5 Benefits of Tutoring for Children with Developmental Disabilities 

1. One-on-one instruction

While some classrooms may offer one-on-one instructional time for a portion of their day, many do not. Of the classrooms that do, the time allotted to each child is often not enough to meet their needs. Not to mention that, at any moment, their teacher may need to pause or shorten that time to assist another child in the classroom. With private tutoring you can be assured that every minute of your child’s time with their tutor is spent with them receiving nothing less than their tutor’s undivided attention.

2. Lesson plans and materials made for your child’s unique needs

Because every tutoring session revolves around the needs of one student, you can be sure that your child is getting a lesson plan tailored to their specific strengths and targeted areas for growth. Also, the materials for each lesson will be made or selected with your child’s learning style in mind. This is important for making learning accessible and keeping them engaged!

3. More opportunities for learning and retention

By increasing the amount of learning opportunities for your child each week, you’re giving them more chances to work on new or yet-to-be-acquired skills. After all, practice makes progress!

4. Increased likelihood of skill generalization

When we talk about generalizing a skill it means learning it in one setting (say, learning how to request water in class) and being able to use that skill in many different settings (requesting water at home, at the park, etc.). Children are learning new skills every day in their classroom and practicing them week after week with teachers and service providers. However, if they aren’t practicing those skills at home as well, being able to generalize those skills becomes much less likely.

5. Guidance and support for families

This point goes hand in hand with point #4. You know that practicing new skills at home is important if you want them to “stick” for your child, but you may feel lost as to how to help and encourage your child to practice these skills. A special needs tutor works with you and your family to show you ways support your child’s learning.

These are just some of the benefits of hiring a special needs tutor for your child! For more information on how a tutor might support your child, reach out to me here!