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What is special education tutoring?
Special education tutors help students with mild to severe cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities. Special needs tutors modify the general education curriculum to meet the child's individual needs and involve themselves in each student's social and behavioral development.
What is disability in special education?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) identifies 13 disability categories where special education should be provided.
Auditory Impairment (AI) – refers to a hearing loss not categorized by deafness.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – mainly affects a child's social and communication skills and behavior.
Deafness – covers kids who can't hear most or all sounds, even with a hearing aid.
Deaf-Blindness (DB) – covers kids with both severe hearing and vision loss that requires unique programs.
Emotional Disturbance (ED) – various mental health issues such as anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression.
Intellectual Disability (ID) – covers disabilities such as below-average intellectual abilities, poor communication or social skills, and poor self care. One example is down syndrome.
Multiple Impairments (MI) – a child with multiple disabilities in this list.
Orthopedic Impairment (OI) – covers impairments in kids who lack function or ability in their bodies, such as cerebral palsy.
Other Health Impairment (OHI) – conditions that limit a child's strength, energy, or alertness such as ADHD.
Specific learning disability (SLD) – conditions such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, auditory processing disorder, or nonverbal learning disability.
Speech or Language Impairment (SI) – covers difficulties such as stuttering, pronouncing words, making sounds with the voice, or understanding words.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – injury to the brain caused by a physical force.
Visual Impairment / Blindness (VI) – covers both partial sight and blindness.
Reviews for Dunedin special education tutors
Recent success stories from people in the Dunedin area.
Carolyn G.
My son, Ryan, is 22 years old and has a learning disorder. I hired Jennifer Young from Seeds of Knowledge
to tutor Ryan on the DMV handbook in preparation for the written DMV test.
Jennifer was very patient and came up with some creative teaching methods such as drawing out certain traffic
situations and using a vocabulary list to learn and understand DMV terms.
I highly recommend Jennifer for all types of tutoring as she is excellent at explaining concepts and making
sure the student understands before moving on.
Seeds of Knowledge Tutoring, LLC
Ling Z.
I found James after interviewing multiple tutors for my sons—one a high school senior, the other a college freshman—and he immediately stood out. Not only is James knowledgeable across multiple subjects, but he also genuinely cares about his students. Hiring James turned out to be one of the best decisions we made.
My younger son attended a boarding sports academy and needed ACT prep. James was incredibly flexible, finding time within my son's packed schedule and managing to fit in numerous sessions. Throughout this intense and challenging process, James remained consistently positive, patient, and encouraging.
My older son, a college freshman, faces his own set of challenges, including fairly profound ADHD. James supported him not only with academic subjects but also with organizational skills. James checked in weekly to help plan out his schedule, stay on track, and remain accountable. He built a strong rapport with both of my sons and developed personalized, thoughtful plans tailored to each of their needs. The Personal Professor's Academic Partner Program was critical to my sons' continued success.
In the end, both of my sons benefited greatly from James’ mentorship and made tremendous academic progress. Furthermore, both of them are eager to continue working with James next year—a true testament to his effectiveness as both a tutor and a mentor.
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