DI Specialists & Programs
Read Write Think is a team of Direct Instruction specialists located in Vaughan, Ontario. We implement DI programs and methods for 1-on-1 tutoring and small group classes. We frequently re-assess DI programs to make sure they are best suited to the student’s needs.
This is an intervention program proven to work best by years of intensive research. Students are prescribed a program after an initial assessment of academic and learning skills.
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What is Direct Instruction(DI) method?
The philosophy behind the term Direct Instruction is simple. If the child hasn’t learned, the teacher hasn’t taught. In many aspects, this is a challenging concept to accept. Schools today are overflowing with “student-centered learning”, “holistic education”, “whole language approach”, and “teacher is a facilitator” approaches.
At the same time, nowadays more than ever schools are in need of external help – government funding is needed, more and more children get diagnosed and require great resources for internal and external help, educational technology dominates classrooms, etc. On top, parents get blamed for poor parenting.
Meanwhile, some schools have taken a different approach and proven repeatedly that using the right approach, even the neediest students can succeed. Combining high-pace, immediate teacher feedback, precise examples and instantaneous correction of mistakes, direct instruction is one of the most effective teaching methods today.
DI Programs
Testimonials
I am a retired kindergarten teacher who believes in the importance of a solid learning experience in grade one so when we withdrew our grandson from the public system because of a disruptive classroom and peer bullying we felt defeated. It was the best thing that we could have done. From the minute I spoke to Julia I had hope that we were going to get help, but after only 8 lessons our grandson is a changed child. He has never experienced the joy of learning and today he needed to share his success with printing with everyone. He is no longer an angry, frustrated little boy, but in a few short weeks he is a happy, confident student who is learning to believe in himself. Thank you does not express my gratitude to Read, Write, Think.Nana
barb williams
21:37 10 May 23
We had very good experience at this program. It's been such a joy to witness my son learning with a truly warm, personal and caring teachers.
yana fridkin
18:24 30 Mar 23
Through partnership with the School Board I was able to have my child supported by the team at Read Write Think. Our assigned tutor, Julia, was super patient, accommodating, able to use different strategies to support the learning process which was truly appreciated. Well done Julia, CB is going to miss having 1 on 1 sessions with you. Thank you, for being apart of the journey.
Paula Brown
17:49 30 Mar 23
Great teachers, even better people! Kind, witty and sincere with their engagement. I'm going to miss having them part of the kids week!
Becky Sloan
17:47 21 Mar 23
My kids are students for about two years and there is a huge progress in theirs grades. They became motivated, and so interested to gain more knowledge.I highly recommend this centre for parents and kids!
Lidziya Shah
14:05 07 Mar 23
Can’t say enough good things about this team. Very professional, organized and knowledgeable about each kid’s unique needs. The environment is so welcoming and my daughter was always excited for her next classes.
Mahsa Shafiei
01:52 07 Mar 23
RWT is an amazing program. My 8yr old has been struggling with reading and writing. I've seen tremendous improvement these past months. The staff is super friendly and have made lasting connections with her (and myself). Big thanks to Debbie, you are an amazing teacher!! Thank you, thank you!!
Nadia Bambara
00:35 03 Mar 23
I recently worked with Loic to improve my skills with English and I have to say, I was impressed with his knowledge and teaching style. What really stood out to me was Loic patient and understanding teaching approach. He explained things clearly and concisely, making it easy for me to follow along. He also tailored his instruction to my learning style and needs, which helped me to grasp the material more easily. After working with Loic, I noticed a significant improvement in my ability to write and understand English language.
Andrii Onufriienko
19:38 27 Feb 23
Highly recommend!
ANDREY GOLDENBERG
15:44 13 Dec 22
My daughter has experience with the English class. Its amazing. Her reading and writing improves very well. I really appreciate their efforts and good teaching. Highly recommend.
Fatemeh Bernous
22:04 18 Oct 22
Exemplary service and friendly staffs.
