Halifax Regional Municipality Remedial Services
Anne-Marie Baker
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
6155 North Street, Suite 301
Halifax, NS B3K 5R3
Phone: (902) 455-6771
Website: http://www.cbi.ca
E-mail: abaker@cbi.ca
Association of Workplace Educators of Nova Scotia
PO Box 8295 CSC
Halifax, NS B3K 5M1
Phone: (902) 406-7440
Website: http://www.awens.ca/index.html
E-mail: margan@awens.ca
Fees: Cost for Membership
Referral: Membership Application available online.
Regional Contacts:
Peter Gouthro, Cape Breton, pgouthro@awens.ca
Fred Ross, Valley, fross@awens.ca
Leigh Faulkner, Southwest, lfaulkner@awens.ca
Leslie Childs, Central, lchilds@awens.ca
Wayne Vacheresse, Northern Strait, wvacheresse@awens.ca
Pat Thompson, Metro, pthompson@awens.ca
Services Offered:
- The program consists of 18 modules, most with a self-directed distance module.
They are categorized into three areas:
Speech and Hearing Services in Nova Scotia
Through Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Centres, hearing services are available for all ages and speech and language services are provided to preschool children and adults. Services are provided in more than 30 hospitals and clinics across the province. For information on how to access services in your area contact a center near you. For additional information visit their website: http://www.islandhearing.com or look at their listing on our website.
Amalgamated School Boards in Nova Scotia offer Speech-Language Pathology services for school-aged children. For information on how to access these services in your area, please contact the principal at your child's school or inquire about Speech-Language Pathology Services at the appropriate school board office.
Private Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology services are also available. Please visit the website for the Speech and Hearing Association of Nova Scotia - www.shans.ca for members' information. For a more comprehensive list of private practitioners, refer to your local Yellow Pages under the headings Speech-Language Pathologist and Hearing.
You can also call the Canadian Association for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists at (613) 567-9968 or Private Practice Audiologists of Atlantic Canada at (902) 678-5682.
A Class of Your Own Educational Services
15 Dewhurst Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2W 2H3
Phone:(902) 435-3397
Fax: (902) 434-4221
Email: acoyo@eastlink.ca
Area Covered: Halifax Regional Municipality
Ages Served: All
Fees: Please contact for current rates
Referral Procedure: By Phone (902) 435-3397
rvices Offered:
- One- To- One tutoring
- Licensed & experienced teachers who work with students from grade one through grade 12, as well as adults (upgrading).
- Academic assistance in most subject areas contained in elementary and secondary curriculums.
- Can design and adapt programs to meet specific individual needs or circumstances.
- GED Prep.
- French second language program
Atlantic Clinic for Communication Disorders
5657 Spring Garden Road, Suite 601
Halifax, NS B3J 3R4
Phone: (902) 429-6681
Fax: (902) 429-6313
Email: Email: vicki_roda@hotmail.com
Website: www.atlclinic.com
Area Covered: Halifax, Dartmouth and counties
Ages Served: All ages
Fees: Call for fees
Referral Procedure: Self, parent or physician
Services Offered:
- Evaluation, therapy and home visits for children and adults with delayed speech and language, stuttering, stroke, voice disorders, head injury, cleft palate or hearing impairment.
Dyslexia and ADD Alternatives – Changes for Life
63 Toni Avenue
Boutiliers Point, NS B3Z 1X4
Phone: (902) 826-1512
Email: Email: nurjan@eastlink.ca
Website: www.dyslexiaaddns.com
Contact: Janet Richards
Area Covered: Atlantic Region
Ages Served: 5 years and up, including adults
Fees: Please phone for details
Referral Procedure: Anyone, including self, can refer
Services Offered:
- Real Solutions for Reading, Math and Behavior problems.
- Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program – addresses language based learning disabilities including reading, writing, listening and speaking.
- Davis Math Mastery™ Program – addresses missing math concepts, basic math skills and basic operations, setting the client up for math success.
- Davis Attention Mastery™ Program – addresses problems with focus, attention, organization, time management, impulse control and priority setting.
- Davis™ Reading Program for Young Learners - for children ( ages 5 to 7 years) who may be experiencing challenges in learning to read.
Equal Education Association of Nova Scotia
Website: http://www.eeans.ca
Email: info@eeans.ca
Phone: +1 (902) 456-8937
Services:
- Guidance sharing experiences.
