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Strong Readers Start Here! 

Welcome to Halifax Learning—A Canadian-developed literacy intervention and teacher training that supports readers at every age and stage.

STRIDE program overview

Halifax Learning’s Structured Literacy Program, STRIDE—Structured, Targeted Reading Instruction: Decoding & Encoding—is a Canadian-developed program created by literacy experts. It builds on the proven foundations of SpellRead and more than 25 years of classroom experience and results.

Halifax Learning offers school boards and ministries evidence-based structured literacy programming designed to meet the needs of today’s classrooms and scale across schools, districts, and provincial systems.

Build Teacher Capacity at Any Scale:

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School boards need to retrain educators in structured literacy without disrupting the school year, overloading teachers or relying on a single champion to carry the change.

  • A proven roadmap from training to confident implementation
  • Flexible delivery for one school or an entire education system
  • Classroom-ready routines, resources and strategies
  • Practical support for identifying and reaching struggling readers
  • Ongoing coaching and mentoring that build lasting capacity
  • A made-in-Canada solution

Halifax Learning provides a proven, resource-friendly and scalable roadmap for building educator capacity

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
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Online Reading Clinic

  • Live online instruction with trained educators
  • Evidence-based structured literacy program grounded in the science of reading
  • Canada’s premier program, proven to bring students up to and above grade level
  • Funding available in some provinces

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Research Hub & Clinic

  • More than tutoring, our programs deliver proven results. 
  • We're at the leading edge of literacy science, helping write what comes next
  • Canada’s premier program, proven to bring students up to and above grade level
  • Over 25 years of amazing, measurable student results

See what happens when structured literacy is implemented well.

Our clinic student results are incredible! 

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What educators, students, and families are saying about the value of our programs:

He loves it SO MUCH. He really enjoys class, and it's making a big difference at school too.

A proud parent Nova Scotia

We have noticed some improvements after only one week, and we are grateful for the support and dedication from her teacher.

A proud parent Ontario

I would recommend this training. The instructors are very knowledgeable and meet the trainees where they are in their understanding of the science of reading.

Teacher Nova Scotia

Halifax Learning offers Canada's leading Structured Literacy Program, rooted in the proven foundations of SpellRead and delivering unparalleled results

Download the Right to Read Report

The Ontario Human Rights Commission's Right to Read report specifically names Halifax Learning's program as a proven intervention.

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