Weekly Literacy
Structured Literacy Program
Does your child struggle with one or more areas of literacy (e.g., reading, spelling, comprehension, sentence structure, written expression)? Have they already received some remedial intervention either through our programs or another program? Then this program could be for you.
Whether you are looking to strengthen already growing skills or concentrate on an area of development, our trained Instructors provide individualized support to your learner using evidence-based techniques. Your child's Instructor will assess strengths and opportunities for growth and tailor a program to suit your child's learning goals. This is a once-a-week program for one hour.
Please note: depending on the age and ability of the student, it may be appropriate to book them in more than one lesson per week with the same Instructor.
Intake Criteria for all Read/Write Programs can be found here.
Learning Options
We offer options for both in-person and online programming:
- Online programs: will be delivered via Zoom (FAQs for online delivery).
- In-person programs: will be delivered onsite at Foothills Academy.
Lesson Time Options:
In-Person: Offered between the hours of 8 am - 6 pm Monday to Friday; Two-hour lessons from 8 am - 5 pm Saturday
Online: Offered between the hours of 8 am - 6 pm Monday to Friday; Two-hour lessons from 8 am - 5 pm Saturday & Sunday
Cost:
Weekly programs cost $65/hour
2023 Schedule
- FULL - Weekly programs are currently full and there will be no available spaces in Winter Session.
Looking for more options?
Our 1-week boosters are a wonderful alternative to weekly lessons to fill in specific gaps in literacy skills. Get the same number of hours in one week that you would coming for 3 months. We have limited spaces remaining for fall.
Paige is a life-long learner. She completed an Honors Undergraduate Degree in Economics which led to some graduate work in Economics in Ontario and working at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal before she returned to Calgary to work in executive search. She spent the next thirteen years with both national and international companies consulting senior executives and advising on the structuring of executive teams in companies of all sizes in a variety of industries. Her daughter was diagnosed with Learning Disabilities in 2012 and Paige immediately began studying Learning Disabilities and ADHD, pursuing a variety of certifications and gaining experience in providing direct instruction to children with Learning Disabilities in literacy and numeracy. In 2015 she decided to pursue a Masters in Counselling Psychology with a focus on working with children and adolescents diagnosed with Learning Disabilities and/or ADHD. Paige is now a Registered Psychologist with a passion for supporting children and adolescents diagnosed with Learning Disabilities and/or ADHD. She continues to seek out evidence-based practices for remediation to build confidence in each learner who comes through the Read/Write & Math Program. Moreover, Paige brings a level of compassion and empathy to the role as a parent of two children with unique learning needs who have required different levels of intervention over the last ten years.
Cancellation Policy
Missed lessons/rescheduling:
Our absence policy is that your child is allowed to miss one lesson for any reason. Provided the instructor receives 24 hours notice, the lesson will be made up. Any additional lessons are not made up and there is no refund. In the unlikely event your child's instructor is absent, a substitute instructor will be provided to deliver the lesson planned.
Withdrawal:
If a family withdraws less than 7 days prior to the program start date, an administration fee of $100 will be charged, as an Instructor will already have been secured. The remaining balance will be refunded.
Payment
Lessons must be paid in full one week BEFORE the first lesson. Failure to pay for lessons (or failure to communicate with Foothills about a payment plan or payment needs) will result in program cancellation. A deposit equivalent to the first day of lessons is due at registration upon confirmation of your child's program. You will be sent an invoice upon confirmation of your child's program. You are welcome to pay for the program in full at that time.
Client expectations:
Our Instructors strive to engage their students in a strength-based and collaborative manner. We will let you know as soon as possible if a young person’s emotions and/or behaviour in a session prevented us from working with them in an effective manner. Should this occur, we would work in partnership with you to resolve the situation. If there were ongoing issues that impact the young person’s benefit from the sessions, and/or impact others, we would refund any remaining sessions.