Supporting your child’s dyslexia with a tutor
Founder of Simply Learning Tuition, Nathaniel McCullagh, offers his expert advice on how a private tutor can support a child with dyslexia
Most parents are familiar with the idea of tuition prior to school entrance exams, but perhaps not so aware of the advantages of using a private tutor for younger children ? particularly those with learning difficulties such as dyslexia.
If a child is not making the expected developmental progress at pre-school or primary level it is important to find out why. Sometimes a child just needs some one-to-one tuition for a few weeks to consolidate knowledge and provide a confidence boost.
But on other occasions the problem can be more serious and require specialist help ? for example with dyslexia, one of the most common specific learning difficulties, affecting 1 in 10 children. It is important that signs of dyslexia are identified early so that educational interventions can be as effective as possible. According to the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) a child with dyslexia will show some of these signs:
Primary school:
Particular difficulty with reading and spelling – puts letters and figures the wrong way round or leaves letters out
Has issues remembering tables, alphabet, formulae etc.
Still occasionally confuses ?b? and ?d? and words such as ?no/on?
Still needs to use fingers or marks on paper to make simple calculations
Poor concentration
Has problems understanding what he or she has read
Takes longer than averag...
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