Rebecca Kesler Tutors

Ironically many of my students may struggle reading this post but hopefully parents/carers/friends can relay this information to my students as necessary. If you want any further information on anything mentioned please feel free to contact me via my website: www.rebecca.kesler.co.uk Below are my top 5 computer support tips for Dyslexia/Dyscalculia students. Tip 1: PDF reader - change the colour of the screen You can change the colour of pdf's in Adobe Acrobat Reader (see video below).  The basic version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is free to download. Tip 2: Font - Open Dyslexia Font You can download a free font which is supposed to support Dyslexic reading and writing.  The font can be found here  on SEN Teacher.org. Tip 3: Word - change the colour of the screen You can change the colour of Office Word documents (see video below). Tip 4: Office and Dictation Office has now got voice recognition and you can dictate to any Microsoft program. ...

According to the Government SATs results are up with 64% of students attaining the national average in Maths, Reading and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.  Some students will have exceeded expectation and some students will unfortunately be below average.  Interestingly the SATs results were removed from the website after some school's results were higher than they should be. Nevertheless summer holidays are fast approaching and if your child is not on holiday they most certainly soon will be.  However, what should a parent do if their child's results are below the national expectancy?  Read below 10 ways you can help your child this summer. Consider getting a tutor (Why not try a free 30 minute taster session with RK Tutors ?) Try to work out why your child is underachieving.  This may involve talking to teaching staff. Are there other reasons?  Is your child being bullied for example?  Is this affecting their confidence? Does your child ha...

I believe that education should be fun and creative as well as educational.  Below are 3 benefits to tutoring creatively. Better results In 2009, Mike Baker wrote a BBC article called " Benefits of Creative Classrooms ".   In this article he highlighted that National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) indicated that young people on the Creative Partnerships' Programme achieved "on average, the equivalent of 2.5 grades better progress in GCSE than similar young people in other schools".   It is worth noting that "creativity has been shown to be distinct from intelligence" ( Caroline Sharp ) - one can score well in creativity and still do poorly on IQ tests.   For this reason it is now generally believed that there are many forms of intelligence. Improves multi-faceted thinking Mann in his 2006 paper, "Creativity the essence of Mathematics", wrote that "a good mathematical mind is capable of flexible ...

It is hard enough with exams but if you have special educational needs or are disabled it can be that much harder.  Below I have included my top 5 tips for SEND students to help when sitting examinations. Tip 1: Plan ahead Make sure that you know how to access the examination room and that if you have special requirements (e.g. wheelchair access) the examination centre or school staff know this. Tip 2: Know Your Rights This sort of follows on from Tip 1.  If the school or examination centre has been made aware that you as a SEND student have certain requirements for sitting the exam and it has been agreed before the exam date this special measures will be put in place then you have the right to complain.  Also if the measures haven't been followed and you couldn't sit the test this can be taken into account by the exam board under extenuating circumstances.  See my blog-post on missed exams . Tip 3: Use Your Entitlement Some students (Dyslexic, Autisti...