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Miraculous Improvement in Reading and Confidence

I am a mother of 3 children, grade 8, grade 6 and grade 2. I homeschooled my eldest two children till grade 5 and at the moment I am still homeschooling my youngest son in grade 2.

As an Afrikaans speaking family we decided to follow an amazing English home shool curriculum, which my children loved. The stories, science and history were out of this world, we had a lot of fun and went on adventures together. But soon our homeschool boat was rocked when my middle child experienced a great amount of difficulty with her English language skills and ability.

In 2016 my eldest son was enrolled in grade 6 at an English private school. He adapted well and thrived at school. With more time on my hands at that stage, I was convinced then, that I — all by myself — would be able to sort out my child’s learning disablilty. I was wrong.

In August 2017 I had to ask for help when I realised my relationship with my child was negatively impacted by this situation. Desperate and feeling completely alone and responsible I got hold of Monique van Heerden at Edublox Westrand. Monique was amazing, with a lot of understanding and compassion she identified the problem and together we could brainstorm a solution.

Monique suggested one on one sessions for the first week and twice a week thereafter. After only the first week’s one on one sessions, my child showed miraculous improvement. Her reading was better and her confidence levels were rising. She could spell words and for the first time the syllables made sense. In 3 months time she improved so much that we could enrol her in an English private school. We worked during the December holidays and made use of the Edublox online support, which were very helpful.

It is now 6 months later, my child is in grade 6 and achieved an average of 77% in English first language. Everyday she faces new challenges, but she is confident and determined to embrace each one of them and do the best she can.

Thank you Edublox for your guidance and support and for restoring my child’s confidence. The one on one sessions were incredible and literally set “the wheels” in the right motion again. I can’t believe how much she had improved.

Thank you
Helanie Naude

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