Amalia L
22:35 13 Oct 22
Very happy with RWT. Their excellent tutoring helped my son get his grade 10 credits for Science and English which were in jeopardy before he started with RWT. I definitely recommended them
Susan K
22:43 13 Sep 22
Really great school, with an conenient location and nice staff.Individualized learning and one-on-one support. Warm and supportive teachers, and great communication with both kids and parents.
Ivan Korotkov
20:25 02 Sep 22
Great teacher, would recommend. Helped a lot with English related work. Fantastic results.
Alla Poltavski
13:39 08 Aug 22
I highly recommend Read Write Think!My child has been taking classes there twice a week and I could see a big improvement in his essay writing after only a couple of months.The owners and the teachers there are super friendly, knowledgeable and highly professional! We are really happy and grateful that we have been a part of Read Write Think family for this school year!
Darya Rakitine
01:21 06 Jun 22
We love this school. Very good, knowledgeable and patient teachers, nice classrooms, warm atmosphere. Would absolutely recommend to everybody who is behind after 2 school years of Covid.
Solomiya Tsap
17:50 03 May 22
My child was struggling to learn to read. Few month into the program helped to develop reading skill.
Marina
15:10 07 Apr 22
An amazing institution overall.Our tutor, Patricia has been fantastic and we are very happy with the level of tuition she has given, as well as her friendly manner and professional approach. We wouldn’t hestitate for a moment to recommend Patricia and ReadWriteThink after such a service.
Marie Quebral
18:09 03 Apr 22
We've been with the center since the beginning and won't survive without them ! The program designed based on kids needs and approved education curriculum. It is a perfect balance plus an amazing instructors attitude makes learning the fun process. My kids can't wait to go there every week ! Highly recommended.
Nika Som
16:30 01 Apr 22
Highly recommend this school! Love their individualized approach, professional teachers.
Emma Proxy
18:07 21 Sep 21
Amazing school with individualized lessons for kids. Our daughter does not enjoy learning otherwise, but absolutely adores her teacher Eva and loves going to the 1:1 lessons. We've achieved great results with RWT.Thank you Eva and Julia.
Maria Guerts
17:39 08 Sep 21
I am so happy we found this Learning Centre! When the pandemic started - my husband and I decided our daughter would be having one-on-one online tutoring this year and it was the best decision we've ever made! We have such an amazing teacher from this centre - Stephanie! My daughter loves her! My daughter progressed dramatically in Reading, Writing, Speaking, Math, Science! Before we came to this centre - my daughter didn't like reading at all and almost couldn't read. Now she easily reads books in English and says Reading is her favourite thing now! The quality of teaching is on the highest level! I love teacher's personal/individual approach to my child! They have such interactive, engaging, interesting classes! My daughter is so sad that Summer Break has begun and she will not see her teacher for the whole summer! She can not wait for September to come - to resume classes with her favourite teacher!
Maryna Lupandina
00:46 29 May 21
I was referred to Read Write Think by an ABA practitioner, who worked with my child. I was looking specifically for Reading tutor, and supplementation in Math and Language. My child finished finished Gr.5 not reading (at all). I see huge progress now, after just 5-6 month with Read Write Think, my child already started to read, which is really a big milestone for us.I can’t really speak high enough about this company, as what they do is truly outstanding! Our tutor Patricia is very gentle, patient and highly skilled. My child is not always cooperative, but she found a way to work with him almost from the day 1. Any feedback and suggestions, that I may have, are immediately taken and applied in the lessons. We have both, home and center-based sessions, and my child really enjoys participating in both!Highly recommend Read Write Think services!
P. S.
00:32 30 Mar 21
My 9-year-old daughter has participated in both camp programs run by Read. Write. Think. as well as a Learning Pod program to supplement her virtual elementary school curriculum. I can’t speak highly enough about how great the teachers are and what a comfortable and engaging learning environment they create for kids. Emma really enjoyed the program and looked forward to going to lessons every time. She enjoyed all subjects, including Math, English, French and Social Studies and learned so much. If you’re looking to enhance and support your kids’ school education, this is the place for you! Highly recommend!!
