Partnership with families
Parent Learning
Continuum of Learning and Scope of Sequence
Established relationships with parents means we can share information positively and effectively to support children as much as possible.
Continuum of Learning and Scope of Sequence
Established relationships with parents means we can share information positively and effectively to support children as much as possible.
Hybrid Home Learning Practice
Additional at home learning practice
• Weekly Practice Materials
• Parent Supervision – Required
Additional requirement
• Parent Reading Assessment
• Parent Learning Workshop
• Cost determined by family needs
Parent Learning Workshop
(3hrs plus a 15mins break)
The Parent Reading Assessment is required for each participant before the workshop. The Parent Reading Assessment is used as a learning tool throughout the workshop.
• History of Reading in Schools
• 44 English sounds and spellings
• Phonemic Awareness skills
• Phonics Skills
• Home Supervision Instructions
o Level 1
o Level 2
o Level 3
• $250/individual
Parent Reading Assessment
(30mins)
• Individual Reading Assessment
• Followed by a consultation and explanation of the results
• Individually scheduled in advance
Level 1
Phonemic Awareness
Students learn to identify the smallest parts of a word.
Phonics Decoding
Students learn about the alphabet and the most common sound symbolized by all 26 letters of the alphabet.
Phonemic Awareness
ISI- initial sound Isolation
FSI- Final sound Isolation
MSI- Middle Sound Isolation
PB- Phonemic Blending
PS- Phonemic Segmenting
Phonics Decoding
LSF - Letter sound fluency (short vowels only)
Level 2
Phonics Awareness:
Student learn how to segment separate words into the individuals sounds and blend individual sounds together to make words.
Phonics:
Student learn to decode simple short vowel words.
Scope of Sequence
Phonemic Awareness:
ISM- Initial sound manipulation
FSM- Final sound manipulation
MSM- Middle sound manipulation
Phonics Decoding:
CVC Consonant-vowel-Consonant (cat, bed, pig, hot, cut)
Digraphs-two letters that make one unique sound (ship, chat, think, that, sang)
Blends-2 consonants together (trip, spill, flat, wink)
Partnerships with families
Parent Learning
Established relationships with parents means we can share information positively and effectively to support children as much as possible.
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Hybrid Home Learning Practice
• Additional at home learning practice
• Weekly Practice Materials
• Parent Supervision – Required
• Additional requirements
o Parent Reading Assessment
o Parent Learning Workshop
• Cost determined by family needs -
Parent Reading Assessment (30mins)
• Individual Reading Assessment
• Followed by a consultation and explanation of the results
• Individually scheduled in advance -
Parent Learning Workshop (3hrs, plus a 15min break)
The Parent Reading Assessment is required for each participant before the workshop. The Parent Reading Assessment is used as a learning tool throughout the workshop.
• History of Reading in Schools
• 44 English sounds and spellings
• Phonemic Awareness skills
• Phonics Skills
• Home Supervision Instructions
o Level 1
o Level 2
o Level 3
• $250/individual
• Additional Parent/Supervisor $100
Parent Resources
The Parent Handbook provides new parents with an understanding of the mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures followed at our centre.
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Monthly Billing Chart (95 KB)
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downloadLevel 3
Phonemic Awareness:
Phonemic awareness is no longer explicitly taught. It is now a skill used to support high level reading skills.
Phonics:
Students learn to decode long vowel and other vowel types. They will learn about the different types of syllables and how to decode them.
Scope of Sequence: Phonic Decoding
Additional syllable types
CVCe (bake, mine, hope, cute)
Vowel Teams- (pain, stay, tree, seat, pie, boat)
Varient Vowels- (paw, shout, down, piece, grew, clue, moon, toy, coil, high, try)
R-controlled vowels: (card, term, first, fork, burn)
- More digraphs – (kn, wr, gn,gh,ph, mb)
- spelling pattern – (dge, tion, sion, ture)
- Alternative consonant sounds – (s, ch, x, c, g)
- Prefixes – (re-, un-, mis)
- Suffixes – (-ly, -ful, -s, -es, -ish, -er, -est, -ness,)
Rare Vowel Teams – (oe, eu, eigh, ei, ie, ue)
Understanding children’s behavior
Behavior Guidance
Positive and consistent techniques should be used to encourage children whose play actions are both appropriate and inappropriate.
Preferred Practices
Applause and make a special moment for desired behaviour with words of praise and gestures, while redirecting any unwanted conduct.
To encourage positive behaviour constructive reinforcement is provided, while any inappropriate actions are swiftly redirected.
Vital skills and discipline is important to teach from a young age to promote strong foundation for lifelong success. Preferred behaviours practice overtime allows young minds to gain essential self control which leads to their academic pursuits and personal wellbeing.
We help children make progress with confidence by providing age-appropriate options and empowering young ones to realize those choices.
Prohibited Practices
Corporal punishments have been shown to be ineffective, and even damaging for children. Positive reinforcement has proven more effective in fostering good behaviour as it encourages repeat of positive actions instead.
Nurturing environment is necessary in order to foster a healthy development. Children can be adversely affected by negative measures that strip away their self-respect, such as verbal abuse and other harsh forms of humiliation.
