Community Services takes the experience of the School/Treatment Program into the greater community. For a reasonable fee for service, various staff members travel across Canada and beyond, sharing expertise and training professionals and parents on strategies to assist thousands of students with learning disabilities.

On-site workshops at Foothills Academy are offered periodically throughout the year. Notices are routinely mailed-out to Calgary Schools and individuals throughout Canada who have requested to be on our notification list. If you would like to be on our mail-out list please contact us.

Workshops will be scheduled on an ongoing basis depending on interest, so please let us know if a topic catches your eye!

FOR PARENTS:

1. Organization/Time Management Skills
2. Tackling Test Anxiety
3. Demystifying Psycho-Ed Assessments
4. Motivating your Child to Learn
5. Behaviour Modification At Home (Available support for Aspergers/Autism)

FOR TEACHERS:

Reading
6. Introduction to Auditory Discrimination in Depth
7. Building Reading Comprehension
8. Precision Reading
9. Totally Unique Speakers Club (TUSC)

Writing
10. Introduction to Blended Structure and Style
11. Spelling Skills - Using Phonemic Awareness
12. Writing Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities; Appendices:
      Writing Prompts/Ideas
      Learn Alberta’s Steps to Effective Research (Click on floor 02 Curriculum Foundations)
13. Creative Writing Style
14. Style Guide Sheet
15. Transition Words Part 1
16. Transition Words Part 2

Math
17. Teaching Chisanbop Math (kinesthetic finger math method)
18. Math and Anxiety
19. Math Strategies
20. Integrating Learning Styles into Math Teaching
21. Teaching Math through Children’s Literature
22. Connecting Math with the Real World
23. Calculators & Technology
24. Using Manipulatives to teach Math
25. Teaching Math Problem Solving

OTHER:

26. Understanding ADD/ADHD In the Classroom: New Research and Strategies
27. Creating Innovative and Student-Led I.P.P.s
28. Understanding Cognitive and Achievement Testing: From Psych Reports to Real Solutions
29. Behaviour Modification in the Classroom

FOR CHILDREN:

30. Preparing kids for a Social World (For Parents and/or Teachers)
31. Can I Still Go To University? - transitions for older adolescents
32. Understanding Learning Disabilities
34. Learning How to Succeed: Study Skills, Organization, Time Management, Test Anxiety, etc.
35. Self-Determination and Motivation
36. Social Skills Programs - offered with the assistance of Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta-Calgary Chapter

Contact Us
Kim Tackaberry, Presentation and Programming Manager
403 270 9400 ext 729
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