Helping Foster Children Improve their Reading Skills Sometimes it helps to convince people to try something if they know that you have actually done it yourself, so I have decided to tell you one of my many war stories about living in the special needs trenches for the past almost 50 years. Our local Childrenâs Aid Society called my office to seeContinue reading “Helping Foster Children Improve their Reading Skills”
Ending the Crisis of Illiteracy – What Almost 50 Years in the Special Education Trenches has Taught Me The Crisis of Illiteracy is Real As of today, 15,000,000 school-aged children across North America are behind in literacy skills. 25% of Americans cannot decode words at a Grade 8 level. One-third of North Americans have never read a single book. Almost 50% of North Americans cannot understand information written at a Grade 8 level.Continue reading “Ending the Crisis of Illiteracy – What Almost 50 Years in the Special Education Trenches has Taught Me”
Case Study: 2 Grade Levels in 36 Hours Introduction: Working With Foster Children In March, 2008, my learning centre, QLC Educational Services, was contacted by the Highland Shores CAS to determine if we could assist 11 foster children in their care who were thought to have reading problems and as a result, were behind in school.
University of Ottawa Research Lauds the Maloney Method’s Effectiveness for Tutors Researchers at the University of Ottawa recently submitted their conclusions from the RESPs for Kids in Care project. This project studied the effectiveness of using the Maloney Method as a tool for tutoring foster children. Read more to find out their conclusions.
Case Study: Getting 9 Year Old Edward Back on Track âI went everywhere else when I had no success with the school system and this was the only place where I saw the magic happen.â- Sue (Belleville, ON) This is the story of a frustrated mom with a child at risk of academic failure who enrolled her son in our learning centre. Falling Behind AtContinue reading “Case Study: Getting 9 Year Old Edward Back on Track”