- Tuition Support Program
- Tax credit support
Federation of Foster Families of Nova Scotia
1740 Granville Street, 6th floor
Halifax, NS B3J 1X5
Telephone: (902) 424-3071
Fax: (902) 424-5199
E-mail: colecf@gov.ns.ca
Excalibur After School Society
32 Dundas Street
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2T9
Phone: 902-461-1761
Email: ex.info@excaliburafterschool.org
Website: http://excaliburafterschool.org
Contact: Maya Warnock
Area Covered: HRM
Ages Served: 5-12 years After School
3-6 Family School POP (Pre-school Over-activity Program)
Fees: Call or email for information
Referral Procedures: Self
Services Offered:
- The after school program is open to anyone wishing to have a structured program for their children. This program allows working parents more quality time with their children as homework has been done or at least started. As we do a lot of extra-curricular activities there is less need to enroll the children in other programs as well.
- Structured After School Program with pick up in the Downtown Dartmouth school area. Program includes homework and reading.
- Family School POP is a ten-week course for parents and child in how to effectively deal with a child with hyperactivity issues. It is also a course for other adults, who wish to improve their contact with hyperactive children. This course is eleven weeks.
Halifax Learning Centres
Coburg Place Professional Centre
6389 Coburg Road, Suite 100
Halifax, NS B3H 2A5
159 Cobequid Road in the Lawton’s Medical Centre Walk-in Clinic, Sackville
Telephone: (902) 453-4113
Fax: (902) 453-6677
Licensed Provider of Spell read Learning Systems
Contact: Sarah Arnold- Director of Halifax Learning Centers
Area Covered: HRM
Halifax Community Learning Network
The Roy Building Suite 523
1657 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS B3J 2A1
Phone: 422-7648
Miller Lake Learning Center
1480 Fall River Rd., Unit #1
Fall River, NS B2T 1J5
Phone: 576-7323
Cell: 223-9997
Email: toby@millerlakelearning.com
Website: http://www.millerlakelearning.com
Contact: Toby Humphreys
Area Covered: Fall River, Waverley, Enfield, Sackville and surrounding areas.
Ages Served: Pre-school to Adult
Fees: Contact for fee's
Referral Procedure: Self, Medical, Teacher. - no referral required.
Services Offered:
- Diagnostic Assessments in Reading
- Specialized Reading Program
- Writing Program
- Math Tutoring
- School Readiness
- Homework Support
- Study and Organizational Skills
Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Centres
Provincial Centre
5657 Spring Garden Road
Suite 401, Box 120 Park Lane Terraces
Halifax, NS B3J 3R4
Phone: (902) 423-7357 ext. 240
Email: info@nshsc.ns.ca
Website: http://www.nshsc.ns.ca/
Contact: Marilyn Totten
Area Covered: Province of Nova Scotia
Ages Served: Speech-Lang. - Pre-school and adults
- Audiology - All ages
- Fees: Covered by provincial health plan unless work or insurance related
- Referral Procedure: Self, medical, parent
Services Offered:
- Diagnostic and/or therapeutic services are provided at clinics in Halifax hospitals, the Halifax Community Clinic and in regional hospitals throughout the province.
Hands for Growth
Phone: (902) 489-1847
Website: http://www.handsforgrowth.ca
Contact: Melissa Gibbons
Hand Writing Services
Halifax-Dartmouth Kumon Math & Reading Centre
16 Tulip Street
Dartmouth, NS B3A 2S6
Phone: (902) 464-1043
Fax: (902)463-7270
Website:www.kumon.com
Contact: Janet Lee
Area Covered: Locations in Halifax and Dartmouth
Ages Served: Pre-school through high school
Fees:
- $40.00 registration
- $80.00 per month / Math
- $95.00 per month / Reading
- No charge for placement test
Referral Procedure: Self, school, parent, medical
Services Offered:
- Math and reading programs
- Developing a solid foundation in math and reading
- Enhance concentration
- Improve study skills and increase self-confidence
Landmark East Community Tutoring Service
Email: wharris@landmarkeast.org
Contact: Wendy Harris at 902-542-2237 for information
Novaread Clinic Ltd.
Novaread Clinic Ltd./Halifax Office
Armdale Professional Bldg. / 2625 Joseph Howe Drive / Suite 30A
Halifax, NS B3L 4G4
Phone: (902) 425-7323
Fax: (902) 425-3372
Email: novaread@hfx.eastlink.ca
Novaread Clinic Ltd. / Bedford Office
Sunnyside Mall, Mezzanine Level, Suite 223
Bedford, NS
Phone: (902) 835-4153
ax: (902) 835-6119
Contact: Brian Bagnell, Director
- Jocelyn Faulkner / S-LP
Area Covered: Atlantic Region
Ages Served: Pre-school, school age, adults
Fees: Please phone for details.
