Dyslexia
Children with dyslexia have normal intelligence – It’s just that their brain processes language differently to other children....
I teach reading, writing and spelling to children who find learning difficult
Working one on one with your child, I can guide them to be their best in all areas of literacy.
How does Sallyteach?
I believe that all children will succeed in learning to read, write and spell when they’re given a supportive environment. I want my students to feel good about their learning and good about themselves.
Who does Sallyteach?
If your child has a diagnosed learning difficulty such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, ADD or ADHD or just needs to catch up to others in their class, I can create an individualised program that will get results.
Our multi-sensory, highly structured approach is proven to be the most effective way to teach and improve a child’s reading, writing and spelling.
Our new COVID Catch-up classes are filling fast.
Our engaging COVID catch-up classes are specially designed for mainstream primary-aged children who have missed out on the basics of Reading and Spelling.
What does sallyteach?
I teach the fundamental building blocks of reading, writing and spelling.
I believe these skills are necessary for the best start in life.
Reading
If your child has a learning difficulty/disability, they learn best through a systematic, synthetic phonics approach to teaching reading. A Whole language approach is not suitable for children with learning difficulties/disabilities.
Content covered includes matching phonemes (sounds) to graphemes (letters), blending through words to successfully decode, how to read in a phrased and fluent manner and literal, inferential and applied comprehension skills.
Writing
If your child has a learning difficulty/disability they need explicit, repeated exercises in handwriting, simple and complex sentence construction, punctuation and grammar, idea creation, information collation, and a knowledge of the different text types with matching sentence signposts for each text type. The learning of specific writing templates is a valuable tool for your child so as they can establish an internal framework to attach content and ideas to – especially if they have dysgraphia or significant difficulties with writing.
Spelling
Spelling is a difficult area for all children with special needs. They learn best through a systematic, sequential spelling program based on phonics using a MSL (multi-sensory language) approach. Content covered includes matching phonemes (sounds) to graphemes (letters), short and long vowels, initial and final consonants, digraphs, simple and complex word families, base-words, suffixes and prefixes, spelling strategies and spelling rules.
Your child needs to know “What do I do if I can’t spell a word?” and have a sound knowledge of the most frequently used words so they can spell them automatically when writing.
Touch Typing
If your child has a learning difficulty/disability they will benefit enormously from learning to Touch Type in primary school. Sallyteach encourages all of her students to learn to touch type through an internationally recognised program designed specifically for children with dyslexia and dysgraphia which enables them to touch type confidently up to 60 wpm upon completion.
This skill frees up mental space for the higher order thinking skills necessary for successful writing.
Is Sallyteach right for your child?
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What are learning disabilities?
Learning disabilities or difficulties are a condition that affect comprehending or processing information and can be caused by several different factors. Sometimes all it takes is to “learn in a different way” to overcome learning hurdles.
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ADD and ADHD
ADD and ADHD are neurological disorders characterised by inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity....
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Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia is a learning difficulty that affects written expression and can present itself in ways associated with words such as handwriting...