Learning to read, spell, write and do math with evidence-based methods that are effective because they are: explicit, sequential, structured, cumulative, motivating and confidence-boosting.
Learning to read, spell, write and do math with evidence-based methods that are effective because they are: explicit, sequential, structured, cumulative, motivating and confidence-boosting.
2024
About
Learner Assist is a learning support business that offers private individual specialist tuition and standardised assessment for Primary-aged and Middle Years students with specific learning difficulties, or who are underachieving in literacy and / or numeracy at school. Specialist advice for parents and communication with schools and teachers are both offered as extra forms of support.
No diagnosis or referral is necessary to access L.A. services.
Programs
Learner Assist promotes the use of evidence-based teaching practices such as Direct Instruction; the explicit, sequentially structured teaching of synthetic phonics (Sounds Write trained and certified) and MSL (multi-sensory structured language education).
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The teaching methodologies and approaches used are highly suited to students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ASD and ADHD.
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Please visit this link to access research articles:
https://fivefromfive.com.au/publications
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Meet the tutor
The tutor at Learner Assist is a VIT registered teacher with post graduate university qualifications with a significant learning disability component.
Juanita is experienced at teaching students with diverse needs and demonstrates high standards of professional learning.
She is a Specialist Teacher Consultant Member of Learning Difficulties Australia.
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Juanita is also certified by the Institute of Special Educators as a Certified Special Educator.
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Certifications:
Sounds Write practitioner (2019)
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Talk for Writing practitioner (2020)
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Dyslexia specialist (2018 - University of London, UCL institute of Education, Dyslexia international)
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LETRS Units 1-4 - Louisa Moats and Carol Tolman, Voyager Sopris Learning.
Contact
Accepting registrations for specialist tuition in literacy, learning and numeracy for Primary-aged and Middle Years students in Viewbank, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
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55 Castleton Rd
Viewbank, 3084
Mobile: 0423167699
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Limited AVAILABILITY 2024.
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NOTE: Both regular 1:1 individual teaching sessions and ZOOM for distance learning available.
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Visit the Tuition, Assessment and Consulting TAB for tuition costs.
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