Is your child facing challenges with reading and writing,
or are you aiming to enhance their literacy skills?
Whether they have a formal diagnosis of dyslexia or you simply suspect some challenges, we understand how overwhelming the journey can feel.
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At Rosedale Readers, we're here to make it less confusing
& more empowering.
Rosedale Readers is
a private & personalized tutoring service
We offer individualized tutoring tailored for all age groups, focusing on reading, writing, and spelling. We use an inspired Orton - Gillingham approach, employing the highly effective Barton System to tailor our assistance to individual needs.
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After completing our program, students leave with increased confidence, stronger self-esteem, and literacy skills that often exceed grade level. They experience improved performance at school, a positive attitude toward learning, and greater independence. Most importantly, they gain the confidence to ask questions and take ownership of their learning, empowering them to become self-directed, responsible learners for life.
what we do
Supporting struggling readers.
At Rosedale Readers, we understand the challenges struggling readers and spellers face, especially in classrooms where well-meaning interventions may fall short due to limited resources or time.
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Our mission is to build confident learners and close literacy gaps through a structured, individualized approach. We use the evidence-based Barton Reading & Spelling System, a multi-sensory method that provides explicit, systematic support tailored to each student's needs.
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In addition to the Barton program, we integrate other proven literacy exercises to help establish the strong foundations necessary for lifelong reading and writing success.
prior to joining
Students commonly encounter the following challenges:
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Class spelling tests feel exceptionally difficult, with little improvement despite repeated practice.
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Retaining sight words is a persistent struggle, even after extended exposure.
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Despite being bright, creative, and clever, many students say they dislike reading and often lack confidence in their academic abilities.
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When faced with unfamiliar words, they struggle to sound them out, regardless of previous phonics instruction.
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Their writing shows imagination, but their spelling is often more inventive than accurate.
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Although they can read, their reading is often slow and error-prone, and they frequently rely on guessing words instead of decoding them.
as a member of R.R.
Your child will receive the following:
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One-on-one instruction with a trained Orton-Gillingham educator
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Phonics-based exercises to support memory, comprehension, and reading skills
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Written progress reports & feedback after each level (or upon request)
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Complimentary progress report for school teachers, (available upon request)
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Extra practice worksheets for each level (available upon request)
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Ongoing parent support and access to helpful resources
Myth vs Fact
Sadly, most children with dyslexia are never identified – in part, due to persistent myths about dyslexia, including:
Myth: You can’t have dyslexia because you can read.
Fact:ย All children and adults with dyslexia can readโup to a point. But auditory processing problems prevent them from hearing all the individual sounds in a word. So they donโt read by sounding out. Instead, they use alternative strategies: context clues (pictures and a predictable or familiar story), the shapes of words, and guessing based on the first letter or two, but their memories can hold only a limited number of words. So these strategies will fail them by third or fourth grade. Without the right type of help, they can not progress any furtherโno matter how smart they are and how hard they try. Such reading failure is preventable โ if they are taught to read differently โ using the Barton Reading & Spelling System. It teaches children and adults with dyslexia to read and spell at the mid-ninth grade level. Thatโs considered adult reading level in our society. A ninth-grade-level reader can pass the GED, and continue to higher education.
MYTH: Dyslexia means you see things backwards.
Fact: If it were that simple, we could solve the problem by having people with dyslexia hold their books in front of a mirror. Research has proven that people with dyslexia do NOT see things backwards.
MYTH: Dyslexia is rare.
Fact: According to the latest dyslexia research from the National Institutes of Health, dyslexia affects 20% of North Americans (and about the same percentage of people in other countries). Thatโs one out of every five children. Dyslexia can range from mild to severe. Dyslexia can come by itself or with Attention Deficit Disorder. In fact, if you know someone with ADD/ADHD who also has difficulty with spelling, writing, or memorizing multiplication tables, that person may also have dyslexia.
