At Wild and Clever, English tutoring focuses on the foundations of literacy for students of all ages who find learning harder than it should be, or who have gaps that make school feel frustrating or overwhelming. Tutoring is designed to strengthen core skills such as decoding, spelling patterns, sentence construction, and written expression — the building blocks students need to succeed across all subjects.
Whether your child attends school or is homeschooled, sessions are personalised, calm, and carefully structured. Lessons move at the student’s pace to reduce overwhelm, rebuild confidence, and help English finally start to make sense.
English tutoring at Wild and Clever is especially suited to learners who:
Many students come feeling behind, frustrated, or unsure of themselves. Our goal is to rebuild skills and confidence — so learning feels achievable again.
Jen is Orton–Gillingham trained, with advanced training in morphology and structured literacy. All English tutoring is grounded in the Science of Reading and delivered using multisensory, explicit instruction.
This means students are taught:
Rather than rushing ahead, we focus on secure understanding — because confidence grows when learning finally sticks.
Sessions may include targeted support in areas such as:
English tutoring sessions follow a predictable, supportive structure while remaining flexible and engaging.
High-quality repetition helps skills move from short-term memory into long-term understanding. Review is calm, encouraging, and confidence-building. This is where the real magic happens.
This might be:
Everything is taught clearly, step by step.
Students practise the new skill using multisensory activities, games, and structured tasks that reinforce understanding without overwhelm. Homework is provided to support continued consolidation between sessions. It is light and purposeful, designed to support learning, not add stress.
Students read sentences, write dictated sentences, then write their own — applying skills in meaningful ways. Games and engagement are woven throughout to keep learning positive and motivating.