Alina Chernin
04:37 05 Mar 21
A great place for kids to learn- super friendly and helpful staff. My kids really enjoyed coming here and have made great progress in their learning!
Oana S
11:19 02 Mar 21
My daughter is in Grade 2 and started tutoring with Read write and think in September 2019. By far the best tutoring. All the staff are helpful. Yulia, Angela and Stephanie are great. My daughter has learnt so much and her reading and writing skills have improved as well. Highly recommend them!
Erika Verame
18:07 14 Feb 21
We were recommended Read Write Think learning Center by a friend of ours who has her kids in the center.We were looking for professional home schooling/tutoring help for our 14 year old son. When pandemic started and kids were sent home, he got very discouraged and demotivated with his school work. Realizing that the school situation would not be resolved for a long time, I went to seek help.Yuliana and I had a meeting and talked about our needs to establish the right support for our son. I am so grateful to have met her, she is so knowledgeable and experienced and compassionate. She heard my frustration and understood what we issues we are facing. She coached me on how to get started and we began our journey at Read Write Think Center.We have now been with the Center for two full terms. We are getting exactly the kind of unique and personal support my son needs.Finally, as I parent, I found comfort in fact that I am not alone in this, and there are outstanding and caring professionals like Yuliana, who care about my son and his progress as much as I do.We are super grateful for the hard work everyone does to keep us going and would recommend Yuliana and her team without a slight hesitation.
Olga Kizunov
01:24 26 Jan 21
I was recommended to Read Write Think for my daughter, as they have the Mastery Reading program. We have been with Read Write Think for just a few months and I have seen a significant improvement on her reading. The staff are so kind and accommodating and my daughter looks forward to each session with her tutor. Thank you to Read Write Think for the continued support you give her.
Laura Dipede
01:28 21 Jan 21
Great experience for 3 years so far. My kids have excelled with their reading skills thanks to this academic centre!
Diana Gelfand
19:23 05 Jan 21
All teachers are very accommodating and patient. Both my kids have really enjoyed their lessons and made great improvements.
Rachel Dombrowsky
00:37 24 Nov 20
My kids have been learning with Read Write Think for the past 2.5 years. The results are fantastic. Julia and her team are very professional, knowledgeable and kids love them!
Renata Aysina
18:34 04 Nov 20
If you are looking for a personalized approach from the owner and each one of the teachers, this is the place that provides it. In addition to high level instructions including effective methodologies, the students get materials adjusted to their own progress on a weekly basis. I was impressed with the level of the feedback to the parents that allows to achieve great results in a short period of time. Very flexible to accomodate schedule changes, very experienced and friendly teachers. One pace for a variety of learning subjects. Highly recommended!
Elena Sobol
22:44 30 Oct 20
Used their service for all my kids, very happy with it and recommend from personal experience
l f
23:14 26 Oct 20
Both of my kids love the lessons they have in Read Write Think, there is a big support for regular school curriculum and beyond that. Big Thank you all staff!!!
Alla Oleynikova
19:14 20 Aug 20
Special thank you for making the English writing camp happen! A lot of important and valuable knowledge was delivered to the kids in a condensed format. The classes were engaging, the assignments interesting !Masha’s comments on the homework were very valuable and the feedback extremely constructive. Kids enjoyed your teaching style.I couldn't be happier with the easy decision to enroll in this camp! We enrolled two kids - 11 years old.
Irina Ginzburg
13:59 20 Jul 20
I highly recommend the Read Write Think summer camps. Our son enjoyed write week. He had a lot of fun and many topics have been covered during that week.Thank you Masha and Julia for this great experience.
Natalya Pogrebetsky
03:08 19 Jul 20
Julia has been helping our son for over four years now and I can’t stress enough how wonderful she has been. Our son’s English and writing skills have significantly improved and matured. Julia is systematic, patient and intuitive and will adapt to your child’s skills and encourage your child at the same time. She is fabulous!
