Overcoming maths and language difficulties for those who just don’t “get it.”
In a typical classroom there is a proportion of students who “just don’t get it.” Despite the best efforts of classroom teachers, certain students struggle with instruction due to a number of reasons such as dyslexia, attention deficit, auditory processing disorder, or perceptual visual/auditory challenges.
Students can present as lacking confidence, not flourishing even though they seem intelligent, and are not receiving the benefit of instruction. It’s difficult to know who these students are because they often present as other students who don’t have such learning challenges. Often students with such difficulties can be very articulate despite their language deficits.
Orton-Gillingham Multi-sensory Instruction
Our teachers are fully-trained in helping children and adults improve their language and learning skills through the Orton-Gillingham methodology, which has been proven time and time again to help students with learning differences.
Orton-Gillingham methodology is based on creating a multi-sensory learning environment, using kinesthetic (movement), auditory (hearing) and visual (sight). This approach allows information to reach the brain through multiple avenues simultaneously, making it easier for students to grasp new concepts and retain information.
The instruction is one-to-one and highly interactive, allowing us to work with children at their own pace. At Bridges, students aren’t simply being taught basic maths and language skills – they’re learning a comprehensive, effective way of learning which can benefit them not just at school, but for the rest of their lives.
Experienced And Evidence-Based Learning
With over 20 years teaching experience, and countless hours of training to help children with learning differences, we know our instruction works. In fact, we guarantee it.
We know that multi-sensory learning is a key to unlocking a child’s love of learning, and we’ve seen the evidence with our own eyes. Even way back in our first term of operation, every single student achieved grade-level reading skills after 10 hours of specialist instruction.
Our teachers are fully trained by the Australian Dyslexic Association and Canadian Dyslexic Society, we’re certified teachers, and expertly trained and experienced in multi-sensory learning techniques. We’ve helped so many students achieve their academic potential, and we’d love to help your family too.
With Bridges, you will see reading, writing, spelling, and maths skills develop, even when other instructional methods and programs haven’t worked. We pinpoint learning gaps and tailor multi-sensory instruction to the individual.
Noticeable changes start to occur rapidly, typically within 5 hours of specialist instruction. Children begin to feel more capable as learners, and this makes their educational journey so much more stress-free – for parents too.
Our tailored, one-to-one teaching methods reinforce a student’s success, building confidence and self-worth quickly. It’s amazing how a student’s attitude to learning can change so quickly when key knowledge gaps are addressed, and they receive the personalised assistance they need.
Sessions are one hour in length, individualised, and intensive.
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What our Clients Say
Our daughter has had a great year, and we’re really pleased with her progress. She’s becoming more confident reading in front of larger groups and is keeping up well with the pace of the classroom environment. We’re looking forward to starting sessions again in February 2026.
Barry is the best thing that has happened to Olivia’s learning. Barry does not have it easy as my daughter can get frustrated, bored and distracted and is always patient and firm. I am not able to get any level of concentration out of my daughter without pulling the “parent”, – we have to do homework routine. Olivia has also learnt that there are many other ways to learn, visualise and think about coming to an answer. Barry is a warm and humble person who tunes into the child’s mood, ability and willingness to learn. He has a great sense of humour and this is something my daughter likes. My daughter also likes the room she works in. There are many interesting objects, and she has come to like the cat and the dog who hang around for the random pat.
Bridges enables our child to be immersed in a safe, friendly environment where its ok to not know and yet encouraged to work through a way to find the answer. The commitment to the classes is mutual and Barry works hard to make schedules, payment and feedback easy at a time when you are juggling work and family commitments.
I was amazed to learn that Barry had a plan way beyond spreadsheets and curriculum sets. His holistic approach and philosophy ensured that we were going to learn in a way that was going to bolster my daughters primary school drill.
Thanks so much to you and team. Our son is getting a lot out of his tutoring and says it helps him at school!
I think you’re your model of learning could encourage teachers to consider alternate approaches. I would recommend to school council’s Bridges method for Professional Development opportunities.
