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"The evidence is clear, whether from research, good practice observed in school, advice from submissions to the Inquiry, consultations, or from Committee members' own individual experiences, that direct systematic instruction in phonics during the early years of school is an essential foundation for teaching children to read. Findings from the research evidence indicate that all students learn best when teachers adopt an integrated approach to reading that explicitly teaches phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary knowledge and comprehension. This approach coupled with effective support from the child's home, is critical to success."
- National Inquiry into Teaching of Literacy (Australia) 2005
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Tandem Tutoring offers a literacy program that is explicit, interactive, provides diagnostic instruction, sequential, multi-sensory and integrated. It provides explicit teaching in all areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary knowledge and comprehension. After spending years researching and investigating many of the major literacy programs available, I have found one that far exceeds all others. It is a research based, scientifically proven method. To find out more about The Spalding Method click here.
Anne-Marie O'Hagan - Director
Anne-Marie is passionate about teaching, and has over 15 years of experience of helping children learn. She uses simple, yet highly effective strategies that have achieved amazing results for her students.Anne-Marie has special interests in dyslexia and teaching children with autism, particularly girls. She believes that all children can learn and should be expected to make progress.
She graduated from the University of Melbourne (Bac Primary Teaching) and has also completed a Bac Social Science at RMIT. She believes that in the current crowded curriculum not enough emphasis is given to the importance of the basic concepts of reading, writing and math. Anne-Marie has high expectations of both her students and herself and continually undertakes professional development in order to deliver best practice teaching methods to benefit your child.
Charlotte - Teacher
Charlotte is a passionate and experienced primary school teacher who has worked in a variety of settings both in Australia and New Zealand. Charlotte is a qualified Spalding Tutor. She has a keen interest in children's literature and instilling a love of reading.
Charlotte is passionate about developing a love for reading.
We are always looking for new teachers and tutors to work with us. Our team enjoy flexible work times and access to a wealth of resources to support them to support their students.
Luisa - Teacher
Luisa is a qualified primary teacher who has a love for teaching literacy. She is passionate about The Spalding Method and is a trained Spalding Tutor. She is passionate about best practice evidence-based methodolgies, and has a keen interest in the connection between handwriting and neural pathways in the brain.
Amanda - Teacher
Tayla - Teacher
Amanda is an experienced primary teacher who has a love for working in the early primary years. She is MSL trained and has a special interest in dyslexia.
Tayla has over ten years expeience as a primary teacher. She is experienced working with chilren who have learning difficulties. Tayla believes that achieving academic success is an ongoing process that requires patience, effective communication and positive reinforcement. She enjoys tutoring primary students and finds it extremely rewarding to see her students grow and achieve their goals.
Laurie-Ann - Teacher
Laurie-Ann is a qualified primary school teacher. She is currently teaching upper primary in in Melbourne's south. She believes all students can do well if they are consistent with their studey. She provides effective feedback to her students and is always looking to learn new things. She loves to instill her love of learning to her students.
Anees - Teacher
Anees is our mathemeticas guru. He has a Diploma in Education from Monash University. He has over 15 years experience teaching in highschools across Melbourne. He enjoys breaking down complex tasks into smaller manageable chunks.