Online Tutoring for Children with Dyslexia: What Really Helps

Structure, Patience, Many Small Successes

Children with dyslexia learn best with structure, patience and many small successes. Online, that means short steps and clear routines. We start with sounds and letter patterns, build words in predictable ways and practise reading with decodable texts. Multisensory elements keep attention high: seeing, saying, hearing and writing belong together. When a child reads a word, traces it and then uses it in a sentence, the brain connects the dots.

Feedback That Builds Confidence

Feedback is immediate and kind. Instead of saying “wrong”, we say what worked and try again in a slightly different way. Small wins are recorded: a list of mastered words, a chart of reading times, a favourite sentence from the week. Parents are part of the process. Five minutes a day with a simple routine can double the effect of lessons. The goal is not speed first, but accuracy and confidence. Speed follows when accuracy is in place.

Smart Tools, Gentle Atmosphere

Online tools help more than many expect. Coloured overlays reduce visual stress, recording short reading passages allows children to hear their own progress and little games make repetition feel like fun. Most importantly, the atmosphere stays gentle. When children feel safe, they try. When they try, they grow.

A Steady Rhythm at Home

A steady rhythm at home reinforces progress: same time, same place, same short sequence—review known words, add one new pattern, read one decodable sentence. Predictability lowers stress and makes space for real learning.

Pro Tip

Keep a “success notebook”. Every week, write down three words your child can now read effortlessly and one sentence they liked. It turns progress into something you can see.