All children are special and unique, as are the sessions.
My purpose is to develop an individualised education plan (IEP) to cater to your child’s unique learning style and areas of development.
This may be specific to one curriculum area (spelling for example) or may be broader in terms of scope, such as reading comprehension and written literacy difficulty. You may feel your child needs help to catch up on several curriculum areas, such as Maths and Literacy. We can then work on multi stranded sessions.
Your child may have a specific learning disorder or disability, which impacts their ability to fully access the curriculum. We can work on prioritising areas of development, and make a goal based plan to help them develop in both skill mastery and confidence. This may run independently or in parallel to your child’s school IEP/ILP.
Each session will be interactive, supportive, engaging and fun for your child, using a range of multi-sensory resources.
So what can be covered in the sessions?
■ Literacy acquisition; word, sentence and text level work
■ Phonemic awareness and development (early literacy intervention)
■ Reading development and intervention
■ Comprehension skills development
■ Spelling skills
■ Writing skills
■ Handwriting
■ Story writing/essay/creative writing
■ Numeracy intervention
■ Numeracy workshops/intensives in all areas of Maths (ie. multiplication/division/solving worded problems/ telling time/ place value/addition/subtraction)
■ Auditory/visual processing workshops
If your child needs support in several curriculum areas, additional sessions may be able to be booked in.
How it Works
Getting Started
After meeting on the initial 15 minute online discovery call, a face to face 60 minute trial session may be booked. This is a no commitment session where we all meet to see if it is the “right fit”. I will spend an hour with your child getting to know them, and undertaking some initial observations and discussions around their strengths and challenges.
If you decide to proceed, the ongoing sessions will be booked in. You may also provide any school reports and specialist reports for me to read.
TERM STRUCTURE
This can be adapted to include more sessions, or may start later in the term.
WEEKLY SESSIONS 1-10
All 50 minute teaching sessions with 10 minute parent feedback/handover time.
Session 1
Initial assessment of identified areas of difficulty.
After this session the individual education plan is developed for your child, and adapted weekly
Sessions 2-9
Targeted teaching of goals outlined in your child’s education plan
Session 10
Assessment, review and feedback.
Weeks 10/11
Zoom or face to face conference to provide feedback on progress and goal setting for next term (30 minutes).
READY TO GET STARTED?
So, who do I work with?
As a highly experienced classroom teacher and specialist additional needs teacher, I have been fortunate to work with all types of learners. I primarily work with students from Prep to Grade 6, or older children functioning at these levels.
Students I teach
Children who need help with specific areas of the curriculum, or who require help with filling in curriculum gaps (Prep to Year 6).
Gifted/talented children who require enrichment (Prep to Year 4).
Students with diagnosed (or undiagnosed) learning disorders or disabilities. Years 1 – 6 (or functioning at this age).
■ ADD/ADHD/Aspergers Syndrome
■ Autism Spectrum Disorders
■ Dyslexia
■ Dysgraphia
■ Dyscalculia
■ Dyspraxia
■ Processing/sensory difficulties
■ Visual processing disorders
■ Intellectual disability
■ Speech/language delay
■ Auditory processing disorders
Pricing
Discovery Call
Complimentary Discovery call via Zoom call (15 mins).
Initial Session
Initial commitment free session $200
(60 mins)
Ongoing Sessions
$150 (per 50 minute session/10 minute parent feedback and handover). Inclusive of all materials and resources, development and implementation of the individual education plan (IEP) session planning, assessment, and 30 minute termly parent teacher conference.
(60 mins)
Have a question? I’d love to hear from you! Please get in touch here.
Ready for educational support for your child?
BOOK A COMPLIMENTARY DISCOVERY CALL BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my child always have to come after school?
No, many schools allow children to attend teaching sessions during the school day. In particular, if your child has a diagnosed learning disorder. This is similar to attending an OT or speech therapy session. Please discuss this with your child’s teacher/school. Often it is better for children to attend sessions earlier in the day, or over lunchtime when they are less fatigued.
My child already has an IEP, can we use that?
Do I have to commit to a whole term?
Yes, once the trial session is complete, you commit to a whole term. If you do not require further sessions in the following term, just let me know. This is due to the limited number of clients I take on.
What if my child can't make the session?
Will you give regular feedback so I know how my child is progressing?
Yes, at the end of every session we will have 10 minutes to discuss how the session went. At the termly parent teacher conferences we will also look at your child’s education plan, discuss progress, and set further goals
Does my child need to bring anything to the sessions?
A bottle of water and a light healthy snack is recommended. No other equipment is needed unless they have particular pens and pencils they prefer. Sensory regulation toys are fine too.
My child is scared of dogs, is your dog always there?
Can we do online sessions?
All sessions are face to face in my home work spaces, as this is the best way to engage with your child using multisensory resources. In the unlikely event of further Covid lockdowns, most sessions can be moved online.
Are you insured?
Yes, myself and my premises are fully insured with AON. I am also fully registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and Australian Tutoring Association (include Police WWCC)
Specialist education services for children of all abilities.
I acknowledge the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the land that I work and live on, and pay my respects to all First Nations people and Elders past, present and emerging.