Referral Procedure: Self, medical, school, parent, case worker
Services Offered:
- Assessment/Intervention: for speech/language problems including articulation, expressive/receptive language, phonological awareness, reading & spelling disorders, early literacy and math.
- Workshops: offered to parents, classroom teachers, resource teachers, SLP, tutors, teacher assistants, etc.
Oxford Learning Centres
6270 Quinpool Rd.
Halifax, NS B3L 1A3
Phone: (902) 423-4484
Fax: (902) 453-6516
Email: halifax@oxfordlearning.com
Website: http://www.oxfordlearning.com
Contact: Lorelei Burgess - Education Director
Area Covered: Halifax-Dartmouth and surrounding areas
Ages Served:
- Little Readers Academy 3-6 years
- Primary through University
Fees: Call for fees
Referral Procedure: Please call to arrange an appointment
Services Offered:
- Complete Diagnostic Assessment, includes cognitive skills and academic achievement
- Individualized Remedial and Enrichment programs
- School support and study skills
- Little Readers Academy
Reading Support Programs
Halifax North Memorial Public Library
2285 Gottingen St.
Halifax, NS B3J 1E9
Alderney Gate Library
60 Alderney Gate Dr.
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4P8
Phone: (902) 490-5724
Fax: (902) 490-5737
Email: MUZZERD@HALIFAX.CA
Website: www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca
Area Covered: Halifax
Ages Served: 5 yrs - 12 years (Elementary Grades)
Fees: Free Service
Referral: Self, doctors, teachers, parent
Services Offered:
- Children’s reading support program in which inner-city children meet with a volunteer tutor weekly to increase their confidence and enjoyment in reading. CRS is funded by the Department of Community Services and the library.
- Some of the library branches, including Halifax North, also have an Adult Literacy Program (Level I & II) which is coordinated by Halifax Community Learning Network and the library. Some of the branches, including Halifax North, also have accessibility computer work stations, co-sponsored with CNIB, that have accessibility software such as text-to-speech. Some of the branches have a program called Leading Readers in which teen volunteers spend time reading with younger children. Some branches also participate in the Paws to Read program, in which reluctant readers can read to a specially trained therapy dog to build their confidence.
- The libraries with accessibility work stations are Halifax North, Spring Garden, Alderney Gate, and Sackville.
Lisa Harris - Speech-Language Pathologist
Box 909
Chester, NS B0J 1J0
Phone: (902) 495-1343
Fax: (902) 275-4369
Email: slp.harris@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: None
Contact: Lisa Harris, S-LP (c)
Area Covered: Hubbards, Chester, Mahone Bay, Windsor, Bridgewater, Liverpool. Provincially for Augmentative & Alternative Communication
Ages Served: all ages
Fees: $85.00/hour Assistance with insurance forms is provided.
Referral Procedure: clients and family members may refer directly.
Services Offered: Assessment and treatment of Speech and Language difficulties including articulation, phonological awareness, understanding and using spoken language, social skills and augmentative and alternative communication. Treatment is provided in your own home to provide maximum benefit.
Spell Read P.A.T.
Coburg Place Professional Centre
6389 Coburg Rd. Suite 100
Halifax, NS B3H 2A5
Phone: (902) 453-4113
Fax: (902) 453-6677
Email: sarnold@spellread.com
Website: http://www.spellread.com
Contact: Sarah Arnold, Regional Director
Area Covered: Halifax, Dartmouth and surrounding areas
Ages Served: All ages
Services Offered:
- Overview: Spell Read P.A.T. (Phonological Auditory Training) is an explicit, intensive and comprehensive reading intervention with evidence demonstrating powerful results, even with severely reading disabled students. The program integrated the essential elements of reading instruction: phonemic awareness (sound processing), phonics (sound-letter relationships) and language-based reading and writing (the use of language when reading and writing).
- Many students who enroll in Spell Read P.A.T. have been diagnosed with other learning disabilities in addition to their reading problems. The vast majority of students take 5 to 9 months to complete the intervention and include those aged 5 through adult.
- Program Description: Each Spell Read Phonological Auditory Training class weaves together essential elements of reading instruction into a mastery program that ensures student success from the first lesson. The program's 140 sequential lessons are divided into three phases, with Phase A beginning with the sounds that are easiest to hear and manipulate. All lessons are clearly defined in the instructor manuals and are taught in an integrated and explicit manner.
