Become A Tutor

Tutor Requirements & Training

Imagine the chance to work one-on-one with a child who is in need of your help. You can be that special person who leads a child through the process of learning to read, taking them from the world of frustration to one of success. This experience will require a significant commitment of your time, but it will be rewarded bountifully by the smiles of a happy child and a thankful family.

To become a Learning Centre tutor, individuals will need to be trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach. This training consists of classroom tutorials, course work and practicum observations. The training is provided at no cost to the individual.

• Fluency in the English language;

• Experience working with children;

O.G. Training

Orton-Gillingham is one of the most proven language-based methods for teaching students with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia to read and write.

The Orton-Gillingham approach stresses the connection between written words and their spoken sounds. Its principles are diagnostic-, prescriptive-, cumulative-, multisensory- and success-oriented. This step-by-step progression leads to a sense of mastery and competence.

All B.C. Learning Centres tutors must be certified in the Orton-Gillingham approach, which has been used with great success in the school since our inception in 2009.

Read about the Orton-Gillingham approach in depth at the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators. You can also find a comprehensive, research-based, easy-to-understand description of Orton-Gillingham from the International Dyslexia Organization, of which the B.C. Learning Centres for Children with Dyslexia is a member.

The B.C. Learning Centres for Children with Dyslexia is pleased to offer the following Scottish Rite Structured Literacy Training (an Orton Gillingham Approach):

The Scottish Rite certified course consists of high-quality training in structured, multisensory language instruction that goes far beyond the basic level of teaching phonograms. Participants learn advanced word attack and writing skills as well as comprehension and study strategies for teaching both elementary and secondary school students with dyslexia and other language-related learning disabilities. This approach also gives participants the opportunity to learn the structure of written English, as well as systematic and multisensory teaching techniques.

Scottish Rite Certification

• 45 hours of training

• 8 observations

• Quizzes and final exam

• Required reading: 4 book reports

• 100 hours of supervised practicum with two children

  Having completed all the requirements, the tutor trainee is recommended for certification as an Orton-Gillingham tutor under the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada Learning Centre Program.

Tutor Application Process

Apply TODAY as a volunteer tutor and begin your journey towards helping kids with dyslexia reach their full potential.

Please submit an application package that contains the following:

1) Completed Application Form
• Application Form for those WITH Orton-Gillingham Certification
• Application Form for those REQUIRING Orton-Gillingham Certification

2) Current resume
3) Criminal Record Check Form

Please email your completed application package to Learning Centre Director, Wendy Champion
or you can submit by mail to:

ATTENTION: Wendy Champion
BC Learning Centres for Children with Dyslexia
Suite 200 – 1687 West Broadway,
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X2

Completed applications can also be faxed to: 604-738-8116