Screening &
assessment
Screening and assessment for dyslexia and dyscalculia for children, young people and adults. Exam access arrangements (EAAs) for schools and colleges.
Specialist
teaching
Specialist teaching for individuals with English and/or maths difficulties. Teaching is undertaken using evidence-based strategies to address individual needs.
Professional
development
Professional development for schools, colleges, universities and workplaces. Standard packages or bespoke delivery are offered, depending on your needs.
What is dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty in English, which affects more than reading and writing – it is also a challenge with processing and remembering information. This can impact learning, literacy, and even organisational skills. It can impact various areas of life and occurs in people of all ages and abilities.
What is dyscalculia?
Dyscalculia is a type of specific learning difficulty in mathematics (SpLD in Maths). A SpLD in Maths is a set of processing difficulties that impact the acquisition of arithmetic and other areas of mathematics. In dyscalculia there is a pronounced and persistent difficulty, particularly with numerical magnitude processing. This relates to naming numbers, ordering and comparing physical quantities and numbers, estimation and understanding place value.
Dr Alice Earnshaw
I’m a SpLD Assessor and Specialist Teacher with over 30 years of experience in primary, secondary and higher education serving the Northwest of England and anyone further afield who is willing to travel to me.
I hope the questions you have are answered by your visit but please use my contact page if you can’t find what you need. I’m always happy to help!
“He came out today really enthusiastic about the session and said he really enjoyed it and that it was fun. He was telling me about ping pong balls and flour. He also says he feels that [the tutoring] is helping him. Thank you so much.”
M.C.
“Alice has been brilliant (as I knew she would) and the support has been integral to helping us move forward! We have moved at pace and I don’t think we would have been able to do so without her support.”
L.C.
“Since your assessment, she has been really happy, I think it is because you said she is clever despite her struggles.”
H.S.