Last Updated: September 2026 Primary school is when children build the core literacy, numeracy, communication and learning skills they will use throughout their education. From Prep through Year 6, children gradually move from early reading, writing and number skills towards more independent writing, mathematical reasoning, research, problem-solving and preparation for high school. Exactly what children…
by Justin Clark, Learning Difficulties Tutor in Brisbane. Last Updated: October 2026 Multi-sensory learning is an approach that uses more than one sense during a learning activity. Instead of relying only on listening, reading or looking at information, a child might see, hear, say, touch, write or physically interact with the concept they are learning. For…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark Last Updated: October 2026 Positive affirmations are short, encouraging statements that help children practise a more supportive way of talking to themselves. Phrases such as “I can learn this one step at a time” or “Making mistakes helps me improve” can give children a helpful reminder when schoolwork feels difficult,…
by Brisbane Learning Difficulties Tutor Justin Clark As is the case with how we understand most things these days, it is believed that people fall somewhere on the spectrum of preference for each of these styles. As an educator, to have the best chances of success with a student, it is important to not only…
There are so many benefits of a private tutor beyond just the one-on-one interaction and more focussed learning opportunities. Having just one student means the work can be tailored specifically to that child. It also means that we can take breaks whenever it is best suited to. If a child becomes too tired, we can…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark Learning Or Classroom Management? Learning in the classroom should be about constructing meanings within social contexts, relationships and languages. However, traditional or behavioural approaches to learning focus on addressing student behaviour and classroom management. Students learn the ‘right’ knowledge through memorisation and practice. This type of learning requires the teachers’…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark Stages of the Reading Development Process Readers go through three stages of the reading development process – as they develop word recognition abilities. In the first stage they develop a beginning knowledge of the nature of written language and its relationship to speech. They learn how print functions, the letters…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark What is Phonological Awareness? Phonological awareness is the awareness of sounds in spoken words. It is also the awareness that words can be broken into onsets and rimes. These sounds are revealed by abilities such as rhyming, matching initial consonants and counting the number of sounds in spoken words. These…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark Comprehension and Children With Learning Difficulties Comprehension is the process of extracting and constructing meaning from what we read. It involves the ability to decode and identify words as well as the ability to connect prior knowledge with text in order to build new meanings. Decoding is an important part…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark who specialising in helping kids with learning difficulties Learning Difficulties and Reading Fluency Students with reading difficulties have an inability to read fluently as compared to their more skilled peers. They are unable to read passages smoothly with appropriate expression. They can also experience problems when it comes to comprehending…