Concrete Skills and Tools to Bridge Learning Difficulties

Our son was diagnosed with auditory, visual and speech dyslexia at the age of seven. The occupational therapist (OT) recommended at the time that we transfer him to a remedial school. Although we considered and investigated all our available options, he remained in main stream with the support of occupational, speech and educational therapists.

Regardless of all our best efforts to assist and support him in every possible way, he got chronically ill, struggled through primary school (with low school attendance) and struggled through high school (again – with low school attendance). Grade 9 was his most difficult year so far. He was diagnosed with a chronic stress-related disease, his grades dropped significantly and he was also re-diagnosed with phono dyslexia. With renewed pressure to find solutions for him we (finally) discovered Edublox.

He was assessed by Monique who determined that his reading level as a 3 out of 9 (for Grade V). This was definitely one of the contributing stress factors in his life. He started with one-on-one tutoring/reading classes in February and due to his commitment and a family effort to assist him, he completed the entire course by mid-April. He re-tested a 7 out of 9 (Grade VII reading level – which is Edublox’s benchmark test level for optimal reading ability).

The course is challenging but it focuses on training the brain to accommodate more information resulting in improved overall performance, memory and processing speed. This provides the child with concrete skills and tools to bridge learning difficulties.

Monique and her team are highly professional and friendly and they went out of their way to arrange, inspire and motivate the required changes. Although we only discovered Edublox during his Grade 9 year, he would still benefit greatly from having more confidence in his reading skills and the additional training he received from Edublox.

Willena le Roux