Firefly Education

Firefly Education is dedicated to providing highly specialized learning programs to students of all ages and academic abilities. We use the Direct Instruction teaching method, which we deliver on a one-to-one teacher-to-student basis to produce accelerated learning in core academic skills.



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Tutoring Locations
Serving Cookstown, Barrie, Alliston, Innisfil, Bradford, Angus, Beeton, and Schomberg Ontario

Ontario:

Barrie, Newmarket

Lesson Types and Tutoring Fees
Please call for information on pricing and discounts available.

Type	Fee
Individual	not specified

Lesson Languages
English

Tutoring Services and Experience
Firefly Education is a Canadian company dedicated to providing highly specialized learning programs to students of all ages and academic abilities. Our core competency is our use of the Direct Instruction teaching method, which we deliver on a one-to-one teacher-to-student basis to produce accelerated learning in core academic skills.

Our mission:
To enable each student to make the greatest possible progress in the shortest possible time.

Our philosophy:
“All students can learn when taught correctly, regardless of past history and background. If the student hasn’t learned, the teacher hasn’t taught.” - Siegfried "Zig" Engelmann, founder of Direct Instruction.

We help students who:
- Need to catch up in school
- Want greater academic challenges
- Want to get an early start
- Have special needs
- Are homeschooled
- Are adults who need to acquire core academic skills

We teach the following core academic skills:
- Reading
- Math
- Spelling
- Writing
- Comprehension & Reasoning Skills
- Language & Vocabulary Development

The Firefly Advantage

1. The Firefly Method: Direct Instruction
Originally developed in the 1960’s by renowned educator Zig Engelmann of the University of Oregon, Direct Instruction is the most effective, thoroughly researched teaching method available. In more than 300 studies conducted over the past 50 years, Direct Instruction has consistently outperformed all other teaching methods in speed and quality of learning.

Direct Instruction is unmatched in effectiveness through its use of clear and consistent language, carefully sequenced, highly structured material, and constant interaction and assessment, allowing for highly individualized delivery. Direct Instruction focuses on creating a strong foundation of core academic skills and teaching all skills to mastery.

2. One-to-One Teaching
At Firefly Education we design a customized curriculum of instruction tailored to each student’s specific needs, beginning with careful assessment and placement to determine the exact starting point for each student, and then we deliver that curriculum on a one-to-one teacher-to-student basis. This focused approach creates the ideal environment for productive learning.

3. Speed of Learning
The Direct Instruction method, with its structured format and fast-paced interaction between student and teacher, concentrates the teaching process. The student thus learns much more rapidly than with other teaching methods.

4. The Student Experience
Students enjoy learning with us because they experience continual success while being consistently challenged, without becoming overwhelmed and frustrated. Our instructors develop a strong rapport with their students and ensure that the lessons are lively and engaging. Students are actively involved in setting ambitious goals for themselves and tracking their own performance.

5. Special Needs Students
Direct Instruction works with students across the entire spectrum of academic ability, including those with Attention Deficit Disorders, learning disabilities such as Dyslexia, and even with students who have more profound developmental disorders like Autism or Down syndrome. There are countless cases in which students previously deemed “unteachable” learned successfully with Direct Instruction.

6. Accountability
At Firefly Education we promise results. Our methods are open and transparent. We tell you the specific progress you can expect, and we deliver it ... and our approach works quickly:

You will see results within the first five lessons.

Contact us today for a free consultation, or to schedule an initial assesment & placement testing in our programs (free upon enrollment).



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Subjects

Elementary school:	Math, Reading, Writing
Middle school:	Literacy / Essay, Math
High school:	Literacy / Essay, Math

Tags
One to One Teaching, Direct Instruction, Tutoring, Education, Reading, Math, Spelling, Writing, Comprehension, Language, Special Needs, Learning Disabilities, Gifted, Adults, Preschool, Homeschool