How to Help My Kids Improve Their Writing Skills

Learning how to write is an essential part of communication and a skill that your child will need throughout their life. As a parent, you may be unsure of how to improve writing skills in a way that is both effective and fun for your child. Find out how to identify gaps in your child’s…

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How to Support Your Child with Reading

Developmental differences – what’s normal?  Some kids start kindergarten reading chapter books. Some kids don’t begin to stabilize their reading skills until they are closer to 7. Others still will never fully develop fluid reading skills without intensive support. For children, reading skills don’t ‘click into place’ just because they have been surrounded by books,…

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Why Online Tutoring Might Be the Number One Choice for Your Child

“Online learning didn’t work for my kid. How can Face-to-Face or Screen-to-Screen be equally effective?” Many parents may know they would prefer the convenience of online tutoring, but having had online experiences in the past that didn’t work well for their child, reasonably so… they have reservations! Many parents recall online learning “couldn’t hold their child’s…

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Discover a Multisensory Approach to Penmanship

One of the most important skills all kids need to develop is an ability to write. Writing is used in every school subject, higher-education, employment, and personal life. Penmanship – or the ability to create automatic, legible letters – is the first skill that needs to be taught. Students then learn to write words, sentences…

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2019-2020 School Year Registration

2019-2020 School Year Registration

It’s time to start planning for the 2019/2020 school year!  Our tutors’ schedules fill up fast.  Be sure to register early for this school year so that you can choose a schedule that will work well for you and your family.  You’ll find everything you need to know about registration below, including when, where and…

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Art Galleries Have Birthdays Too!

Art Galleries Have Birthdays Too

Happy (belated) 10th birthday to the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art! Earlier this year, the Bill Reid Gallery and its community of supporters and contributors celebrated a decade of sharing Indigenous art from our region. Since the gallery first opened in 2008, it has allowed the residents of Vancouver – and many from…

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Symbols Tutor Profile: Katharine (Vancouver)

Symbols Tutor Profile Series

At Symbols, we are fortunate to have a team of dedicated and talented tutors teaching one-to-one multisensory lessons based on the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach. The Symbols Tutor Profile Series is an opportunity for us to introduce you to our team and celebrate each tutor’s unique contribution to the work we do. In preparation, each tutor…

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2018-2019 School Year Registration

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Our tutors’ schedules fill up fast.  Be sure to register early for this school year so that you can choose a schedule that will work well for you and your family!  You’ll find everything you need to know about registration in this post, including when, where and how to register, the amount of the registration…

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