Children need a certain set of skills in order to read and spell successfully, but they are not born with these skills and need to be taught to read and spell. Some children need large amounts of instruction, while other children appear to ‘just pick it up’. The simple task of reading and spelling is really anything but simple!

Anyone can have difficulties with reading and spelling and due to the complex nature of reading, no one cause can be identified.  This means that the difficulties children face can differ completely from child to child.  Many children have differences in brain wiring associated with language-based learning disabilities.

School is not meant to be difficult for your child. Continued difficulties with learning to read and spell can impact on your child’s self-esteem and confidence, and their overall experience at school.  Reading difficulties generally do not ‘go away’.  Children need thorough assessments to determine the underlying difficulties and they need to be taught the right skills and strategies to support their learning.

Regina speech centre is passionate about offering structured literacy supports based on the Science of Reading. We have been committed from the start to support parent and teacher education to improve reading instruction in our province.  We believe in providing assessment and intervention using the most current evidence based practices in our field.  This includes reading, writing and spelling.  Our experienced team of professionals will help determine what your child needs to succeed in school.

Our experienced staff are knowledgeable about teaching reading and the science that backs this.  At the root we want to build confident readers who will grow into successful students.  We want all children to feel accepted as they are and comfortable to practice the right skills at the right level to bloom and grow.