KS2 Dyslexia support tutors in London

Dyslexia support is specialist tuition for students with diagnosed or suspected dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD or other specific learning differences, working alongside or in addition to mainstream subject teaching. Approaches draw on structured literacy methods (Orton-Gillingham, multi-sensory phonics, Hickey, Bangor) plus working-memory and executive-function strategies. Tutoring helps most with reading fluency, spelling, written expression, and the metacognitive scaffolding that lets students manage their own learning. Look for tutors with formal SpLD qualifications (Level 5 or Level 7 SpLD diplomas, AMBDA, APC, or PATOSS membership) rather than general teachers offering 'dyslexia-friendly' lessons. The specialist credential matters here.

Key Stage 2 covers Years 3 to 6 (ages 7-11), ending with the Year 6 SATs in maths, reading, and grammar/punctuation/spelling (SPaG). It's where most primary-to-secondary academic gaps are formed and where tutoring demand peaks at primary level. Year 6 SATs aren't life-or-death but they affect set placement at secondary in many schools, and the reading paper specifically (fast comprehension under time pressure) is where most students lose ground. Tutoring helps most with timed reading practice, with the SPaG technicalities (which are taught explicitly and reward precise terminology), and with the maths reasoning papers. 11+ prep overlaps Year 5 and Year 6.