Literacy Tutoring Collingwood
Get your child the support they need to build strong reading skills
Multisensory online 1:1 tutoring tailored to your child’s needs with a literacy specialist
Does your child need some extra help to catch up on their reading and writing skills? Have they been identified with Dyslexia, seem disconnected from school, or show other characteristics of a reading or writing difficulty?
Our science-based approach helps even struggling readers to develop the skills they need and to be successful in the classroom and beyond.
Our experienced tutors are trained in Orton-Gillingham Structured Literacy and will work with your child online through one-to-one sessions once or twice a week. They will develop a learning plan that’s tailored to your child’s learning needs and addresses foundational gaps in their reading and writing skills.
Included in our 1:1 Literacy Tutoring Program
> Free initial consultation - meet us before you decide
> In-depth literacy assessment that identifies your child’s strengths and gaps
> Custom learning plan based on results of the assessment
> Dedicated tutor trained in our Orton-Gillingham curriculum
> One or more one-to-one tutoring sessions per week, as needed
> Practice material provided after every session
> All tutoring sessions are online from your home
How a 1:1 reading tutor will help your child
While working with a dedicated tutor during our 1:1 sessions, your child will receive undivided attention from an experienced literacy specialist. Together, they will work through fun and engaging exercises that are selected based on your child’s specific needs and preferences, and provide ongoing support on your child’s journey to reading and writing.
We ascribe to the scientifically-proven strategies of Orton-Gillingham and effectively build the skills required for more proficient reading, writing, and spelling. We are experts in creating a positive educational environment that targets skill development and builds confident learners.
A child’s remedial journey can take up to two years of consistent support. Our learning plan is based on an initial assessment of your child’s literacy skills, and will be tailored to your child’s specific needs to set them on a solid path towards remedial success.
The pillars of our approach are evidence based and grounded in Structured Literacy:
Multi-sensory strategies
We offer students multi-sensory tools and strategies that help them process language using visual, auditory, kinesthetic/tactile learning pathways, simultaneously. If there’s a weakness in one particularly area, they will be using all their senses to compensate. It leads to more effectively processing and longer-term retention of concepts. In addition, we offer a variety of creative and active learning experiences that make learning to read and write fun and engaging.
Direct and explicit instruction
Orton-Gillingham has identified hundreds of patterns and consistencies in English, turning language into a math and science. We use direct and explicit instruction to teach these patterns and consistencies to our learners. It makes learning to read logical, comprehensive, and easier to digest.
Student-centered learning
The one-to-one remedial process starts with an Orton-Gillingham based assessment that identifies a student’s literacy gaps. We then build out a customised learning plan that targets the specific needs of the learner. During the assessment, we take an inventory of the student’s likes and interests and fill the learning space with as much of the student as possible. We know that the more a learner can see themselves within the space, the more they’ll take away from the experience.
Basic to complex
After identifying the most foundational and basic literacy gaps that the student is struggling with, we create a scope and sequence that moves from basic to complex. We make sure that each learner is successful as they tackle new challenges and learning objectives so that they gain confidence in their ability to read and write.
What parents say about us
Kelly MacCready, Parent, Toronto:
“I can’t say enough good things about The Learning Common. The OG method they use is wonderful for our daughter AND they are a kind, thoughtful, wonderful team of people committed to teaching literacy (and more) in ways that are accessible to folks with learning differences. My interaction with everyone (directors, admin, teachers) is always great. My daughter really enjoys her time with her amazing tutor. Love this place.”
Our Literacy Tutoring Program serves children and their parents in the Collingwood, Ontario, and South Georgian Bay area.
We offer Literacy Tutoring for students between grades 1 and 8 who would benefit from extra support in developing their literacy skills, or have been diagnosed with dyslexia or other language difficulties.
About us
The Learning Common strives to set kids up for future success by supporting their literacy development. We are a team of experienced teachers and tutors who are trained and certified in a Structured Literacy Curriculum that is deeply rooted in the Orton-Gillingham approach.
We work with students of various age groups starting as early as junior kindergarten, all the way to university, with a focus on intervention and remediation. We strongly believe that every student has the right and the potential to develop strong reading skills, and see our methodology help students to develop their full potential every day.
The Learning Common is based in Toronto, Ontario, and offers a full-time school, virtual and in-person tutoring, and intensive literacy courses.
Contact us today!
Submit the form below to find out more about our Literacy Tutoring Program in Collingwood and surrounding area, or to meet one of our tutors for a free consultation. From there you can decide if this is the right option for your child, and move forward with an initial literacy assessment for your child.