Rita Zelikman
16:21 14 May 20
We have used Julia as our tutor for over four years now and all three of our children have benefited greatly. She is very knowledgeable in our educational system in Ontario and honest in regards to my children’s needs. I would recommend Julia!!
Carina Briskin
18:37 11 May 20
Julia is one of a kind. She has literally transformed my son's ability to study. She has helped him excel in literacy at which has been his struggling subject since he has started school. We don't know what we would do without her!
Sunny Ashurov
22:54 04 May 20
Very good tutors who help kids with special needs
Sabharish Sainath
16:39 10 Mar 20
Julia is a very special person who genuinely cares about her students. She has a very gentle and patient approach to her style that my son absolutely loves. He knows she cares about his progress and goes above and beyond to help him succeed. I highly recommend Julia and her one on one program!
Karen T
14:05 01 Mar 19
This is the best you can do for you child!
Julia Kazakova
03:37 22 Feb 19
I highly recommend the Read Write Think program to anyone whose kid needs a little extra boost or serious help with their reading and writing.Our son didn't know how to read or write when he started Grade 1 (although he attended SK) and was feeling stressed about it. After a little online search we were lucky enough to find Julia, the owner of the Read Write Think program, who came to our house and did a quick assessment of our son. Julia informed us that he would catch up to his classmates by the end of the the school year, which he did much earlier.Julia paired us up with Maddie - a wonderful, patient, experienced and fun teacher who my son loves a lot. Maddie came to our house once a week for an hour and did a great job keeping our son engaged and interested, which was not an easy feat at times :).The materials the program provides are also exceptional and at the same fun (some stories made me laugh out loud).Julia, Maddie and the whole Read Write Think program are amazing! And we will continue with their services next year as well.
Anna Sapozhnikov
20:37 30 Jul 18
As a parent, my kids' learning is very important to me. Even at their young age, I know how important it is to support their needs at school and enhance it at home. That's why I'm happy to have found Read Write Think because their reading, writing, and language & spelling programs have really helped not just my kids' grades, but more importantly, their attitude towards learning through mastery of these core skills.
Chloe Waters
17:21 04 Oct 17
FAQ
I have an upcoming parent-teacher interview night. My child has been identified with some learning challenges and IPRC process is on its way. How could you help?Read Write Think
We can accompany you to the meeting and help you advocate for your child. Communication between all parties involved cannot be overestimated in helping your child succeed.
My child has a psycho-educational assessment and there is an IEP in place at his or her school. Should I bring it to the assessment?Read Write Think
Definitely. Any information you have about your child will help us put a proper learning plan in place. Additionally, it will help us save time in getting to know your child’s strengths and needs.
How do you determine my child’s placement into a specific program?Read Write Think
We will meet with your child for an academic assessment aligned with Ontario school expectations. Following that, we will assess which DI program and level is best suited to the student’s current level.
My child has a psycho-educational assessment and there is an IEP in place at his or her school. Should I bring it to the assessment?Read Write Think
Definitely. Any information you have about your child will help us put a proper learning plan in place. Additionally, it will help us save time in getting to know your child’s strengths and needs.
History & Results
Its creator, Siegfried Engelmann, and his colleagues, have successfully proven, that if applied correctly, DI will improve academic standards and as a result, self-esteem.
There have been many studies related to Direct Instruction, but there is a specific one that parents looking to improve their child’s academic outcome need to be aware of. Project Follow Through began in 1967 and finished in 1977. For 10 years, 200,000 at-risk students in 178 communities in grades K-3 were being evaluated for the most successful intervention approaches.
22 sponsors of different approaches took part in the study. Direct Instruction was one of the sponsors. The project’s only objective was to determine which interventions worked best.
The results of the project were evaluated nine years later. They were loud and clear. Students in DI had placed first in reading, writing, language, math and spelling. No other model came even close. As a bonus, DI students also placed first in self-esteem. Apparently, students who have mastered reading, writing, spelling and math felt better about themselves than those who did not.
Some other studies followed and confirmed the results – Direct Instruction works, bringing gains, gains that stay and persist.
