Dyslexia Support & Learning Centre

I invested a significant amount of time (and worry) before finally discovering the Dyslexia Support & Learning Centre. Initially, my son, worked on developing his touch-typing skills, and when an opening arose, he joined the MSL program. It was as if a light switch had been flicked on.

Over the last 5 years Ron, Fiona, and the entire team at the Dyslexia Support & Learning Centre have had a lasting impact on our son. Firstly, they made significant advances in his typing and writing skills. Secondly, they provided insightful guidance to my husband and I on how best to support our son. Most importantly, they rekindled our son’s learning passion and instilled in him the confidence to take control of his learning process in a way that works for him. Even during the challenging times of COVID when we conducted sessions online, I couldn’t help but overhear my son’s laughter and enthusiasm throughout the sessions. Fiona and my son have developed such a trusting relationship, and he emerges from his sessions reenergised and revitalised.

This is a very effective and impactful intervention; I am incredibly grateful to have found the centre and the team and would enthusiastically recommend them.

Our family reached out to Emma from DSLC a year ago. Our daughter’s maths tutor had raised some concerns around her ability to process information, and upon investigation undertaken by Emma, we learned there was an opportunity to help. While our daughter’s situation wasn’t a strong case of dyslexia, Emma was able to identify where learning techniques could be applied and how we could approach the school for adjusted learning support.

We are now enjoying the results reflected in the reports coming back from the school, and improvements have been made across many subjects.

We are very grateful for the approach Emma takes, the direct feedback supplied and progress we have seen.

My son has dysgraphia and without the help of the DSLC, I am pretty sure I would be at my wits end! I have seen an enormous change in his confidence and ability to cope and achieve at school since getting help from DSLC. The team are patient yet firm, encouraging, caring and supportive. With their considerable knowledge and experience with learning disabilities we will absolutely be continuing our sessions to the end of high school.

DSLC has provided a wonderful, dedicated tutor for my daughter over the past few years. My daughter enjoys the MSL sessions each week and she looks forward to talking to her teacher about her homework and assignments.  Her tutor is so motivated to bring out the best in my daughter and it also helps her self-esteem and lowers her anxiety. 

My son has been going to the Dyslexia Support & Learning Centre for a couple of years. He struggles with reading but over time he has gone from not being able to read at all, to sounding out every word, to being able to reading basic text more fluently, which makes me very proud. I have confidence that with this support he will continue to improve and do well academically. My son enjoys going to his lessons. Emma’s ability to make the lesson fun even though she is teaching literacy is impressive.

 Emma not only provides support but she has provided me with the knowledge to be able to advocate for him at school to ensure that he gets appropriate support in the classroom.  Emma also provides additional work for our son to do at home which is a great addition as this provides me with the materials to work with rather than the sporadic approach I took beforehand.