How Tutoring Can Help Students with Learning Differences
By Ian Miles
Tutor and High School Student Diagnosed with ASD
Additional support
Students with autism, ADHD, and other learning differences often require additional support to succeed academically. Due to classroom size and limited resources, it can be hard to access the level of personalized support your student needs through their school alone. This is where private tutoring can be extremely beneficial. Simply Tutoring serves The Woodlands, Conroe, Spring, Magnolia, Tomball and Montgomery, Texas areas, and we have many qualified tutors who are happy to help your student thrive.
Setting is important
The classroom setting can be very overstimulating, especially to students on the spectrum. Private tutoring can be done from the comfort of one’s own home, where distractions are limited and students feel more comfortable voicing their needs. Many students with learning differences are often uncomfortable or unable to express when they need help understanding a subject in school. This can make it easy to quickly fall behind and feel overwhelmed. In a one-on-one tutoring setting, students receive help understanding in every area of confusion, and are able to learn at their own pace.
Benefits of routine
One of the most beneficial things for students on the autism spectrum or who have ADHD is routine. With curriculums moving too quickly through units and classes trying to cover such a wide variety of learning methods, it can be hard to keep up. Setting a routine of private tutoring where students can learn at a pace comfortable to them is vital for students with learning differences. Most curriculums try to cover many learning methods for the same topics which can overwhelm students with specific learning needs. Whether it be visual, auditory, or tactile-kinesthetic every student has a way of learning that works best for them. We approach each student as a unique individual with personalized and modified lessons and learning methods to best fit your student’s needs. When students master methods to study and solve problems in tutoring, they’re able to take those skills with them to the classroom where they might not receive the individual attention they require. Students with learning differences may benefit from hands-on activities using different sensory experiences, the ability to move their body as needed during lessons, and worksheets designed to reflect their interests. We are able to provide personalized lessons and activities fit to your student.
Social carry over
It’s not a myth that socializing and making friends can be very difficult and painful for students with ASD and ADHD. Through individual tutoring, students are able to connect with someone who knows how to connect with them. Our tutors want to hear all about your student's hyper-fixations and interests while guiding them through lessons. We make sure your student feels heard and understood, and not embarrassed to ask for help or clarification whenever they need it. Private tutoring can be a safe space for students with autism to practice communicating their needs and preparing to interact with their teacher and fellow students in the classroom.
Next step
We know how hard it is to navigate the school system with a child who has special needs. Through private tutoring, your student will gain a more in depth understanding of the subject matter that they may not be getting in the traditional classroom setting. Through learning and preparing for school in a relaxed environment, students gain the confidence to participate and interact more in the classroom.
Contact Simply Tutoring to learn how we can place the right tutor with your student:
281-362-7878 (phone)
Sue@simplytutoring.com (email)
www.simplytutoring.com (website)