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the stouffville sun tuesday feb 25 2003 page 9 teaching fouryear olds to read take note your child is three years old do you feel that he or she is ready to learn you are right the report of the royal commission on learning says that children as young as three are ready to start formal education in todays competitive environment can you afford to wait oxford learning centres a london ontariobased specialist in supplemental educa tion programs in reading writing math and study skills for students from preschool to uni versity offers a solution we at oxford successfully teach three to six year olds to read our program based on more than seventeen years of educational research underscores the fact that young chiu dren love to learn our little readers program uses the childs natural curiosity by offering a unique approach to learning to read that inte grates rhymes songs drills and games young children learn the sounds of the language easily at three to four years you will find it truly amaz ing how much youngsters love to read when it is fun and exciting an earlier start means better school readi ness for children at age six it removes barriers to learning at the earliest possible stage our early reading program is based on extensive research into the way children learn all recent research indicates that children benefit from high quality early schooling and ontarios royal commission on learning has gone so far as to conclude that early education can actually reduce the number of remedial and special education students this great body of early childhood education research shows that the learning process develops early children must learn how to learn if they are to do it well our approach at oxford is devel opmental it not only teaches children to read it teaches them to learn adapted from an article by dr nick whitehead president oxford learning centres inc his worship mayor don cbusens has proclaimed the week of feb 2428 as montessori education week in markham one of the elements of this important week is to educate the general public about the montessori learning ideology and one of the fundamental principles of that ide ology is an early start to education we want you the stouffville sun is bowling for big brothers on saturday march 1 2003 1230- 430pm stouffville bowling centre 6380 main st please call 905 6421908 ext 221 or 905 2942200 if you would like to sponsor one of our team members quality education in markham unionville montessori school new 25000 sq ft building montessori school opening sept 2003 now accepting applications for montessori preschool and elementary grades 18 wide range of extra curricular activities summer programs available email umsidirectca 9054749888 kennedy rd 16 ave upper canada child care government licensed quality cane for children ages 6 months to 12 yrs programs infant toddler preschool kindergarten nursery school school age summer camp available programs wary according to centre please call for more information seven area ashton meadows child care 16th ave woodbine 9054872539 battonville child care 16th ave woodbine 9059161216 childrens house child care ttoaffville 9056102905 locations lyndharst day warserg hwij 107 leslie 9058867155 st rene child care green lane thonnhill 9058891627 onionville day care centre r 7 warden 9051771778 illiani armstrong child care hwy 7 markham u 9051711099 ontario early years markham thornhill ontario early years centres a place for parents and children to play and learn visit a centre pick up a program calender monday to thursday 9 am 8 pm friday 9 am 5 pm saturday 9 am 2 pm n sunday 14 pm j markham ontario thornhill ontario early years centre early years centre 3990 14th avenue j 7755 bayview avenue at birchmount 9054790002 fnhnuy day at john st 9057096159 wwwfamilydaycarecom town centre montessori private schools bfnlqntksorladmiistkprseki best antemn school oljottttl city parent magazine readers selection awards 1999 2000 2001 open house saturday march 1 2003 1 100am300pm enriched academic programs from preschool to grade 12 numerous extra curricular activities no cost extended care hours 700am 630pm wwwtcmpscom summer school july august s f i grades i 12 w 905 4701 200 v g 905 4743434