the day when they are well-rested and ready to learn.
Cancellation Policy: Please be aware of Sounds Apart’s Payment and Cancellation policy: While Sounds Apart provides a full credit for classes we cancel, students must provide 24-hrs notice to change a class and rebook within the calendar month to receive a full credit for the missed lesson.
Withdrawal Policy: Please provide 30-days notice to withdraw from tutoring services. Notice provided less than 30-days before the end of the calendar month will result in 0% reimbursement of fees.