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Famous People With Dyslexia
People with dyslexia are often creative and unconventional, and do not always think in the same way that others do. It is common for people who are dyslexic to succeed in a wide variety of careers where creativity is a necessity. Successful actor Orlando Bloom has stated, “With dyslexia comes a very great gift, which…
Read MoreWriting Difficulties Tutoring Vancouver, Richmond & Coquitlam
Is your child having writing difficulties? If so our writing difficulties tutoring in Vancouver, Richmond or Coquitlam can help. Many parents may have heard of the term dyslexia, used to describe extreme reading difficulties, but less commonly heard or understood is the term dysgraphia. So, what is dysgraphia? Generally speaking, dysgraphia is having trouble with…
Read MoreADHD Tutoring Vancouver, Richmond & Coquitlam
At Symbols, we offer tutoring for students with ADHD at our Vancouver, Richmond and Coquitlam locations. But first, what is ADHD? Elementary-aged children are often full of energy and enthusiasm. However, when a child is energetic or hyper to an extent where they have difficulty focusing or paying attention in class, this can be detrimental…
Read MoreReading and Comprehension Difficulties Tutoring in Vancouver, Coquitlam and Richmond
Many of the inquiries we receive from parents at Symbols are for kids struggling with reading or reading comprehension. Some of these children are coming to us with a diagnosed learning disability, while others have no learning difference at all, but are simply falling slightly behind their peers and are in need of a boost. Parents who…
Read More2016-2017 School Year Registration
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…
Read MoreTutoring and Your Taxes
NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS OUTDATED. AN UPDATED VERSION HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE 2018 TAX YEAR AND CAN BE FOUND HERE. How to Claim Orton-Gillingham Tutoring on Your Personal Income Tax Return It’s mid-February. Employers are issuing T4s, banks are reminding customers about the RRSP deadline, and personal income tax returns are due in a…
Read More2015 Summer Term Registration
Do you want your preschooler to get off to a great start in spelling, reading and writing? Or does your school-aged child need to play some catch-up this summer? Symbols’ multisensory, phonics-based and highly individualized approach is both effective and fun for a wide variety of young learners. Registration for the 2015 Summer Term has started!…
Read MoreOur New Website!
I am so thrilled to announce the launch of our all-new website! This new site is a major upgrade, not just for the website itself, but for Symbols as a company. I’m not exaggerating. While it was nice enough in its day, our old site, which we launched around 2007 or 2008, was built on…
Read MoreThe Symbols Difference
Symbols provides excellent service, quality and added benefits in a number of areas, which makes our program of excellent value compared to alternatives. Examples include: Keeping Parents in the Loop Our Vancouver Orton-Gillingham tutors are scheduled to spend 5 minutes after every lesson with the parent to describe what took place in the lesson, discuss…
Read MoreThe Symbols Program
Due to the individualized nature of our program it varies from student to student. But here are some key things about our program that are common to just about all of our students: New students begin as either language or math students. When help is needed in both language and math, we usually begin with language only. We can…
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