- The program is based on specific skill mastery, particularly in the processing of speech sounds. As a consequence, the students develop a "sound processing reflex" - meaning they are trained to automatically and effortlessly recognize and process the 44 sounds of the English language. Each class also includes language-rich reading and writing to ensure that the students also learn to use this sound processing reflex in combination with their language when reading and writing.
- Please visit the Florida Center for Reading Research website www.fcrr.org/FCRRreports/lagging.htm for an in-depth review of the Spell Read method.
Sylvan Learning Centre
Three locations in HRM
6440 Quinpool Road
590 Portland Street, Canada Trust Square
11378 Bedford Highway
Phone: (902) 422-7323
Email: Sylvan.info@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Website: www.educate.com
Area Covered: HRM
Ages Served: 5 yrs - adult
Fees: Call for fees
Referral Procedure: Direct appointment, school, parent, medical
Services Offered:
The Sylvan Learning Centre experience begins with a personalized Sylvan Skills Assessment® to accurately pinpoint an individual student’s academic strengths and weaknesses. The results are then used to develop a personalized learning program that will fulfill that student’s specific academic needs. Depending on their goals and abilities, students can enroll in a wide variety of basic and higher-level reading, math, and writing programs designed to augment their education. We also have university prep., study skills, and international baccalaureate support programs. Our trained and certified teachers help students reach their full potential with individual attention and instruction. Personalized instruction allows students to progress at their own pace. Our students build confidence by setting and reaching concrete goals.
Whimsical Speech and Language
48 Joyce Avenue
Halifax, NS B3P 1W8
Phone: (902) 477-4259
Fax: (902) 477-4836
Email: whimsicalspeech@ns.sympatico.ca
Contact: M. Alanna Kerr S-LP (C)
Mariposa Reading Achievement Centre Ltd.
Mariposa Reading Achievement Centre Ltd.
62A Dominion Street
Truro, NS B2N 3P1
Phone: (902) 893-2646
Fax: (902)893-2646
Email: success@mariposa-reading.com
Website: www.mariposa-reading.com
Area Covered:
Centres located in Truro (893-2646), Elmsdale (883-8200), Bridgewater (543-6243)
and Yarmouth (902) 749-2211, NS
Ages Served: All ages
Fees: Call for Fees
Referral Procedure: Self, parents, doctors, schools, other agencies
Services Offered:
- Standardized educational assessments.
- Reading therapy program to assist persons with learning disabilities and those with weak reading, spelling or language skills. Students receive individual one-on-one therapy.
- Mariposa Reading Program is available in both English and French at the Truro Centre.
Elmsdale:
Mariposa Reading Achievement Centre Ltd.
163 Highway 214, Suite #1
Elmsdale, NS B2S 1G7
Phone: (902) 883-8200
Bridgewater:
Mariposa Reading Achievement Centre Ltd.
109 Logan Rd. Unit 1B
Bridgewater, NS B4V 3T3
Phone: (902) 543-6243
Yarmouth:
Mariposa Reading Achievement Centre Ltd.
396 Main St. Auite 201A
Yarmouth, NS B5A 1E9
Phone: (902) 749-2211
Heptagon Learning Support Centre
Suite 205, 5228 Highway 7
Porter's Lake Shopping Centre
Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia
Phone: (902) 827-5775
Email: Heptagonlsc@bellaliant.com
Facebook: Heptagon Learning Support Centre
Contact: Cheryl Topping, BA, BEd, MEd Spec.
Areas Covered: Dartmouth, Eastern Shore
Ages Served: K-12
Fees: Contact Cheryl for information
Referral: No referral required
Services Offered: Heptagon is dedicated to providing quality educational support for students with a history of learning difficulties or academic underachievement due to a unique learning profile. Our program is designed to assist students who struggle with language in ways that impact upon their speaking, listening, reading, writing and math skills. Combining multiple intelligence theory with the learning approaches of Orton Gillingham and Dr. Mel Levine, Heptagon's multi-sensory programs, focusing on visual, auditory and kinesthetic strengths, encourage and support the variety of ways that students learn and process information. We provide:
- standardized educational assessments
- Orton Gillingham tutoring
- individualized or small group academic support in reading, reading comprehension, writing, spelling and math
- instruction in organizational skills and study habits
- a structured and sequential program that meets students at their current level of achievement and builds towards mastery
- individualized tutoring plans
Halifax Regional Municipality Learning Disabilities Resources
Disclaimer
LDANS does not support, endorse or recommend any method, treatment, product, remedial centre, program or person for children or adults with a learning disability. It does, however, endeavor to inform in the belief that you have the right to know.