What is special about centre
Vision & Mission Statements
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Vision
At Calgary Reading Interventions we believe in a world where uniqueness is celebrated and the path to reading is allowed to be just as unique.
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Mission
We achieve this by providing an individualized student first approach to reading that is designed to remove barriers, build confidence and create an authentic appreciation of learning.
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Assessments
A variety of universal assessment tools are used to develop personalized reading programs for each learner. This ensures individual learners receives the most effective reading instruction. The assessments focus on identifying critical learning gaps reading. The assessments provide meaningful insight into the reading habits and behaviours of the individual learner.
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Monitoring
Data is collected every week and used to monitor the targeted skill progression. Regular monitoring provides opportunities to interpret the effectiveness of a program and identify problem solving strategies to maximize learning potential. Grade level monitoring ensures the skills and strategies being used are a benefit to the learner's academic success in the classroom.
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Program Development
Programs are systematically structured and designed for each student's unique learning profile. Programs are developed based on the student's current literacy skills and development. Each component of the reading program is systematically developed to reflect the student's current level of understanding and ability.
What is special about centre
Vision & Mission Statements
Vision
At Calgary Reading Interventions we believe in a world where uniqueness is celebrated and the path to reading is allowed to be just as unique.
Mission
We achieve this by providing an individualized student first approach to reading that is designed to remove barriers, build confidence and create an authentic appreciation of learning
About Us
Where literacy and learning come together
At Calgary Reading Interventions we strive to create a world where learning to read is a unique and individualized process. Our approach involves breaking down barriers, building confidence, and cultivating a genuine appreciation for reading. We believe that everyone has the potential to become a proficient reader, and we are committed to helping individuals achieve their reading goals with our specialized interventions.
Dedicated Teacher
Danielle Hendricks, BEd
Teacher/Founder/Owner
Bachelor of Education
Mount Royal University (2017)
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Teaching English as a Second Language
Diploma in Disability Studies
Mount Royal University (2009)
Assessment Tools
Right to Read Screening Tool
The Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta (LDAA) developed the Reading Readiness Screening Tool (RRST) to identify the learning needs of students who may face reading difficulties.
PRESS
The University of Minnesota’s Minnesota Center for Reading Research created PRESS (Path to Reading Excellence in School Sites) following a 3-year instructional practice project. With progress monitoring tools, we can determine if an intervention is effective and make informed decisions about continuing or discontinuing interventions.
And more
We select additional evaluation and teaching materials with care to improve the personalized program for each student.
Learning Approach
Calgary Reading Interventions provides a structured literacy approach reading. Our systematic structure focuses on identifying learning gaps and developing a stable foundation for successful reading. Students move through a specific sequence order of simple to complex. Skills are tracked and monitored to ensure students are progressing effectively and efficiently.
A positive environment helps foster engagement and productivity, so be sure to provide supportive encouragement
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic awareness (PA) is a skill used to manipulate oral language. The focus is on learning to identify and manipulate individual parts of words. PA skills are the essential building block for learning to read. Through PA, we develop an ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds in words develop the pathways for reading and writing. All programs involve some degree of Phonemic Awareness, either as targeted skills, mastering skills or warming up.
Phonics
Phonics is the sound-letter combinations for the written code of language. Phonics skills are used to decode the different sounds within a word when reading. Knowledge of the phonetic rules is necessary to recognize the different cues and interpret the code accurately. This is how we know the word 'can' is not the same as the word 'cane'. Phonics programs are developed through a systematic, repetitive process that activates orthographic mapping. Orthographic mapping is a process of storing words in the long term memory through word pronunciation.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary knowledge is understanding the meaning of words. New words are constantly being learned and adapted. Without understanding all the vocabulary, words can be a fundamental barrier to accurate learning. Vocabulary is explicitly taught and reinforced to support fluid learning processes. As we grow up, vocabulary developed with the words we hear in conversation and stories. At school, stating in about grade 3, academic language becomes more complex and vocabulary terms become more specific to the academic context. When these terms start to show up in reading and at school, we need to learn the specific meaning and context to fully understand the subject matter.
Comprehension
Comprehension is the ability to effectively understanding and interpreting what we read. This is the reason we learn to read. Comprehension skills are explicitly taught, practiced and reinforced.
