Some children work incredibly hard at school but still find reading, spelling, or writing more difficult than expected. With the right support, these children can develop the skills they need to access learning and feel more confident in the classroom.

Literacy

We support children who may be experiencing:

  • Specific Learning Disorder (e.g. Dyslexia) - DSM-V 315.00 & 315.2

    • Ongoing & significant difficulties with developing and use literacy skills

    • Children that have Dyslexia often experience challenges in accessing the school curriculum, often leading to frustration despite their strong effort and motivation

    • Children often benefit from structured, supportive approaches tailored to how they learn best

  • Phonological Awareness

    • Recognising and manipulating sounds in words

    • Developing skills such as rhyming, segmenting, and blending sounds

    • Understanding the difference between sounds, letters, words, and sentences

  • Reading

    • Developing letter-sound knowledge and decoding skills

    • Improving reading accuracy and word recognition

    • Building fluent reading skills

    • Strengthening reading comprehension

    • Fostering confidence and enjoyment in reading for life, including reading books for leisure and understanding everyday texts such as instructions, games, and programs

  • Spelling

    • Understanding sound patterns and spelling rules

    • Improving spelling accuracy and confidence

    • Explicit, systematic teaching of word parts through developing morphology knowledge. For example, prefixes, suffixes, base words

    • Supporting spelling skills for classroom tasks and everyday writing, including emails, messages, and letters

  • Writing

    • Generating, organising, and expanding ideas for writing

    • Developing clear sentence structure, appropriate grammar, and richer vocabulary

    • Supporting children to confidently transfer their thoughts and ideas onto paper

    • Understanding the purpose and structure of different text types (e.g. stories, recounts, reports)

Our approach uses up-to-date evidence-based strategies and tailored resources to provide practical and engaging activities that help children build literacy skills while building their confidence, independence, and motivation in reading, writing, & spelling.