E.A.R.L.Y.

(Early Assessment and Remediation of Learning Disabilities in the Young) is a pilot project being set-up to develop a best practices model (prototype) of cost-effective assessment and remediation for kindergarten-age children who are at risk for a learning disability.

The project is the first of its kind in Quebec. The goals of the program are:

1. Identifying young children in kindergarten, both anglophone and francophone, who are potentially at risk for language-based learning.

2. Devising an intervention plan that will be effective for the largest population based on the latest research and the best practices methods.

 

LAM has been using a model of E.A.R.L.Y. in the kindergarten of one Montreal school for many years. This has resulted in identifying children and providing extra support to both student and teacher and more success at school. This has also lessened self-esteem and behaviour problems.