Student Results from our tutoring
Psychologists Reports:
Standardised tests performed by independent psychologists showing results at initial assessment (before) and at reassessment (after), and corresponding ratio gains. Ages shown are at reassessment.
| Before | After | Gain | |
| Girl, 10 years 7 months - Tutored 18 months | |||
| Dyslexia | Years | Years | Ratio |
| Auditory memory and sequencing Sentences | 13.6 | 15.10 | 1.6 |
| Digit span age | 7.10 | 11.6 | 2.4 |
| Vocabulary | 9.6 | 10.6 | 1.0 |
| Literacy Skills Letter word identification | 8.0 | 11.4 | 2.2 |
| Reading accuracy age | 8.5 | 11.3 | 1.9 |
| Reading comprehension | 8.3 | 10.0 | 1.2 |
| Spelling | 7.3 | 10.2 | 1.9 |
| “Excellent gains have been achieved. Spelling and reading comprehension show significant improvements, while her reading accuracy and her ability to read single identified words are advanced for her chronological age.” | |||
| Before | After | Gain | |
| Girl, 12 years 8 months - Tutored 5 months | |||
| Dyslexia | Years | Years | Ratio |
| Auditory memory and sequencing Sentences | 6.6 | 9 | 5.6 |
| Digits forwards | 9.0 | 11 | 4.8 |
| Literacy Skills Reading comprehension | 8.8 | 10.11 | 5.4 |
| Accuracy | 10.4 | Adult | |
| Spelling | 11.4 | 11.6 | 0.4 |
| “Impressive progress has been made over the past six months, especially in the auditory aspects of learning. Short-term auditory span is stronger and reading comprehension has improved by over two years. Reading accuracy and word decoding skills have also improved significantly and spelling is well within the lower end of an adult level and quite adequate for most situations.” | |||
| Before | After | Gain | |
| Boy, 7 years 7 months - Tutored 16 months | |||
| Dyslexia and ADD | Years | Years | Ratio |
| Auditory memory and sequencing Sentences | 5.11 | 10.10 | 2.9 |
| Meaning | 13.6 | ||
| Auditory Syllabification (Displayed in syllables) | 2 | 8 | |
| Language Skills Vocabulary | 9.2 | 9.10 | 0.5 |
| Basic reading | 6.9 | 9.3 | 1.9 |
| Reading accuracy | 6.0 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
| Reading comprehension | 6.0 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
| Spelling | 6.6 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| Attitude to spelling and writing has improved remarkably and has made good progress in reading accuracy, comprehension, and spelling. He has made excellent progress in his ability to listen to and repeat back sentences. | |||
| Before | After | Gain | |
| Girl, 9 years 5 months - Tutored 16 months | |||
| Dyslexia | Years | Years | Ratio |
| Language Skills Story Recall | 8.1 | 11.3 | 2.4 |
| Literacy Skills Letter word identification | 7.5 | 9.4 | 1.4 |
| Reading fluency | 6.9 | 9.1 | 1.7 |
| Word attack | 7.5 | 11.0 | 2.7 |
| Basic reading skills | 7.5 | 9.9 | 1.7 |
| Spelling | 7.6 | 9.5 | 1.4 |
| “Academic and social confidence have improved noticeably. Reading has accelerated and is now firmly within the average range. Especially pleasing is the increase in reading fluency and speed. Spelling has also accelerated.” | |||
| Before | After | Gain | |
| Boy, 10 years 8 months - Tutored 2 years | |||
| Dyslexia | Years | Years | Ratio |
| Auditory memory and sequencing Sentences Accuracy | 7.2 | 10.10 | 1.8 |
| Meaning | 8.6 | 14.7 | 3.0 |
| Phonological Awareness Nonsense Words | 6.8 | 12.11 | 3.1 |
| Dictated sentences | 6-8 | 8-10 | |
| Language Skills Vocabulary | 9.6 | 13.2 | 1.9 |
| Literacy Skills Word Reading | 8.3 | 10.0 | 0.9 |
| Reading Accuracy | 7.11 | 9.11 | 1.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 8.0 | 13.0 | 2.5 |
| Spelling | 7.0 | 9.4 | 1.2 |
| “His reading accuracy has improved significantly and his vocabulary score is excellent. His ability to decode and sound blend unfamiliar words is above his chronological age.” | |||
| Before | After | ||
