Learning Assistance

One-on-one tutoring program offered year-round for students with reading difficulties including dyslexia. Tutoring is offered online or at various Island locations. Tutoring is not offered in person at private homes. Current information about the program can be found on the website or by contacting the association.

Note: Additional subject tutoring may be available upon request. Email for more details.

• Itinerant teachers that can provide either direct or consultative services
• Working directly with schools to provide additional support
• Assessments and evaluations of function vision and braille/literacy

• Assessment services
• Short Term Programs (STPs)
• Audiology services
• ASL specialist

Supports Epekwitnewaq Mi'kmaq students reach their full potential by encouraging academic, cultural, and social growth from Early years to grade 12. Education Program staff work closely with administrators, teachers, and staff of John J. Sark Memorial School, Westisle Family of Schools, Bluefield Family of Schools, and Morell Family of Schools to address the unique needs of First Nations students. Areas of focus include:

• Ensuring education services better reflect student needs, culture and language
• Helping students and their families develop goals to address school absenteeism and discontinuation
• Providing technology support and innovative learning solutions for students, staff, and schools
• Increasing opportunities for Mi'kmaq language and cultural instruction across the province

One-on-one math tutoring for students with diagnosed or undiagnosed learning disabilities, including dyscalculia or general difficulty with math. The program is tailored to each student's individual math ability level.

Note: Additional subject tutoring may be available upon request. Email for more details.

• Private or business papers related to PEI
• Province of PEI government records
• Court records
• Maps, photographs and other media
• Family history information like census records, church records, vital statistics records, etc.

Provides free loans of books, DVDs and other multimedia. Most public library locations also offer:

• Child and youth programs
• Technology training programs
• Public access computers
• Reference desk services
• Interlibrary loans
• Assistive technology
• Access to online resources such as music, language courses, SaltWire's online news content and more

Non-traditional items are also available to borrow. Includes:

• Audio Player (Yoto's screen less portable audio player)
• Artwork
• Binge Boxes (collections of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box")
• Board games
• Cake pans
• CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) monitors
• C-Pens (a portable scanning pen that reads printed text out loud)
• Disc Golf sets
• Dodow sleep aids (metronome-style sleeping aid that helps users fall asleep naturally through one's breath and relaxation)
• Energy meters (calculate energy consumption and cost of home appliances)
• Fitness passes (select locations)
• Hiking backpacks (for adults)
• Ice skates
• Learn French Kits
• Light therapy lamps
• Mental health kits
• Musical instruments (150+ instruments to borrow for up to three weeks)
• Nature backpacks (kit that contains a variety of books and tools for kids and families to learn about nature)
• Noise cancelling headphones
• PLAY kits (kits include toys such as bean bags, foam discs, sensory balls, etc that encourage play for toddlers)
• Radon detectors
• Sensory kits
• Snowshoes
• Snowshoe/walking poles
• STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) kits
• Telescopes
• Thermal cameras
• Tools (bike repair kits, shovels, gardening tools and hoses, cultivators, stud finders, etc)
• White noise machines
• Heart Health kit(a blood pressure monitor, fingertip pulse oximeter, healthy cooking and exercise books)
• Cognitive Wellness kits(games, puzzles, and resources)
• Portable internet access devices (Wi-Fi hotspots)

Visit the website for the full list.

• Explore their personal interests
• Receive homework support
• Connect with mentors and/or tutors
• Interact with peers
• Increase their digital literacy and plan for post-secondary education
• Have access to the Gerard Gallant Young Leaders Technology Centre and the music studio lab