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Empowerment through quality, individualised education.

The Rural Tutor partners with students, families and schools to ignite students' love of learning.

  • Are you concerned about your child’s progress at school?

  • Are you at a loss as to how to support your child as ‘school’ has changed so much since you were at school?

  • Are you battling over homework?

  • Are you wondering how best to support your child through the HSC?

The Rural Tutor tailors tutoring to meet the needs of each student.  

The Rural Tutor offers two forms of tutoring – either small group (a maximum of three students) or more intensive individual support.

Tutoring

The Rural Tutor is constantly listening to families, schools, and students to determine their learning needs.  We develop specific workshops to help meet these needs. 

Workshops

In this program based in Gunnedah, The Rural Tutor  helps your child thrive right from the first day of school!

 

 

This twice weekly, four week program will focus on the all important literacy components, necessary to begin school education well.

School Readiness Program

At The Rural Tutor we are passionate about empowering children to be ‘code breakers’ for both the English language and mathematics.

Using a multi-sensory structured approach to both literacy (Institute for Multisensory Structured Language Education – IMSLE) and mathematics (Maths Australia), we are led by each child’s individual learning needs, working at their own pace, constantly making adjustments and checking in with their understanding.  

 

What do we mean by multi-sensory?

MSL is the acronym for Multisensory Structured Language.  It is also known as OG (Orton Gillingham) or Structured Literacy (ST).
 

It is based on the body of research commonly known as the Science of Reading to which Orton Gillingham’s work is a focal point.  

 

Practically, what does MSL mean?

  • Multi-sensory: means that we access all of the sensors when we teach.  We follow research which supports the act of ‘hearing’, ‘seeing’ and ‘doing’ is a powerful method for long term learning.

  • Structured:  Structured means in each session, we follow a structured approach which students quickly become familiar with.  In addition, we ensure each student is confident with one skill before progressing to the next.  

  • Language:  Language refers to the language of English and of Mathematics.  This ‘language’ or coding needs to be explicitly taught.
     

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Words of kindness

A few words from our families and schools

"My daughter took part in the holiday boot camps which really helped boost her confidence working alongside peers and gave her a little jump start before heading back to school."

Michelle S, Gunnedah

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Words of kindness

A few words from our families and schools

"I wanted to take a moment for express my deepest gratitude for the incredible support and guidance you've provided my son. Your dedication has not only helped him catch up with his peers in the classroom but has also significantly boosted his confidence and understanding. The way you've worked with him to overcome the challenges of dyslexia and dysgraphia is truly remarkable. We feel so fortunate to have your services available in our area. Thank you for your patience, expertise, and positive impact you've made on his learning journey."

Gunnedah Mum

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Words of kindness

A few words from our families and schools

"Working with Judi was so positive. Her sessions were positive, hands-on and engaging. The hour was a little short but is an area for the School to review for future to ensure she has enough time to work through the content. Many thanks."

Director of Learning,

The Armidale School 

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Australian Dyslexia Association

Australian Tutoring Association

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