Reading Confidence
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Our Specialties

We specialize in personalized, one-on-one reading tutoring. Whether your child is behind in school or has suspected or diagnosed learning disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD, ASD or FASD, we are here to help! Many of our tutors also excel in teaching spelling, writing and math for children with dyscalculia.

Our Passion

We believe that high quality specialized phonics tutoring based on the Orton Gillingham approach should be accessible to everyone. Our team is dedicated to providing a personalized learning experience that is both effective and affordable.

Our Approach

Our unique approach combines the multisensory systematic Orton Gillingham method with additional evidence based techniques that have consistently proven to be extemely effective in helping children with reading and writing difficulties.

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Our Tutors

Our tutors are carefully selected and trained to ensure that our students are learning using the best methods available. Our tutors are exceptional when it comes to empowering children to become confident readers using the Orton Gillingham method of learning.

Our Founder

Dana Haynes founded The Literacy Corner in 2015, shortly after the birth of her now 9 year old son. She is a graduate of Simon Fraser University in Lingustics and Education with more than 20 years of teaching experience. She is passionately committed to using effective, reputable, research based approaches and programs while keeping instruction flexible, engaging and individualized.

Our Commitment

We understand that each child is unique and and we work as a team to develop a personalized program for each student. Our assessments are thorough and affordable.

Our Vision

We envision a future where no child is left behind when it comes to learning! We provide flexible scheduling and affordable pricing to reduce the barriers to entry for children who would benefit from tutoring.

OUR SPECIALTY

Multisensory instruction using a phonics approach

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Multisensory

engage the senses and engage the mind

Phonetic

26 letters 44 sounds 200 spellings

Synthetic

44 sounds

Analytic

blending and decoding

Sequential

lessons build on each other with stucture and logic

Repetitive

new neural pathways

Cumulative

earlier skills and concepts continually reviewed

Diagnostic

frequent assessment allows for individualized teaching

Prescriptive

lessons tailored to the needs of each student

WHAT WE OFFER

Jump start your child's learning with our reading & spelling programs

1:1 Private Lessons

In Person & Online

In person private tutors available in the Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley area with new locations opening daily. If we do not have an in person tutor for you, try online lessons until a space opens up in your area. Our online lessons are second to none! Sign up for an online assessment today and see for yourself!

Monthly Billing

Without Contracts

We offer flexible payment options without contracts, and we accept funding from various agencies such as AFU and can bill these agencies directly. Our goal is to make the process as hassle-free as possible for parents, so they can focus on their child’s success. We look forward to helping your child reach their full potential in reading.

Intensive Programs

For Reading & Spelling

Our goal is to help your child develop new neural pathways for learning and to foster a love of reading that will last a lifetime. Let us help you unlock your child’s potential today through one of our life changing daily intensive programs. For more information about tutor availability for these programs, contact us.

hybrid tutoring programs combine one to one tutoring and technology

Hybrid Programs

The Affordable Option

Our goal is to make high quality specialized phonics tutoring accessible to as many families as possible, through options that are both affordable and convenient. Our unique hybrid programs combine traditional approaches to learning with digital technology to help develop your children’s neural pathways to reading success. Join us today and unleash your child’s reading potential today. More

TESTIMONIALS

What parents and
teachers say about us

A Grateful Mom

Chilliwack, BC

"Our daughter's tutor is absolutely wonderful!!! She figured out a way to connect with our little girl who is very shy and doesn't like video calls. She worked with her interests. She's a whisperer in her work."

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