Schools & professionals
Dyslexia & Literacy Services for Schools
Literacy support, built around your school.
Supporting B.C.’s K–12 literacy priorities
Supporting evidence-based literacy instruction and intervention.
British Columbia is strengthening its approach to literacy through earlier identification of reading difficulties, evidence-based instruction, targeted intervention, and educator capacity building, including through the B.C. Ministry of Education and Child Care’s K–12 Literacy Supports Initiative.
At TriPoint Autism & Literacy Education Services (TALES), we believe strong foundational reading and writing skills provide students with greater access to the ultimate purpose of literacy: making and communicating meaning.
Consultation, assessment and professional learning
How TALES can help.
TALES partners with schools and educational organizations through literacy consultation, assessment and data-informed decision making, intervention planning, and professional learning. Support may focus on an individual student, a classroom or grade-level team, an intervention program, or broader school-wide literacy practices.
Early literacy screening & assessment
Supporting the selection, interpretation, and use of literacy screening and assessment information to identify students who may benefit from additional instruction or intervention and determine appropriate next steps.
Data-informed instruction & intervention
Helping educators use student data to identify instructional priorities, plan whole-class, small-group, or individualized support, monitor progress, and adjust instruction when students are not making expected progress.
Evidence-based & structured literacy instruction
Supporting explicit and systematic instruction in foundational literacy skills, including phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding, spelling, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and written language.
Dyslexia & persistent reading difficulties
Helping educators understand dyslexia and other reading difficulties, recognize patterns of need, and plan appropriate instructional supports and interventions.
Intervention systems & problem solving
Working with educators and school teams to examine how screening, core instruction, targeted intervention, progress monitoring, and instructional decision making work together to support students across a continuum of need.
Professional development
In-person workshops and on-demand professional development are available to build the knowledge and skills of educators and school teams. Topics can include early literacy screening, dyslexia, evidence-based literacy instruction, structured literacy, foundational reading skills, assessment and progress monitoring, and data-informed intervention.
Supported by an Orton-Gillingham Teacher-Trainer
Specialized literacy expertise.
TALES literacy and dyslexia services are supported by Matt Natale, MA, OGT, OGT-T, C-SLDS, a Reading Specialist, Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist, and certified Orton-Gillingham Teacher and Teacher Trainer with more than twenty years of experience in education.
Matt’s background includes classroom teaching, literacy intervention, assessment, instructional coaching, curriculum development, school improvement, and professional learning for educators. His expertise supports TALES’s evidence-based approach to literacy assessment, instruction, intervention, and professional learning.
Matt Natale
MA, OGT, OGT-T, C-SLDS
Literacy Consultant
Orton-Gillingham Teacher-Trainer and Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist, with more than 20 years in public education.
Request school services
Tell us about your students, educators, and current literacy priorities.
We’ll work with you to determine how consultation, professional learning, or ongoing implementation support can best meet your school’s needs.
