"Through my role as a dyslexia advocate, I have come to know the high level of Twila's commitment to support those with dyslexia. She has both intervention skills as an OG tutor and genuine care for her students. We are lucky to have her in our community."
Dr. Valdine Bjornson
"Thank you for tutoring me Twila. I will miss you."
Student
"Thank-you for all you have done for [our son]. Your time and direction is greatly appreciated."
Parent
Twila completed her OGP coursework in Manitoba over the last year [2017] with both Robin Norquay and I as her trainers. Twila is a terrific job in training and shows excellent abilities to prepare multi-sensory structured OG lessons.
Corey Zylstra, M.Ed., OG Main Trainer
"Thank you for all your effort & care for [our child] and all your students. We're so lucky to have you."
Parent
"Twila is the best!"
Bob
It’s great to hear that you can see the many benefits of OG approach and intend to use focus on these while you continue with your Practicum. It’s also great to hear your desire to advocate for students and educate those that support them.
Robin Norquay, REACH Orton Gillingham Centre
"I kinda wish I don’t have to have tutoring ‘cause I’d rather do other stuff, but it helps.
I am a reader now."
Stella
"It is my opinion that Twila is a dedicated and hard-working teacher. Her students were highly engaged in classroom activities and thrived in an environment that valued them as learners and gave them a sense of belonging. Children who struggled were given a chance to succeed and many of these students made excellent progress in Twila's class.
She will work tirelessly to see that her students make progress and will do so with a combination of kindness, support, and high expectation.
I was sorry to see Twila leave my school."
Mrs. Smith, Resource Teacher
"English is our daughter's second language. With Twila's help, [she] has learned how to read and spell. We are happy with how well she is doing in school."
Susanne
"I would highly recommend Twila to be a trusted OG tutor, her performance while I observed her practicum was done in a professional manner while having excellent rapport with her student at all times."
"I have thoroughly enjoyed being your mentor throughout your practicum, you certainly made my job of mentoring an easy one. All of your lessons were done in a professional manner and were very multisensory. You and Stella had a great tutoring relationship; it was great to see her progress with each and every lesson you taught her." Judy Miller, Orton-Gillingham Supervising Mentor, OG Practicum
"After the second session I noticed a difference with Stella’s reading. The first session is an assessment of learning, it was not a lesson. Every time Stella worked with Twila she became a better reader and speller. Twila was professional and on time for each session. She was clear on anticipated outcomes for Stella and delivered." Parent
"His confidence has grown so much these past months."
Parent
"Before, my reading was bad and now it is a lot better. Basically you taught me things that I didn't know before and it stuck in my head. So, I give you 10 out of 10.I am able to keep up in school now."
Daughter)
Dr. Valdine Bjornson
"Thank you for tutoring me Twila. I will miss you."
Student
"Thank-you for all you have done for [our son]. Your time and direction is greatly appreciated."
Parent
Twila completed her OGP coursework in Manitoba over the last year [2017] with both Robin Norquay and I as her trainers. Twila is a terrific job in training and shows excellent abilities to prepare multi-sensory structured OG lessons.
Corey Zylstra, M.Ed., OG Main Trainer
"Thank you for all your effort & care for [our child] and all your students. We're so lucky to have you."
Parent
"Twila is the best!"
Bob
It’s great to hear that you can see the many benefits of OG approach and intend to use focus on these while you continue with your Practicum. It’s also great to hear your desire to advocate for students and educate those that support them.
Robin Norquay, REACH Orton Gillingham Centre
"I kinda wish I don’t have to have tutoring ‘cause I’d rather do other stuff, but it helps.
I am a reader now."
Stella
"It is my opinion that Twila is a dedicated and hard-working teacher. Her students were highly engaged in classroom activities and thrived in an environment that valued them as learners and gave them a sense of belonging. Children who struggled were given a chance to succeed and many of these students made excellent progress in Twila's class.
She will work tirelessly to see that her students make progress and will do so with a combination of kindness, support, and high expectation.
I was sorry to see Twila leave my school."
Mrs. Smith, Resource Teacher
"English is our daughter's second language. With Twila's help, [she] has learned how to read and spell. We are happy with how well she is doing in school."
Susanne
"I would highly recommend Twila to be a trusted OG tutor, her performance while I observed her practicum was done in a professional manner while having excellent rapport with her student at all times."
"I have thoroughly enjoyed being your mentor throughout your practicum, you certainly made my job of mentoring an easy one. All of your lessons were done in a professional manner and were very multisensory. You and Stella had a great tutoring relationship; it was great to see her progress with each and every lesson you taught her." Judy Miller, Orton-Gillingham Supervising Mentor, OG Practicum
"After the second session I noticed a difference with Stella’s reading. The first session is an assessment of learning, it was not a lesson. Every time Stella worked with Twila she became a better reader and speller. Twila was professional and on time for each session. She was clear on anticipated outcomes for Stella and delivered." Parent
"His confidence has grown so much these past months."
Parent
"Before, my reading was bad and now it is a lot better. Basically you taught me things that I didn't know before and it stuck in my head. So, I give you 10 out of 10.I am able to keep up in school now."
Daughter)