Assessments

At Naturally Literate all our students go through entry testing. Exit testing as well as test analysis are for students looking for Reading Remediation. These tests are extremely important to help us best match our program to each students needs.

Reading Remediation specific:
All testing is done using The Remediation Plus System, and a written report is prepared and given to parents. Parents are encouraged to share this information with the school principal and classroom teacher. These tests clearly reveal whether the student can truly segment words and blend phonemes or whether they are "guessing" and drawing on a memorized word bank. Testing also accurately indicates the Reading and Spelling grade level. Initial testing is a one hour process.

To book a time for an assessment, please contact us.

Reading Intervention

Naturally Literate is proud to use the research based and scientifically proven Remediation Plus Program. The multisensory and systematic R+ curriculum was developed based on the longstanding research of Orton-Gillingham and phonological awareness. R+ curriculum integrates phonemic awareness training and linguistic gymnastics to give students a solid foundation for success. It focuses on reading, spelling, printing and sound skills (phonological awareness). It was developed for students who struggle in these areas of literacy.

It is an explicit, teacher-led, research-based, and multisensory program that retrains the brain. This retraining enables students with reading difficulties to overcome their barriers. It is grounded in the teaching of phonemes as a first step before introducing phonics. Within the space of 24, one-hour sessions a pre-speller shows a grade level of improvement and can usually achieve his/her own grade level of reading fluency within 3-6 months of training.  Naturally Literate Clinic offers one-to-one instruction for one hour sessions on a daily, bi-weekly or weekly basis, depending on the academic needs of the individual student. Naturally Literate is accountable to R+ certification to uphold its high standards of education.

Students Who Benefit:

• Individuals having difficulty reading, writing, and spelling
• Individuals suspected or identified as Dyslexic
• Individuals suspected or identified as Dysgraphic
• Individuals suspected or identified as Attention Deficit
• Emergent readers (kindergarten)
• English as a Second Language learners
• Individuals with Auditory Processing Difficulties 
• Adults who cannot read

Programs:

1. Early language curriculum
2. Reading remediation

• 3-step cumulative program
• School age instruction
• Adult instruction

1. Grammar and essay writing

• School age instruction
• Adult instruction

Remediation Plus is the only program of its kind recognized by the Canadian Government’s Scientific Research and Economic Development Program as research-based, scientifically valid and effective.

Contact us today for a meeting with our literacy specialist.

Outdoor Literacy Club

The program is for schools or community groups wishing to give their students an extra opportunity to master various literacy skills while learning about the natural world around them.

Outdoor Literacy Club was piloted in the beginning of 2017 at Kingsway Public School, Thunder Bay, Ont. The project took a group of  grade 5 students and gave them the opportunity to learn about the natural environment around them while practicing;

• Journaling
  
• Research skills
• Grammatical skills
• Cursive writing
• Script writing
  

These literacy skills were practices through; basic survival skills (winter centered), fire lighting and maintenance, and basic bird identification.

Each program has 3 units and culminates with a project. The pilot culminated with a scripted performance by the class on The 5 Common Bird Voices. The 2017 pilot was a wonderful success and we can not wait until next school year!

Programing is adaptable to each season, participants, and grade level. Interested applicants please contact us for further information.

International Languages

International Languages program helps individuals interested in learning a new language receive a great foundation of the language. Basic, introductory and intermediate classes are available. Private or semi-private lessons are taught at the pace of the student. See classes for options. Contact us for more information.