by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark How to Help Students With Reading Disabilities How to Help Students in Kindergarten with Reading Disabilities Many Kindergarten children enter school with poor phonological awareness and this is particularly true for students with learning and reading disabilities. Along with letter-sound knowledge, they may lack general information and word meanings. They may also…
Numbers of Kids Homeschooled in Australia There are ten thousand students that are registered for homeschooling nationally. However, it’s estimated that there are around another ten thousand students that aren’t registered that are doing homeschooling. If registration was made easier for parents, then this number would not be as high, along with having more data…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark Phonological & Orthographic Awareness for Students with Reading Difficulties Phonological and orthographic awareness are equally important for students with reading difficulties and there are strategies that can help them. Phonological Awareness Phonological and phonemic awareness are key influences when learning to read. Phonological awareness is the knowledge of sound patterns…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark All Children Learn by Making Meaning from Text What does this mean for dyslexic children? Learning to read is about making meaning from the text. If we are not deriving meaning from what we are reading, then the process of learning to read becomes that much harder as we become…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark who specalises in helping kids with learning difficulties Reading Methods For Children With Learning Difficulties This article describes the different approaches that are used to teach children with learning difficulties to read. In my experience, each method has its merits and often a combination of the different approaches is the best…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark Dysgraphia What is dysgraphia? Dysgraphia Is a specific learning disability with writing that is more severe and more resistant to intervention as compared to other more general difficulties encountered by students that struggle with written expression. What are the Symptoms of Dysgraphia? Students with dysgraphia may have problems with visual-spatial…
by Brisbane Tutor Justin Clark Dyscalculia and Maths Dyslexia Dyscalculia is Commonly Called Maths Dyslexia Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability in mathematics. In many ways it is the maths equivalent of dyslexia and is often referred to as maths dyslexia. However, dyscalculia it is not as well known or understood as dyslexia. Dyslexia is…
Author Justin Clark, Dyslexia Tutor How to Help Children With Dyslexia If you have already browsed through my website and read some of the pages, blogs and reviews, you will know that there is help and hope for children with dyslexia. The help for children with dyslexia comes with the provision of being taught in a…
Author Justin Clark, Learning Difficulties Tutor in Brisbane. Help for Learning Difficulties By Early Intervention Learning difficulties are best managed by early recognition and early intervention, thus recognising the signs of learning difficulties and then taking action as soon as possible is very important. Why Early Intervention Helps with Learning Difficulties When learning takes place,…
Do you, or Don’t you Have a Learning Difficulty? Author Justin Clark, Learning Difficulties Tutor in Brisbane. The term Learning difficulties is used almost as a catch-all expression, but really what are learning difficulties? Who has and who does not have learning difficulties? Learning difficulties are ongoing difficulties in learning to read and write but can…