| Boy, 14 years - Tutored 4 years | |||
| Dyslexia and ADHD | Years | Years | |
| Verbal Comprehension | Average | Superior | |
| Perceptual Reasoning | Average | High Average | |
| Reading Comprehension | 8.5 | 13-14 | |
| Decoding | no attempt | 14 | |
| Overall Cognitive Ability | Average High | Average-Superior | |
| “At aged 10 the student presented as a boy of average cognitive ability with his potential to learn limited by dyslexia and ADHD. After tuition his verbal reasoning abilities are generally in the Superior Range and non-verbal in the High Average range with improvements particularly in his literacy skills. His skills in decoding and word reading are now within the range expected for his age. He has very good potential to achieve well.” | |||
| Before | After | Gain | |
| Girl, 10 years 3 months - Tutored 17 months | |||
| Dyslexia and Global Delays | Years | Years | Ratio |
| Phonemic and phonological Word attack | 9.1 | 14.3 | 3.4 |
| Reading Comprehension | < 6 | 9.6 | 2.5 |
| Spelling | 9.6 | 13.3 | 2.6 |
| Maths | 7.6 | 8.6 | 0.7 |
| “The student has made excellent gains in her literacy skills and it is particularly pleasing to see improvements in her comprehension and written language. She is in the below/low average range cognitively and so her progress is well beyond expectation. Both student and tutor Jeanette Williams should be very proud of the progress made. The tutoring worked well for student probably because of its structure, consistency and ongoing consolidation of what is learned.” | |||
| Before | After | Gain | |
| Boy, 14 years 11 months - Tutored 2 years 6 months | |||
| Dyslexia | Years | Years | Ratio |
| Auditory Memory (Displayed in percentile) | 25th | 63rd | |
| Word Attack | 8.1 | 11.8 | 1.4 |
| Reading Accuracy | 10.4 | 14-15 | 1.6 |
| Comprehension | 10-11 | 14-15 | |
| Spelling | 10.4 | 14.7 | 1.7 |
| “The student is of average/high average cognitive ability. He has made good progress particularly in auditory processing, listening skills, visual discrimination and his literacy skills. He is now near average in his reading and spelling. He is to complete his tutoring programme and this will further consolidate the skills he has built up. It is a very suitable and helpful programme. ” | |||
| Before | After | Gain | |
| Boy, 9 years 1 month - Tutored 1 year | |||
| Dyslexia | Years | Years | Ratio |
| Reading accuracy | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| Reading comprehension | 7.10 | 11.0 | 3.2 |
| Vocabulary | 11.10 | 13.6 | 1.7 |
| Auditory memory Sentences | 14.7 | 17.4 | 2.7 |
| Nonsense words | 6.10 | 8.8 | 1.8 |
| “ He has improved in all areas tested . His visual memory, visual discrimination skills, phonics and phonemic awareness skills have improved but his reading accuracy still tests approximately a year behind his chronological age. His written language and written maths still do not reflect his very superior reasoning and very superior problem-solving abilities.” His mother observed that his confidence in reading and spelling has improved markedly. | |||
| Before | After | Gain | |
| Boy, 10 years 1 month - Tutored 2 years | |||
| Dyslexia | Years | Years | Ratio |
| Reading accuracy | 7.5 | 9.2 | 0.9 |
| Reading comprehension | 8.5 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
| Vocabulary | 8.6 | 11.10 | 1.7 |
| Spelling | 7.9 | 10.0 | 1.1 |
| Auditory memory Sentences | 12.6 | 14.7 | 1.0 |
| Nonsense words | 6.9 | 9.9 | 1.5 |
| “He has improved in almost all areas retested. He has made particularly good improvements in spelling accuracy and phonemic awareness. He tests as an average reader (still slightly below his chronological age) but his confidence and enjoyment in reading have improved. What is very pleasing is that he is now happy at school, whereas two years ago he was experiencing school as hard work”. | |||