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Empowered Parents, Confident Kids: Simple Steps to Home Learning Success

Supporting your child with literacy, writing, and math at home can be a positive and rewarding experience.

January Workshop

Schedule

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What we will cover:

  • Foundational skills such as symbol recognition, visualization, and comprehension.
  • The surprising connections between “math facts” and “sight words.”
  • Techniques to weave literacy and math practice into everyday routines.
  • Hands-on, engaging activities designed to take the stress out of home learning.

This workshop will help you better understand your child’s learning profile and give you practical strategies to build confidence and skills at home.

Who Is This For?

This workshop was open to everyone! Parents, caregivers, educators, and professionals working with youth found valuable insights and strategies to support children and teens in preparing for a successful summer.

January Workshop
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Schedule

Presenter
Karen Monner
More about Karen

Karen Monner Clinical Instructor and Program Lead for Read/Write & Math Intervention Program at Foothills Academy. Karen has extensive knowledge of foundational skills for literacy and numeracy. As a Wilson Dyslexia Therapist, Karen is passionate about providing students with the instruction and environment that best meets their learning needs. Karen is an animal lover and spends a lot of time taking care of the family zoo.

 

Karen and Carissa regularly meet with parents in our Parent Training Programs to help them understand their child's learning needs and strategies to use at home.

Presenter
Carissa Backus
More about Carissa

Carissa Backus is a Clinical Instructor and Operations Lead for Read/Write & Math Intervention Program at Foothills Academy. As a Wilson Dyslexia Therapist, Carissa has extensive knowledge of the foundational skills for literacy and numeracy. Carissa is passionate about helping students discover strategies to build confidence in their abilities. Outside of Foothills, she enjoys coaching and playing curling.

Karen and Carissa regularly meet with parents in our Parent Training Programs to help them understand their child's learning needs and strategies to use at home.