OUR LITERACY PROGRAM
At West Highland Christian Academy, we believe every child is uniquely created by God and deserves the opportunity to succeed academically. For students who struggle with reading or spelling, we provide structured literacy support using the Barton Reading & Spelling System.
This program helps students develop the foundational skills needed to become confident readers. West Highland Christian Academy provides families who are considering engaging the services of a tutor with a great tutoring and screening system for students of all ages, even as young as 4 years old, who struggle with spelling, reading, and writing.
THE BARTON SYSTEM
The Barton Reading & Spelling System was designed as an intense intervention for students who struggle to easily and accurately decode words when reading (despite being taught phonics), who are slow and inaccurate readers (are missing the oral reading fluency benchmarks), and who have always struggled with spelling – especially when writing sentences, stories, and compositions.
The Barton Reading & Spelling System is a structured literacy program based on the Orton-Gillingham approach. It uses a multisensory, direct, and sequential method to teach reading and spelling in a clear, step-by-step way. This research-based and evidence-based approach helps students build strong, lasting skills.
Anyone seeking to improve reading literacy or spelling will benefit from tutoring using the Barton system.
WHCA PROVIDES
- Dyslexia screening available year-round
- Trained Barton tutors overseen by a Barton Certified Consultant
- Literacy support for all students, enrolled or not enrolled at WHCA
WHCA students receive free tutoring during the school day at no cost. Tutoring is also available to non-WHCA students for a modest fee. Dyslexia screening is also available year round for those without a diagnosis.
Our tutors are trained in the Barton Reading & Spelling System and are overseen by our Barton Certified Consultant. The school has site licenses for all ten levels of the program. All tutors are employed by West Highland Christian Academy and WHCA conducts background checks on all tutors.
REQUEST TUTORING OR DYSLEXIA SCREENING
If you are concerned about your child’s reading or spelling, we would be glad to help.
Contact us to learn more about dyslexia screening or tutoring availability.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- No contracts. Fee-based convenience.
- Flexible scheduling. Daytime, after school and summer.
- In-person or online
TUTORING FEES
- Individual session – $50 per hour
- Sibling session – $40 per hour
- Dyslexia screening – Fee varies
- Returned check fee – $30
PAYMENT OPTIONS
- Check or cash is delivered to the school office prior to tutoring.
- Checks payable to WHCA may be given directly to the tutor when the office is closed.
- Families with a FACTS account may elect to be billed.
- Credit card payments are not accepted except through FACTS billing.
CANCELLATION POLICY
In order to avoid being charged for a scheduled tutoring session, families must cancel before 3:00 PM on the day prior to the session by contacting the tutor directly.
If a session is not canceled in advance or a student does not attend, the full session fee will be charged.