May 7, 2022
What is Bottom Up vs. Top Down Tutoring We are often asked what the differences between Novaread and, for the sake of this explanation, Oxford Learning are. It can be difficult to answer because answering questions like this one can lead to answers that sound like us describing why we are effective and how another […]
Novaread works with families who are motivated to invest in their children’s education and overall health. We do this through the diagnosis and remediation of language based learning difficulties. How these relationships often begin The motivation we see from our families normally comes from seeing untapped potential in their child. On a daily basis that […]
French Immersion Novaread has been working with students with diverse learning needs for close to 40 years. This has provided the opportunity to experience many situations with many different students and something we see quite often is an English student who is enrolled in French Immersion or into what would be considered a fully French […]
Language Based Learning Disorder/Disability Language-based learning disability (LBLD) refers to a spectrum of difficulties related to the understanding and use of spoken and written language. LBLD is a common cause of students’ academic struggles because weak language skills impede comprehension and communication, which are the basis for most school activity. Like all learning disabilities, LBLD […]
November 5, 2021
Seeing your child struggle is one of life’s most difficult things. Our instinct is to roll up our sleeves, get to the root of the problem and fix whatever issue is standing in the way of happiness. Parents are problem-solvers by nature. It comes with the job. But what happens when your child is struggling […]
December 7, 2017
Why does Novaread exist? It may seem obvious: we tutor kids to improve their grades. That isn’t the reason, though. We’re not against good grades. But what we’re really here for is happiness. Children attend school from age 5 to around 18. That’s 13 years. A school…
October 20, 2017
We’re often asked how the service we provide differs from conventional tutoring. It’s a pertinent question, as both our approach and conventional tutoring seek to help students who encounter difficulties learning in school. In a sense, we do provide a type of tutoring…
May 15, 2017
Novaread has been a very important and special part of my kids education for over 10 years. Brian and his team have supported them both in all aspects of their learning, has given them confidence, and become a part of our family through…
May 10, 2017
As parents we made a mistake… we put our son into a French immersion program in primary not realizing that our son learns differently than others! Gray’s confidence was in the tank and he was acting out in class due to a frustrating learning environment…
March 29, 2017
We’re constantly amazed by the power of our students, and the lives they lead. Fleur O’Connor and her family are a wonderful example. They recently travelled to Kenya, where their experience of the country, people, and culture left a lasting impression on…