Strong Start is offered at nine elementary schools in Langley:
Langley Meadows (604-530-4101) 9:00am to 12:00pm
Nicomekl (604-533-1468) 9:00am to 12:00pm
North Otter (604-856-3355) 8:30am to 11:30am
Parkside Centennial (604-856-7775) 8:35am to 11:35am
Simonds (604-530-2361) 9:00am to 12:00pm
West Langley (604-888-6444) 9:00am to 12:00pm
Douglas Park (604-533-4491) 1:00pm to 4:00pm
James Hill (604-530-0251) 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Willoughby (604-888-6033) 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Kinder Starts is intended for children scheduled to enter Kindergarten who participate together with parents/caregivers. This free program provides good information about how to support your child as they move into Kindergarten focusing on Literacy, Numeracy and Social. Families will learn playful ways to integrate learning into every day situations. This program is a wonderful way to make connections with others before starting the Kindergarten year.
What is Reading Recovery®?
Reading Recovery is a preventative early intervention program in developed by Dr. Marie Clay in the 1970’s in New Zealand. It is designed to dramatically reduce the number of Grade One students with literacy difficulties.
It is a preventative program, which intervenes early with intensive, daily, individual instruction to move the lowest achieving readers and writers into the average range.
Reading Recovery is provided in addition to classroom instruction, and can bring students to accepted literacy levels, in approximately 12-20 weeks, enabling students to continue learning within the classroom program.
The few children who may not be able to make the accelerated progress required to put them into the average range within 12-20 weeks are referred for longer term support.
The SWIS program provides information & orientation services to new immigrants and refugees in Langley. SWIS also provide needs assessments, action plans & holistic case management services to newcomers with limited English or other settlement needs.
SWIS workers can assist you:
– Register for school and connect with your child’s teacher and school programs
– Apply for your Permanent Resident card, CareCard, Social Insurance Number, tax benefits, BC Housing, Rental Assistance, Child Care Subsidy and more!
– Register for adult language classes (LINC) or adult education
– Make connections to other community programs and services!
