Welcome to Catch-up Learning, I’m glad you are here!
If you have children that have fallen behind with their learning, if they have missed school or if they are struggling to keep up with reading and maths, you are in the right place. Every student, whatever their age or level, can catch-up learning with the right input. Have a look around at my free resources and see how they can help students to fill gaps in their knowledge, gain confidence and move forward successful
Reading is the golden key to education. Without it, students are unable to access other areas of the curriculum – even maths. They need to be able to read and understand to make progress. Without reading ability their future lives are very limited. I have seen so many children failed in school when a simple assessment and plan could have been put into place for them to catch up and move forward with their peers. These students ALWAYS have missing phonics knowledge. I believe everyone who has the ability to read, should be able to read. I hate to think that there are older students out there who have been denied the opportunities to learn to read and I do whatever I can, every time I get a new student, to put that right.
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A bit about me
I have over twenty years’ experience of working closely with children – both individually and in groups and a First-Class Honours Degree in Teaching and Learning.
I am passionate about moving children towards their targets. The valuable skills that I have developed through this intensive method of teaching have now been translated into resources that can be accessed online.
It is incredibly rewarding to be told that a child you are tutoring has received an excellent report when they previously ‘failed at everything’. It’s wonderful to receive feedback on a resource that says ‘it is everything you need to make serious reading progress’. Read more…
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