Preparing for high school admission exams
Get help from our professionals to better prepare your child for high school entrance exams.
What does preparation for the entrance exams entail?
Preparation for private and special school entrance exams is a program we offer every year from June to October. It is designed for students in grade 5 who want to ensure that they are ready to maximize their chances of success in the high school entrance exams.
Starting in May, you can register your child for our entrance exam preparation program. You will be contacted with your choice of times. Our program is taught by qualified orthopedagogues who have received training in the subject.
Following a pre-test on general knowledge, French and math, the remedial teacher will target the notions that need to be reviewed with your child to maximize his or her chances of success.
We generally suggest starting a follow-up program twice a week. One day for French and one day for math. It should be noted that the student can still take a vacation period during the summer. The frequency of sessions can be reduced according to the student's learning speed and progress. At the end of the summer, the orthopedagogue will give your child a post-test, which will serve as practice for the admission exam and enable the orthopedagogue to target the difficulties to be reviewed.
Before taking the entrance exams, the remedial teacher will give students and parents a variety of advice. Our program is based on individual sessions, so it's 100% personalized to your child. What's more, by the end of the summer, your child will have all the knowledge he or she needs to enter high school. Maximize your child's chances of success and enroll him or her in our program without worry!
Here is an overview of what can be worked on in our program:
French:
Word classes, punctuation, word formation and meaning, constituents, forms and types of sentences, writing and understanding texts
Mathematics:
Decimal numbers, fractions, rounding, estimation, whole numbers, natural numbers, averages, plane figures, length and area measurements, unit conversions, solids, Cartesian plane, geometric transformation, diagrams, time, money and problem solving.
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Our remedial teachers
Our team of orthopedagogues in Montreal, Brossard and Laval is made up of accredited professionals in special education and orthopedagogy who understand the learning difficulties encountered by youngsters and who will guide you towards a personalized intervention plan, while assisting parents in their support and educational success.
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Frequently asked questions about remedial teacher
Concrete answers to your questions about our remedial teaching services, to help you better understand how we can help you with learning difficulties.
What does the remedial teacher work on?
Since every case is different, the remedial teacher assists the student in a personalized way. For example, he will work on
- Phonological awareness training: This is the ability to orally segment the sounds in words. Training this skill at an early age predicts better acquisition of reading and writing.
- Grapheme-phoneme associations: Train children to quickly recognize the sound produced by each letter, or by groups of letters such as "ch", "oi", "ien", "ille", etc.
- Addressed reading: the child's ability to read words at a glance, as a whole. This type of reading greatly increases reading speed and fluency.
- Teaching spelling regularities: The French language has a number of implicit rules that increase the likelihood of spelling a word correctly. For example, the /je/ sound at the end of a word is always spelled "ge" (e.g. garage, plage); between two vowels, the /z/ sound is spelled with an "s" (e.g. rose, falaise), while in numbers, the /z/ sound is spelled with a "z" (e.g. onze, treize).
- Teaching self-correction strategies
- Teaching strategies for locating important information in a text
- Teaching strategies for organizing and planning your work
- Increased vocabulary for children whose mother tongue is not French
- Teaching problem-solving strategies and steps in mathematics
- Teaching the basics of calculation and understanding numbers
- and more...
What training does a remedial teacher have?
The remedial teacher has a Bachelor's degree in teaching or special education, followed by a Master's degree in orthopedagogy. The majority of our team has advanced experience in public and private intervention, enabling them to understand the realities of parents and young people and guide them towards concrete solutions. Our team is our pride and joy, and makes CERC an exceptional clinic.
Are remedial education fees covered by my insurance?
The cost of remedial education sessions is covered by some insurance programs; however, if it is not covered by your current insurance, it is tax-deductible, since it is a special education service. If you're not sure about your coverage, please contact us so we can help you.