Not providing basic need for children (food, cloths, shelter, safe environment, etc)
Having no access to child care centre exits for the purpose of confining.
Understanding children’s behaviour
Behaviour Guidance
Positive and consistent techniques should be used to encourage children whose play actions are both appropriate and inappropriate.
Preferred Practices
• Applause and make a special moment for desired behaviour with words of praise and gestures, while redirecting any unwanted conduct.
• To Encourage positive behaviour constructive reinforcement is provided, while any inappropriate actions are swiftly redirected..
• Vital skills and discipline is important to teach from a young age to promote strong foundation for lifelong success. Preferred behaviours practice overtime allows young minds to gain essential self control which leads to their academic pursuits and personal wellbeing.
• We help children make progress with confidence by providing age-appropriate options and empowering young ones to realize those choices..
Prohibited Practices
• Corporal punishments have been shown to be ineffective, and even damaging for children. Positive reinforcement has proven more effective in fostering good behaviour as it encourages repeat of positive actions instead.
• Nurturing environment is necessary in order to foster a healthy development. Children can be adversely affected by negative measures that strip away their self-respect, such as verbal abuse and other harsh forms of humiliation.
• Not providing basic need for children (food, cloths, shelter, safe environment, etc)
• Having no access to child care centre exits for the purpose of confining.
Parent Info
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Which subjects do you provide lessons for?
At the elementary school level, we provide intervention support to students who require assistance with their reading, spelling, and writing skills.
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Are the classes in person or online?
Calgary Reading Interventions only offers in-person lessons and classes.
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Where are you located?
Calgary Reading Interventions is in Quarry Park.
You can find us on the 3rd floor of 160 Quarry Park Blvd SE. North Campus: Bayer Building -
How frequently will my child be required to attend classes?
Our Small Group Classes are held twice a week, except on holidays.
Individual lessons can be scheduled up to five times weekly, based on availability. -
What is the cost?
Small Group Classes: $55 per hour
Individual Lessons: Costs vary based on student needs -
What happens if my child misses a class?
We are happy to offer one make-up class every month.
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How do I pay for tutoring services?
Our primary payment method is e-transfer. However, we can accept cash or credit card payments upon request
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How do I schedule lessons?
Before scheduling lessons at Calgary Reading Interventions for your child, they need to undergo a reading assessment.
The assessment will determine which services are best suited for your family.
Once the assessment is complete, you will receive instructions on how to schedule your child’s lessons.
Which subjects do you provide lessons for?
At the elementary school level, we provide intervention support to students who require assistance with their reading, spelling, and writing skills.
Are the classes in person or online?
Calgary Reading Interventions only offers in-person lessons and classes.
Where are you located?
Calgary Reading Interventions is in Quarry Park.
You can find us on the 3rd floor of 160 Quarry Park Blvd SE. North Campus: Bayer Building
How frequently will my child be required to attend classes?
Our Small Group Classes are held twice a week, except on holidays.
Individual lessons can be scheduled up to five times weekly, based on availability.
How do I schedule lessons?
Before scheduling lessons at Calgary Reading Interventions for your child, they need to undergo a reading assessment.
The assessment will determine which services are best suited for your family.
Once the assessment is complete, you will receive instructions on how to schedule your child’s lessons.
What is the cost?
Small Group Classes: $55 per hour
Individual Lessons: Costs vary based on student needs
What happens if my child misses a class?
We are happy to offer one make-up class every month.
How do I pay for tutoring services?
Our primary payment method is e-transfer. However, we can accept cash or credit card payments upon request
*Credit card fees may apply.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The cost varies between classes and individual lessons.
Classes are $55/hour of scheduled class time.
Individual lessons costs vary based on individual student needs
Calgary Reading Interventions is located in the community of Quarry Park in the South East.
We are on the 3rd floor of 160 Quarry Park Blvd SE
If your child is sick, please do not send them.
We are happy to offer one make-up class every month. We ask for as much notice as possible when unable to attend.
Yes, we provide reading intervention services to help students when they have fallen below grade level in reading.
No, we are not able to tell you if your child has dyslexia. Dyslexia can only be diagnosed by an Educational Psychologist.
We do administer educational screening tools that are used to identify students who are at risk of learning disabilities like dyslexia. If we recognize a need for formal diagnostic assessment, we will communicate this to you.
Dyslexia is a learning disorder. It does not always develop into a learning disability.
With proper support people with Dyslexia can learn to successfully read, write and spell.
Traditional learning methods are often not adequately developed to support learning differences, often leading to the development of permanent learning disabilities. Fortunately, research has demonstrated that a structured literacy approach and appropriate intervention support can prevent the development of a debilitating learning disability.
All Small Group Classes are scheduled twice per week, with the exception of holidays.
All classes are in person.
All students begin with a reading assessment to help us determine the best programing for your child.
To register in classes, contact us to book a reading assessment. Afterwards, we will provide you with information about class availability for your child.
Yes absolutely, IPPs are beneficial tools that communicate information about a student’s unique learning profile. If your child has an IPP, you can provide us with the documentation to help us develop more insight into your child’s learning.
Dyslexia is a neurological condition that affects reading, writing and spelling. It is estimated that 15-20% of the population have some form of dyslexia. The impact of dyslexia varies for each person with the impact changing across the lifespan.