Services offered to primary school students

Increasing a primary aged child’s foundational skills in literacy and maths leads to greater achievement, increased confidence and more success, creating an upward cycle of motivation and improvement. At AccessLearning clients have the opportunity to develop foundational skills through multisensory instruction aided by:
  • The Barton Reading and Spelling Programme which is suitable for both native and non-native speakers of English
  • Multisensory math instruction influenced by Ronit Bird, Steve Chinn, Bradley Witzel, Mary Little and Jo Boaler
  • Brainology by Mindset Works for upper ages 9-14 which is based on Carol Dweck’s work on the psychology of success.

Services offered to middle school students

Motivating a middle schooler to learn to be more successful, motivated and engaged in school is AccessLearning’s main aim in creating multi-sensory remediation and strategies-based circular support for 11-14 year olds and are also aided by use of:

  • The Barton Reading and Spelling Programme which is suitable for both native and non-native speakers of English
  • Multisensory math instruction influenced by Ronit Bird, Steve Chinn, Bradley Witzel, Mary Little and Jo Boaler
  • Brainology by Mindset Works for upper ages 9-14 which is based on Carol Dweck’s work on the psychology of success.
 

Services offered to high school students

Fostering the love of learning in adolescents requires an in-depth understanding of the unique issues influencing adolescent learners who need to develop skills through multi-sensory curricular support. AccessLearning’s students become motivated, confident and successful in their studies and we achieve this through fostering student focused solutions through:

  • Creating customized one-to-one and/or small group coaching in strategies-based curricular support from ages 14-19.
  • Teaching revision and test-taking strategies for external exam programmes including, IGCSE, A-Levels, IB, EB and AP.
  • Providing support in completion of large independent projects such as the IB Internal Assessments and Extended Essay that students may have difficulty managing alone.
  • Developing skills for time management, organization skills and overcoming procrastination.
  • Coaching in managing school and/or test anxiety and stress management.
  • Providing case management and academic support for students who may need short-term or long-term home schooling for reasons typically including awaiting school placement, illness, independent study for external exams, or school dismissal.

Higher education

Supporting the transition to higher education and university life is important for success for individuals with documented learning differences.

AccessLearning achieves this through one-to-one coaching in person or online, to support the unique challenges of transitioning from high school to the new demands of independent living and studying at university.

  • Providing guidance counselling for finding the appropriate higher education setting including knowing which questions to ask support service departments.
  • Preparing for self-advocating at the high education level and ensuring your son or daughter receives the access arrangements to which they are entitled.
  • One-to-one coaching for university study skills and course content support.