Parent Guides
Practical guides to help parents understand learning challenges and choose the right type of support. Topics include early learning, language development, literacy challenges and school-related difficulties.
The aim is to clarify the differences between tuition, therapy and learning intervention, so decisions can be made with greater confidence.
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Choosing the Right Support for Your Child
Understanding what type of support your child needs can feel overwhelming. These foundational guides help you compare different approaches and make informed decisions about tuition, therapy and learning intervention.
How to Decide What Support Your Child Needs
Compare tuition, therapy and learning intervention.
What Is Learning Intervention?
A clear explanation of what learning intervention means and how it differs from tuition and therapy.
How to Decide What Support Your Child Needs
Not all learning struggles require the same type of support. Understanding the difference between tuition, therapy and learning intervention is essential for making the right choice for your child.
This guide helps you compare tuition, therapy and learning intervention so you can identify which approach addresses your child’s specific needs.
Early Learning & Language Foundations
Recognising Early Signs and Language Challenges
The earlier you identify potential learning challenges, the more effectively you can support your child’s development. These guides focus on preschool and early primary readiness indicators, as well as language processing challenges. You may also wish to begin with our decision guide if you are unsure which type of support is appropriate.
Early Signs Your Child May Need Learning Support
Preschool and early primary readiness indicators.
Supporting Children with Language & Communication Difficulties
Clarify language processing challenges vs therapy.
Early Signs Your Child May Need Learning Support
Preschool and early primary readiness indicators can help you identify whether your child might benefit from additional support. This guide covers the early signs your child may need learning support.
Understanding these indicators early allows you to take proactive steps in supporting your child’s learning journey.
Supporting Children with Language & Communication Difficulties
Language processing challenges can significantly impact a child’s ability to learn, but they’re often misunderstood or overlooked.
This guide helps you clarify language processing challenges vs therapy, so you can understand what type of support will be most effective for your child.
Literacy & Learning Skills
Understanding Why Practice Is Not Always Enough
Some children continue to struggle despite receiving tuition or extra practice. These guides explain the difference between process-based learning difficulties and simple skills gaps, helping you understand why repetition alone does not always lead to improvement.
Why Tuition Doesn’t Help Some Children
Understand why extra practice does not always lead to improvement and when underlying learning processes need to be strengthened instead.
Learning Difficulties vs Learning Skills Gaps
Understand the difference between diagnostic labels and underlying learning processes, and why the type of support matters.
Why Tuition Doesn’t Help Some Children
Many parents invest in tuition hoping to see improvement, but for some children, extra practice and repetition don’t lead to progress. This guide explains why extra practice does not always resolve deeper learning process difficulties.
Understanding why tuition doesn’t help some children is crucial for identifying when a different approach—such as learning intervention—may be needed.
By School Stage
Stage-Specific Learning Support
Learning challenges can present differently at various school stages. These guides address the specific indicators and demands at primary and secondary school levels.
Primary School – Signs Your Child May Need Learning Support
Primary stage learning indicators.
Secondary School – When Academic Demands Become Overwhelming
Executive functioning and academic load issues.
Ready to Find the Right Support?
If you are unsure where to begin, start with our decision guide.
Compare tuition, therapy and learning intervention to understand which approach is right for your child.
These practical guides provide the information you need to make informed decisions about your child’s learning support.
