Tutoring

Empowered Kidz Australia assists Primary School students, who are having difficulty with school subjects.

We offer placement tests, and a comprehensive academic assessment for your child, to ascertain what their needs are, where they are struggling and where they can be extended.

We offer individualised tutoring plans to ensure regular progress not achieved by standard tutoring practices.

We also offer NAPLAN tutoring, Intensive Literacy Tutoring, and most recently Dysgraphia Group Tutoring.

Intensive literacy Intervention Program for Dyslexia students:

Experienced and supportive tutors
Research-based structured literacy
1: 1 session using the Orton-Gillingham approach for dyslexia intervention.
Group sessions using the Orton-Gillingham approach for dyslexia intervention (no more than 4 students per group)
Hearbuilder online program for help with phonological awareness, sequencing, following instructions and memory.
Cost of $45 for group (twice a week) or $85 for 1:1

What is dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a language-learning disability that is neurological. Characteristics of which include difficulties with word recognition (fluency/accuracy), poor spelling and decoding abilities. Further consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience, which leads to vocabulary problems.

How is dyslexia diagnosed?

When evaluating dyslexia, a variety of tests are administered to gather information about the student's skills, cognition, and areas of strength and weakness. Typically, an Educational Psychologist would provide a formal diagnosis.

What is Orton-Gillingham?

The Orton-Gillingham approach has been in use since the 1930s and was developed by neurologist Dr Samuel T. Orton and educator, psychologist Anna Gillingham. This theory combines multi-sensory techniques along with the structure of the English language. Multi-sensory education incorporates auditory, kinesthetic, tactile, and visual learning pathways. Items taught include phoneme/grapheme relationship, phonemic awareness, syllable types, affixes, roots, cutting patterns, non-phonetic sight words, and common spelling rules. This approach is endorsed by the International Dyslexia Association and is the most commonly used intervention for dyslexia.

Fine Motor Skills Group (Dysgraphia students):

This program works on fine motor skills and has been designed by an OT. We work on strengthening hands, fingers, core strength and posture, which all have a valuable role to play in handwriting and will ensure that their hands do not fatigue during writing. We also work on letter formation, spacing, size of letters and so much more!

Maths Group (Dyscalculia):

Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty with impairment in Mathematics. Some indicators include:

Not knowing which of the two numbers is larger.
Poor fluency in the identification of numbers
Difficulty with mental calculations
Problems with working memory

Empowered Kidz Australia has groups or 1:1 sessions that can assist

your child. We use concrete objects to explain abstract

mathematical concepts. We have high-quality, evidence-based programs that will help your child understand maths.

We use explicit teaching methods.

Cost is $45 for a group session and $85 for 1:1.

Remedial or Extension Tutoring

Empowered Kidz is able to assist Primary school students who need remedial or extension tutoring in English or Maths.

We will advise whether a placement test or full diagnostic assessment is required. This will help us determine where your child is struggling or needing an extension. We will then create a tutoring plan that is unique for your child.

The cost is $60 for 45 minutes. (1:1)