Reading Readiness Junior - Back to School Boost (August 2026)

We are currently gauging interest in offering our 3-week Reading Readiness Jr. -  Back to School Boost program. Families will be placed on a waitlist, and if there is enough interest to run the program, we will move forward and contact families with registration details.

This 3-week boost has been developed to help students refresh important reading and writing skills before returning to school in September. It is designed to rebuild confidence, reinforce learning from the previous school year, and help prevent the “summer slide” in a fun and supportive environment. 

The program supports children struggling with letter-sound recognition, rhyming, syllable identification, and phoneme isolation. Instruction is delivered in small groups and one-on-one by an Ontario-certified teacher. Various techniques are used (multi-sensory delivery, games, practice opportunities with guided instruction). Additionally, students are supported in reading decodable text based on their acquired skills. Using data gathered through assessment, students target the skills specific to their learning needs, resulting in more robust literacy skills.

Aligned with the International Dyslexia Association’s evidence-based Structured Literacy framework, the program provides explicit, systematic, cumulative, multisensory, and diagnostic instruction that targets phonology, sound–symbol association, syllabication, morphology, syntax, semantics, fluency, and comprehension. Through ongoing assessment and diagnostic teaching, we ensure each student builds to a mastery level of foundational literacy skills, freeing cognitive resources for reading comprehension and academic success.

Participant Eligibility

Participants attending the sessions must:

• Not be diagnosed/identified with an intellectual disability or significant behavioural support needs.

Details

Cost: Member $120

Cost for bursary student: $25

Bursaries are available; to qualify, you must confirm that you receive the Ontario Trillium Benefit. 

Target Audience: Students entering grades 1 - 4 in September 2026.

Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, August 11 - August 27 (3 Weeks)

Times: 6-7:30 PM