The occupational part of the program provides students the opportunity to gain practical learning experiences within the school, home and community in the context of eight occupational clusters. Each school in our Division has an Early Intervention Program supervised by a qualified teacher. The goal of this program is to identify and assist students with lower than acceptable literacy skills. This program is available to our grades 1 and 2 students who are experiencing difficulty in reading. Students are identified through teacher recommendation and observation.
Most young children come to school eager and ready to learn.
This means they catch on quickly, learn to read and steadily build their skills. These children become confident learners, ready to take on new challenges and learn new skills and ideas. But for some children, learning to read does not come easily. Some may not have successful early experiences with reading. Others may have learning difficulties that make learning to read a challenge.