Is your child struggling with reading and writing,
and could they benefit from stronger literacy skills?
Whether your child has a formal dyslexia diagnosis or you simply suspect some challenges, this journey can feel overwhelming.
At Rosedale Readers, we're here to make it less confusing & more empowering.
Rosedale Readers learning centre
is a private & personalized tutoring service
R.R.L.C. offers individualized literacy tutoring for students of all ages, with a focus on reading, writing, and spelling. Instruction is grounded in a structured, Orton-Gillingham–aligned approach and delivered using the Barton Reading & Spelling System to meet each student’s unique needs.
When children finish the program, they leave feeling more confident and proud of what they can do. They read and spell more easily, tackle schoolwork with less stress, and reach, or even exceed, grade-level expectations. They also become more independent learners, comfortable asking questions, and ready to take on new challenges with confidence.
what we do
Supporting struggling readers.
At Rosedale Readers Learning Centre, the challenges struggling readers and spellers face are well understood, especially in classrooms where time or resources can limit support.
The focus is on encouraging confident learners and closing literacy gaps through a structured, individualized approach. The evidence-based Barton Reading & Spelling System is used, a multi-sensory method that provides clear, systematic support tailored to each child’s needs.
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.L.C.
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: All children and adults with dyslexia can read—up to a point. But auditory processing problems prevent them from hearing all the individual sounds in a word. So they don’t 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 further—no matter how smart they are and how hard they try. Such reading failure is preventable – if they are taught to read differently – using the Barton Reading & Spelling System. It teaches children and adults with dyslexia to read and spell at the mid-ninth grade level. That’s 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). That’s 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.
