My son is a Grade 2 learner and had extreme difficulties in reading and spelling — he could hardly read at all. This resulted in Ryan having an awfully low self esteem. I was called in by his teacher at the end of term 3 where she had given me the choice to either let him go to Grade 3 or let him stay for a second year in Grade 2 because of his inability to read and spell. It was a very difficult decision to make but at the end I had to put his interest first and keep him in Grade 2.
My second step was to get professional help and with the help of the internet I found Edublox and contacted the Claremont office.
Immediately an assessment was arranged, and afterwards classes which Ryan attended twice a week from the last quarter of 2009.
Since the first term of 2010 Ryan has achieved a tremendous improvement in his school work. He is more confident and more focused. Even the teacher said that he is more eager to work in class, his concentration level is excellent and he is willing to participate in activities. Ryan is now able to do his homework with little help from me. He can now read on his own and can identify his own mistakes.
Natasha Odendaal
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Follow-up:
In February 2011, after attending Edublox for longer than a year, Ryan and all the other Grade 3 learners in his school were assessed by the Department of Education. Ryan scored above grade average in Literacy and Numeracy:
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