Summer 2024 Reading Program: Reading, Writing, and Math

Designed for children going into Grade 1 - 11 in September 2024, the Summer Reading Program enables struggling readers, in particular, students with dyslexia and other diagnosed language learning differences, to partake in 15 hours of personalized, small group reading instruction in July and August.

NEW this SUMMER:

  1. MATH Intervention following the Orton-Gillingham approach to Math Literacy.

  2. EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS class: Writing through SRSD approach (self-regulatory strategy development) offered by Acorn Psychology on-site.

The Summer Intensive Reading & Math Program operates Monday - Friday for one week in July and one week in August.

Lessons are 90 minutes in length. If your child is new to Sounds Apart Literacy Education, a pre-assessment will occur in late June.

All programming is designed by Eryn Coughlin (Sounds Apart Literacy Edu.), and taught by Mount Royal University Teacher Candidates and recent MRU B.Ed graduates.

LITERACY: Areas of Targeted Support

  • Phonemic Awareness: blending, segmenting, deleting, and phonemic awareness with print

  • Phonics and Spelling Conventions

  • Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension

  • Syntax, Grammar, Sentence Writing, and Paragraph Writing

  • Morphology and Vocabulary

NUMERACY: Areas of Targeted Support

Trained to use Marilyn Wardrop’s OG-Academic Math Education, MRU TCs will implement multisensory math lessons that focus on:

  • Basic Facts: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division (1, 2, and 3+ digit)

  • Foundational Concepts: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division (1, 2, and 3+ digit)

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS Class: Self-regulatory strategy development for sentence and paragraph WRITING

  • For students entering grades 4-6

  • Offered for one week in July

  • Guides students towards achieving grade-level writing proficiency using self-regulation skills to increase motivation, investment, organization, and overall attitude about writing. '

  • To register for this class, please contact Eryn directly, literacy@soundsapart.ca


Program Dates for our 2-week Program: Choose ANY two weeks

  • July 8 - 12, 2024

  • July 15 - 19, 2024

  • August 12 - 16, 2024

  • August 19 - 23, 2024

Lesson Start Times (90 minute lessons): 9:00 AM or 11:00 AM

Registration Fee: $50.00, non-refundable

Cost: $1000.00 (2-week intensive program)

To REGISTER, please complete the following https://forms.gle/R4wWLVHNHDy5xnPU8