Remedial education
Consult a remedial teacher at our clinics in Montreal, Brossard, Laval or remotely
What is remedial education and what is the role of a remedial teacher?
In our schools, teachers choose a way to get their message across. This way of teaching enables the majority of children to learn the concepts on the syllabus.
On the other hand, it's perfectly understandable that, for a minority of children, their learning style is incompatible with the teaching style that suits the majority in the classroom.
The remedial teacher's job is to find other ways of getting the same message across, in a way that's appropriate for these children.
The remedial teacher can wear many hats. Their role differs according to the context in which they work. At CERC, the remedial teacher offers individualized follow-up focused on the child's specific needs.
Based on identified strengths and difficulties, the remedial teacher identifies priorities and develops specific objectives to promote academic success.
The role of the remedial teacher is to deploy concrete, precise and personalized means of maximizing the child's potential while respecting his or her learning profile.
The remedial teacher is also on hand to support parents and provide them with the tools they need to intervene at home.
Finally, CERC orthopedagogues can work closely with the child's school environment.
Why consult a remedial teacher?
An orthopedagogical follow-up addresses the following difficulties encountered by your child:
- He needs to consolidate certain school skills
- He has difficulty learning at school.
- He has difficulty organizing and lacks work methods.
- He lacks autonomy in the use of his strategies.
- He's unmotivated and discouraged when it comes to school.
- They benefit more from individualized support where their learning pace is respected.
- He needs a different approach to maximize his potential.
- He has a specific learning disability and needs specific rehabilitation.
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Our remedial teachers
Our team of orthopedagogues in Montreal, Laval and Brossard 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 educational support and success.
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Frequently asked questions about remedial teacher
Concrete answers to your questions about our remedial education services, to help you better understand how we can help you achieve better mental and cognitive health.
When should you consult an orthopedagogue?
Whatever the learner's intellectual or cognitive profile, functioning or diagnosis, a CERC orthopedagogue can meet his or her needs:
- executive function disorder
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- reading disability (dyslexia)
- writing or spelling difficulties (dysorthographia)
- autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- mathematical difficulties (dyscalculia)
- non-specific learning disabilities
- non-verbal dysfunction syndrome (NVDS)
- learning delay or generalized difficulties
- intellectual disability or mental retardation
- intellectual slowness
What type of assessment for your child?
Here are the types of assessment that might be recommended depending on the difficulties identified:
- It is often necessary to obtain a detailed profile of cognitive and executive functions. It is also useful for understanding various difficulties such as attention disorders and executive function disorders, and for making a differential diagnosis between several disorders.
Assessment for Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD)
- Specifically designed to detect ADD/ADHD, this assessment examines attention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. It may include cognitive tests and questionnaires completed by the child, parents and teachers.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessment
- It focuses on social skills, communication and repetitive behaviors. It often includes direct observations, questionnaires, and interviews with parents to better understand the child's development.
Learning Disabilities Assessment
- It focuses on specific academic skills, such as reading(dyslexia), writing(dysorthographia) and mathematics (dyscalculia). This assessment identifies strengths and weaknesses in academic skills.
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?
Orthopedagogues have a Bachelor's degree in teaching or special education, followed by a Master's degree in orthopedagogy.
Speech therapists are required to complete internships in schools, and 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, making CERC an exceptional clinic.
Are orthopedagogical fees covered by insurance?
The cost of remedial teaching 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.
