Just as for children with dyspraxia, children with dyslexia can be supported with tailored academic tutoring. With the help of a professional trained in the specifics of this learning disorder, they can limit the impact of its symptoms at school. Better still, thanks to this tailor-made support, they can build self-confidence and better overcome the difficulties of dyslexia. Here’s how.

A professional who understands the impact of dyslexia

Dyslexia is a disorder that affects the learning of written language, without any intellectual disability. Persistent by nature, it is generally detected towards the end of Year 2 (CE1), at the point when children are expected to master both reading and writing.

At this stage, the diagnosis helps clarify the type of dyslexia affecting the child:

  • Phonological dyslexia concentrates its difficulties at the level of grapheme-phoneme conversion. The child may recognise a word but is unable to break down its component parts. Their reading skills are heavily affected as a result.
  • Surface dyslexia creates difficulties at the level of the lexical route. The child struggles to memorise how words are spelled, and to understand what they see or read.
  • Mixed dyslexia combines the difficulties of both forms above, making it the most disabling form of dyslexia.

Academic tutoring tailored to the difficulties of a dyslexic pupil

The professionals on the Ora Visio platform are familiar with DYS disorders and the specifics of each one. When working with a dyslexic pupil, tutoring is adapted to the individual child.

For some, the focus will be on reading rather than written production; for others, doing both together can create a real block. In these cases, techniques and strategies must be used to work around the difficulties and give the child the keys to learning the subject.

To carry out this programme, professionals rely on the speech therapy assessment and/or a skills assessment, carried out at the outset to evaluate the nature and severity of the difficulties.

One-to-one support to rebuild confidence

Private tutoring also helps free the dyslexic pupil from their doubts: often left alone to face their difficulties, they gradually lose confidence and self-esteem. Without help, they may find themselves caught in a negative spiral.

Thanks to Ora Visio’s academic tutoring, the child benefits from a less anxiety-inducing working environment. They can approach topics more freely and thus actively take part in developing alternative solutions.

The professional knows how to adapt, in order to offer a pace and frequency of lessons best suited to the pupil’s abilities. With a remote learning format, many constraints are also removed, considerably simplifying the child’s everyday life.

Do not hesitate to visit the Ora Visio website to discover the academic tutoring offer: from online private lessons to success workshops, including study skills workshops. Support that makes a real difference.