I am currently supporting two pupils, a 14 year old girl who is working at reception level and a boy who is also 14 and is working closer to age related expectations. The girl has made amazing progress since I began working with her in September, particularly in her literacy skills. She has gone from not recognising any letters to the early stages of sentence reading. She will now play meaningfully with toys.  Initially when given construction resources, she would repeatedly build and knock down a few bricks. She now loves playing with magnetic tiles and will build houses etc. She has become increasingly pro-social and enjoys turn taking activities. 

The boy has worked hard to ‘plug gaps’ in his knowledge, particularly relating to maths, spelling and punctuation. He has gone from being a reluctant reader to enjoying reading books, particularly the Alex Rider series. He has developed confidence in his abilities and learned to accept that it’s okay to make mistakes. He has recently been allocated a place in a provision that is appropriate to his needs and I am sure he will thrive.