I have one child with learning differences and the other does not. Could the same tutor teach both of my children?

Question

Often families have more than one child, but both do not have the same educational needs. Parents many times prefer to work with just one tutor rather than having to communicate with two different tutors for their differently-abled children.

Answer 1

Certainly! Your question is rooted in the need to differentiate learning for your children, which is a great mindset to have.

Good teaching and good tutoring both begin with identifying individual student needs, outlining student-driven goals, and backwards engineering learning plans that address those personal needs and goals. This “differentiation” is integral to best educational practices, so indeed, a single tutor can work with both of your children—so long as they are familiar with differentiation methodology (like myself!). :)

Answer 2

Oftentimes families have more than one child that would benefit from tutoring help. In addition, one child may have learning differences or attend special education classes, while the other in in a typical elementary class. To make the tutoring experience easier for parents, it is possible for the same tutor to work with both children. Teaching students with learning differences looks very much like teaching typical students, and in fact, a tutor with special education experience is often able to adaping learning materials and strategies in ways that the average elementary teacher is unable to in the classroom.