Specialist Tuition for people with Dyslexia and/or Dyscalculia and related difficulties with Writing, Reading, Numeracy, English and Maths. Assessments and Reports.
Located in Kingswells, Aberdeen
Key to the success of the tuition I offer is my ability to build an empathetic rapport with children, young people and adults who experience dyslexic type difficulties.
I have over 30 years' relevant teaching experience
Set up and ran the Support for Learning Department in a local school
Established Kingswood Learning in 2004
Specialist Post Graduate Qualifications
Registered as a Tutor with Dyslexia Scotland
GTC and Dept. for Education and Science registered
PVG Scheme Member
Reading and Writing Tuition
Specific exercises are used to continually push reading accuracy, sped and comprehension. Spelling and writing skills are practiced in every session. Great care is taken to avoid failure and to celebrate success.
Key to the success of the tuition I offer is my ability to build an empathetic rapport with children, young people and adults who experience dyslexic type difficulties.
I use Sound Reading System, a linguistic phonic scheme based on scientific research into effective methods of teaching literacy.
Numeracy and Maths Tuition
Tuition sessions are held once per week and last for 50 to 60 minutes. Follow on exercises and tasks are set. Please enquire about intensive courses which can be arranged during the school holidays
The numeracy and mathematics tuition I offer is geared to the needs of the learner with dyslexia and /or dyscalculia.
Therapy
My training as a Neuro-Develpmental Therapist has led to a particular interest in the neuro-biology of reading and dyslexia, and into the efficacy of using movement to aid learning.
I am trained as a Neuro-Developmental Therapist (INPP) and when appropriate Neuro-Developmental Therapy and/or Balance Therapy can be incorporated into tuition sessions.
Neuro-Developmental Therapy and/or Balance Therapy can be helpful if there is a significant difficulty with one or more of the following:
Assessments
Please contact me to discuss the pros and cons of having an assessment carried out and to clarify your assessment needs.
Please contact the centre for advice about assessments for dyslexia.
Talks and Training
I have experience of organising and running CPD events for teachers and of giving public talks.
I am an experienced public speaker and I'm always happy to gives talks to raise awareness of dyslexia and/or linguistic phonics.
I offer a range of training events on Linguistic Phonics, the system of tuition I use successfully at Kingswood learning. Training events are best tailored to individual needs. The method lends itself to both the initial teaching of reading and writing and to the remediation of reading difficulties. My main area of interest and expertise is with the latter, and how to meet the specific difficulties of the dyslexic learner.
Please contact me to discuss your training requirements.
Contact
I was severely dyslexic and only learned to read when in my teens. This personal experience of dyslexia gives me a good understanding of the difficulties faced by the people I tutor.
Kingswood Learning is situated between Kingswells and Westhill, six miles from Aberdeen City Centre.