Froese Psychological Services

11/28/2023

This is an extremely important topic and one that impacts so many people, often unknowingly because of the student’s compensatory skills or inaccurate messaging on the topic. It’s so important that we get it right. Cognitive/academic assessments are very important as they provide useful information when interpreted correctly. BUT, we NEED to make sure we’re getting it right, there’s way too much at stake. When it’s ignored or misunderstood, students don’t have the opportunity to realize their potential and this is not ok.

Changing how dyslexia is diagnosed could help many more children learn to read

10/05/2023

05/19/2023

Connecting with others, realizing this struggle related to literacy is way more common than most folks realize.

Join us this Thursday at our Community Connections monthly Peer Support Group for parents/caregivers affected by dyslexia.
Community Connections is our platform offering free peer-to-peer support.

Learn more and sign up by clicking the link below:
www.dyslexiacanada.org/en/community-connections

12/13/2022

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-tiktok-adhd-ads-diagnosis-1.6638398

Local psychologists say they've seen a big increase in the number of young adults who come to them requesting assessments — for ADHD and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — citing social media like TikTok and Instagram as their primary source of information.

10/05/2022

Get it free at Nessy.com

10/04/2022

⭐️FREE⭐️ Dyslexia Awareness poster for grades 7-12! See link below for the PDF version.
https://sites.google.com/d/1MyjvAmjTrmXxh70y5O0o66_DQDKfUh8w/p/1cBHtwa2fCySSc6zXG9INsbYwLvaaY8bV/edit

10/04/2022

So much more common than most people realize!!

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!

09/27/2022

This is an exciting opportunity!

CALGARY:
Starting this October, Sounds Apart will be offering small-group structured literacy intervention at Mount Royal University! Together with Year-4 MRU Teacher Candidates (TCs), will offer twice-weekly structured literacy intervention for struggling readers and writers (Gr 1-6 students diagnosed with dyslexia, language learning challenges, or those who are struggling to reach grade level expectations). If you know of a child who might benefit from this service, please pass this information along to parents, guardians, teachers, principals - anyone who might help spread the word that we are trying to make literacy intervention accessible to ALL families. For more information, please contact Eryn: literacy@soundsapart.ca or find more information at www.soundsapart.ca

08/24/2022

We are HIRING for the position of Administrative Assistant 📣

Please submit your resume and cover letter to jnanson@fasdca.ca by September 6, 2022 to apply! Head to the click below for more details on the position 👇

https://centralfasd.org/opportunities/

08/09/2022

https://apple.news/AJK5S7IXOTNyDRM5UBEPN9Q

Was reading this very interesting article and it reminded me of this post.

So many higher functioning adults are struggling unnecessarily.

06/18/2022

These five easy-to-implement accommodations can make class less stressful and more manageable for students with dyslexia.