Your child may benefit from a reading intervention if they:Read slowly or avoid reading altogether.Guess at words instead of sounding them out.Have difficulty remembering letter sounds or spelling common words.Become frustrated or anxious when reading.Read accurately but struggle to become fluent.Have a family history of dyslexia or reading difficulties.

Students with dyslexia often need instruction that is more explicit, structured, and individualized than they receive in a traditional classroom.The Barton Reading & Spelling System is based on the Orton-Gillingham approach and the Science of Reading. It teaches reading and spelling in a logical, sequential way, ensuring students master one concept before moving on to the next.For students with dyslexia, lessons explicitly teach how sounds, letters, and spelling patterns work together, helping them build lasting reading skills.

The program is for all ages and levels beginning at age 5 and in kindergarten.   Everyone starts at the same place (level 1) but some move faster than others.

For students with ADHD, lessons move at an engaging pace with frequent changes in activities. Teachers adjust the pace based on each student's attention and learning needs, providing immediate feedback and encouragement throughout the lesson.Every child is different, which is why our Ontario Certified Teachers personalize instruction while maintaining the structure that struggling readers need to succeed.

We don't simply provide tutoring we provide a comprehensive reading intervention program built on four pillars:• Comprehensive reading assessments and measurable progress reports• Structured Literacy grounded in the Science of Reading• Ontario Certified Teachers• Family support and access to psychologists, SLPs, ADHD coaches and IEP support

A thorough assessment is the foundation of effective instruction.Before teaching begins, we assess the skills that are essential for reading success, including auditory skills, phonological awareness, decoding, word reading and spelling. This helps us identify exactly where your child is experiencing difficulty and where instruction should begin. Our assessment also provides:A clear picture of your child's reading profile.Recommendations for instruction.A baseline to measure future progress.A detailed report that can be shared with schools and other professionals.

Barton uses the Orton Gillingham approach which means that it is: Directed and prescriptive – Lessons are highly structured and scripted, using controlled decodable text with rules and patterns for decoding for reading and spelling vs comprehension Sequential – each level builds on the previous while reinforcing and no level is advanced unless the student has mastered it Mutli-sensory – visual tiles are used physically or virtually/digitally to sound out letters and blends and connect sounds with letters and even write out to reinforce

Structured Literacy is an evidence-based approach to teaching reading that is recommended for students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.Rather than asking students to memorize words or guess using pictures and context, Structured Literacy explicitly teaches how the English language works. Students learn the relationships between sounds and letters, spelling rules, syllable patterns, prefixes, suffixes, and morphology in a carefully planned sequence.The Barton Reading & Spelling System follows the Orton-Gillingham approach and provides a highly structured, multisensory program that teaches reading and spelling together. Students build strong decoding skills while developing the confidence to read unfamiliar words independently.Because each lesson builds on previous learning, students develop lasting skills instead of relying on memorization.