Symbols Learning Vancouver

Symbols Learning Vancouver is a one-to-one tutoring centre on West Broadway specializing in students with learning difficulties and differences. It provides multisensory tutoring in math, reading and writing for students from pre-K through Grade 12, with particular support for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, autism, processing difficulties and related learning needs. A formal diagnosis is not required. Math tutoring uses a multisensory Orton-Gillingham-based approach and focuses on foundational numeracy skills such as place value, sequencing, mental math, fact recall, computation and understanding math language and word problems. Students begin with an intake assessment so instruction can be individualized to their current strengths and gaps, and tutoring is available both in person at the Vancouver centre and online. Programs run year-round, including summer.

Teaching approach: Symbols uses individualized, systematic and multisensory instruction based on the Orton-Gillingham approach. Lessons combine visual, auditory, tactile and movement-based learning. Math tutoring begins with an intake assessment of foundational skills and then follows a sequential plan based on the student's strengths, gaps and progress. Tutors continually adjust lesson plans based on how the student responds and may pre-teach current classroom concepts once foundational skills are stable.

• Homework help
• Remedial / catch-up support
• Support for learning differences
• Diagnostic assessment

All lessons are one-to-one and 60 minutes long. Lessons run Monday through Friday, with scheduled starts at 11:00 AM, 12:05, 1:10, 2:15, 3:20, 4:25, 5:30 and 6:35 PM; Symbols is closed on weekends, statutory holidays, a two-week winter break and a one-week spring break. New students generally attend two lessons per week, with exceptions possible in some circumstances. Online students receive a multisensory home-learning kit. Families receive emailed session notes after every lesson, bi-monthly progress reports and an optional five-minute post-lesson tutor discussion.

All tutoring lessons are $105 for 60 minutes, including math, literacy, in-person and online lessons. Symbols says there are no additional fees or taxes. Lesson materials, online home-learning kits, session notes, progress reports and lesson planning are included. New students generally attend two lessons per week. A free 30-minute phone consultation with the Director of Education is available.

$105.00 per hour

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Symbols says all of its tutors hold at least an undergraduate degree and all are trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach, either through the company's own training program or through outside certification. Some tutors hold additional graduate degrees or teaching credentials. Director of Education Kimberley Wahl holds an MA in the Science of Reading and is a certified Orton-Gillingham remedial tutor.

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101-1755 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 4S5