Dyslexia Tuition Torbay
1. Testimonial from Mrs Rachel Dunning 2013
Nathan was very young when we thought he may have some problems with reading and writing. When he started nursery he would write with both hands, taking it in turns for each word. His words were also written from the left side of the page to the right and should you hold it to a mirror they would read correctly.
We voiced our concerns at the time and were told this is natural until they find the hand they are most comfortable with.
By this time Nathan was in year 2 and he was struggling. We spoke to his teacher and it was discussed that Nathan may be Dyslexic.
We approached Jenny and she Assessed Nathan. From the information, she collected it was agreed that Nathan did need help.
Nathan has been going to Jenny's now for some time and we have seen a vast improvement with his work and behaviour. He is managing to keep up with his peers at school, although he still does find some tasks difficult.
Nathan's tuition with Jenny encourages him to find new ways of spelling out words, forming words and reading. She does this in many different and creative ways and therefore Nathan doesn't become bored or fed up. He may do artistic work, where instead of using a pen/pencil to form the words, modelling clay is used. He will create the letter by shaping etc, Paints are used also and illustrations to memorise words.
Specialist Dyslexia Games on the computers are also used at the end of the tuition, this reinforces the work he has been doing during the class.
Jenny understands each of her pupils and what different needs they require. Nathan seems to enjoy his lessons and has improved greatly with her help. Jenny also monitors the progress and will re- assess Nathan roughly every 6 months or so. We are given feed back after every lesson and guidance in how we can still help Nathan at home and also the results from the Assessment. Jenny is also willing to help with difficult situations, an example of this was Nathan had to learn 45 spellings, these were all to do with Egyptians and had some very hard words to learn. Jenny help Nathan to break down the word in to sizable chunks to learn and also provided him with the skills to learn the words. Nathan did well in his test and this was all down to the way jenny broke the words up into words within words.
I am very pleased with Nathan's progress and would recommend Jenny to anyone who feels their child may need any extra help
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Best wishes
Rachel Dunning
2. Testimonial from Mrs Karen Duxbury-Watkinson 2014
Charlotte being left handed has always struggled with her writing and although we were told this was common to left hander’s we began to believe there were some issues with her spelling and reading. As a teacher myself I was convinced that there were far deeper issues.
Therefore after quite a long battle with her then school she was finally diagnosed with Dyslexia in year 4 of primary. The school offered her one to one sessions in their learning support centre, however we saw little progress in this more scholastic method of teaching and we sought a different approach.
Luckily we found Jenny who through her innovative and multisensory approach has helped Charlotte improve significantly, while after a short intensive course over the summer holidays she improved her reading and writing age by 6 months in about 6 weeks.
Charlotte is now in secondary school and we continue to send her for her lessons with Jenny and she has improved by another year, which means she has almost caught up to her peers. Her confidence and willingness to have a go at reading now and spelling words has improved beyond our expectations and the methods that Jenny uses are exactly right for our highly creative and dramatic young lady!
Jenny is now building on Charlotte’s comprehension of text and is still regularly monitoring and feeding back to us on her progress, which is still moving forward. Charlotte enjoys her sessions and always comes home buzzing with what she has achieved in that hour.
We have no hesitation in recommending Jenny to anyone who is looking to support their child in their dyslexia and feel that Jennys’ individual and targeted tuition has made a life changing impact on the confidence and ability of our daughter.
Good luck and thanks Jenny
Regards
Karen and Alex Duxbury-Watkinson
3. Testimonial from a Mr and Mrs Smith regarding their daughter. 25/05/2016 re: 3 yrs of tuition.
We are writing to thank you for all your help in the past years. I don't know if you know but she has received commendations every term for her school work and she got an A and A* this week for her Geography and Science exams. It's been a tough decision to leave tuition but we feel she is studying well now. She has a vocational Royal Academy of Dance Exam in early July and Chris and I are supporting her to do that exam, we feel it is very important that she does this, as it's one of the few normal things in her life at the moment. We have a long journey ahead and hope she achieves what she wants to do.
When our daughter started her tuition with Jenny she was not able to read independently. Jenny basically got our daughter reading with confidence when unfortunately her primary school had missed the fact that she was dyslexic. Jenny's teaching methods have also improved her spelling tremendously. Our daughter was predicted G.C.S.E grade D's but is now attaining grade B's and A's and A*. Our daughter uses the methods she was taught by Jenny and is able to study happily on her own. Jenny has also given her additional support and counselling through this time. We would highly recommend Jenny, as not all children can cope with the standard ways of learning. Our daughter enjoyed her sessions and discovered it was actually fun to learn at the same time. Thank you for all the difference you have made to our daughters education and happiness. I will ask her to let you know how she getting on if you would like.
Many Thanks Sara and Christopher Smith.
4. Testimonial by Cheryl Porter 23/04/18
I always knew that my son was different to other children, in that he appeared to be very bright, but was struggling academically. He was diagnosed as having dyslexia in his final year at primary school. This was good news for us, as it meant that I could start looking to get him the help he needed and deserved.
My partner found Jenny Hulme by chance, and it was one of the best things that has happened for my son.
School had tried very hard with him and were accommodating providing 1-1 lessons and various interventions. However by the end of primary school Jacob was 3 years behind in his reading and 4 years behind in his spelling.
When Jacob began his tutoring with Jenny he was 11 years old. His reading and spelling ability was that of an 8 year old and a 7 year old respectively.
We started off with one hourly lesson a week and because of how successful this was increased to twice weekly to close the gap in his education even faster.
His second assessment took place after 30 hours of intervention with Jenny and showed an improvement of 9 months in his spelling and a whole year in terms of his reading age!
Memory is an issue for those with dyslexia and Jenny has been able to expand his auditory sequential memory by 15%, which essential for his academic learning. His memory scores also continue to improve.
Jacob is making excellent progress.
These are his scores so far:
Assessment pack used - Aston Index
Initial Assessment 29/03/16
Spelling age: 7yrs
Reading age: 8yrs
Auditory sequential memory: 4.5/10
2nd Assessment 16/09/16
Spelling age: 7yrs 9 months
Reading age: 9 yrs
A.S.M 5/10
3rd Assessment 15/02/17
Spelling age: 8yrs 2 months
Reading age: 10 yrs
A.S.M 6/10
4th Assessment 13/10/17
Spelling age: 9yrs 4 months
Reading age: 10yrs 10 months
A.S.M 6.5/10
Jenny had the ability to form a positive teaching relationship with Jacob and he has been willing to attend his lessons twice a week for a sustained period of time.
Jenny undertakes assessments and I would highly recommend her interventions if you are struggling with dyslexia or arrange an assessment if you suspect that dyslexia may be an issue.