TRAINING - ASSESSMENT AND TUTORING - CONSULTANCY AND ADVICE





MISSION STATEMENT


From screening and diagnostic assessment to successful intervention and effective teaching strategies combined with liaison with fellow professionsals, whatever is required to help each and every learner, infant to adult, early years to workplace - become more successful and independent learners, we will seek to provide.

We are all trained in specific learning difficulties, especially Dylsexia, although we specialise in all learning difficulties such as Apserger Syndrome, Adhd and have training and experience in Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Speech and Language Difficulties. We also appreciate that many learners have learning difficulties that are co-occurring with others.


Via a free initial consultation with the learner we will be able to screen and diagnose difficulties, suggest suitable teaching strategies or refer to other professionsals or simply offer advice. This is why this first consultation is free of charge - so that the next course of action is discussed without undue stress and free of any pressure on the learners, parents, family or loved ones.


We have a learner-centred approach and believe on basing our teaching and diagnosis of learning profiles on what has been learnt already, individual skills and strengths and by identifying different learning styles. All learners are unique! We believe in using strengths to overcome weaknesses and that learners are encouraged to reach their potential. We believe all learners can if they do what is required.

We have worked in primary, secondary and tertiary education and are available for consultation in workplace assessment and advice also. We have also been accredited to assess for Disabled Student Allowance as well as for JCQ extra examination time and other concessions.






Friday 22 January 2010

What is it like to have dyslexia?




This video was made by learners who have dyslexia in association with the University of Coventry - this video helps us understand why we have to be considerate, patient, imaginative, resourceful and, most importantly, knowledgeable in tutoring those with this specific learning difficulty. As tutors, we have to try and put ourselves in the shoes of those we seek to tutor and base our teaching on how they learn and on what they know already, combining a variety of strategies to find out what works most effetively.

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