Local schools and classroom teachers have been very supportive of the children attending reading and literacy tutoring sessions. Independent Teaching Services provides each student with one hour of systematic, direct and explicit instruction. In reading this includes:

• phonemic awareness: the ability to hear and manipulate the sounds in oral language

• phonics: the relationships between letters and sounds

• fluency: the ability to read quickly and naturally, recognise words automatically, and group words quickly

• vocabulary knowledge: new words and what they mean

• text comprehension: understanding what is being read and developing higher-order thinking skills.

For more information on our reading and literacy tuition program, please contact Jo Jeffrey.