Dear families,
What a rocking start to 2022. We are striding into this year with a new batch of students and some graduates as well! Welcome to our new families and congratulations to our graduate, which will be named below.
We have a fresh new website and online store which are now up and running. My hope is that our online store will create an accessible avenue for families to access the highest quality stationary and neurodiverse aids for daily life. There will also be decodable books available for purchase. As many families have found out, It is very difficult to find decodable books in bookstores or libraries around Canada. My hope is by having them available to families more of our budding readers will be able to access books that pace their learning journeys.
This past month some very monumental history has been made by the release of the Ontario Human Rights Commission Right to Read report. There have been big waves felt and many families lived experiences validated by the findings, my own included as a Dyslexic and educator. There are webinars and symposiums being held to help deconstruct the report. Many of them are recorded and posted at the IDAOntario website. I encourage families to watch or listen to them as they are very well done and only help to improve our understanding of children's or our own learning. These recordings are also very helpful when approaching administration or the special education teams that help our students. A link here will take you to the report.
In-class sessions are in full swing and our Spring Session is about to start running from March 28-June 11. I am excited to announce that I am fully Booked for Spring Session!! Thank you to everyone who has spread the word, as a small business owner is means the world that more students are able to unlock the key to reading.
Some future plans:
With such a full roster the next phase is to open a second English language classroom, with the hopes of a third French language classroom in the new school year. Fingers crossed! As I do not have a pulse on the French Immersion teachers in this region, any families who have connections that might be interested in learning about structured literacy in French please share my information with them, good connections make great teachers!
Congratulations to our graduate:
Leo W. from Thunder Bay, Ontario for completing the R+ program and unlocking the key to reading. Well done, I am so proud of all your hard work online and in-person during the COVID lockdowns. Your courage, determination and preserving spirit is a something to behold. Great Work Leo!
Thank you for everyones continued support and commitment to literacy. I can not wait to see what is in store for the summer.
Warmly,
Julia and fuzzy assistants; Lily, Lady, and Lil' Man
