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A learning disability doesn't mean your child can't learn; it means they learn in a different way and need teaching that fits. Choose a certified teacher who can work one-on-one from your child's strengths, assessment and IEP. Online, at your home or at a public library.
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255+ specialists for IEPs, ADHD, ASD and Dyslexia
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Kindergarten to Grade 12
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ESL and FSL support
550+ certified, background-checked educators
Every tutor is a certified teacher
255+ specialists for IEPs, ADHD, ASD and Dyslexia
Online, in person, or at your local library
Kindergarten to Grade 12
Trusted by families across Canada
ESL and FSL support
Only a psychologist or psychological associate can diagnose a learning disability, through a psychoeducational assessment. These are signs parents often notice first, and a tutor can help with or without a diagnosis.
Your child explains ideas well out loud, yet tests and written work come back far below what you know they understand.
Months of homework help and practice later, the same reading, writing or math problems are still there at report card time.
Reading, spelling, handwriting or numbers stay stubbornly hard, even though your child keeps up in other areas.
Your child has started calling themselves dumb, avoids schoolwork and gives up before trying, because school feels harder than for friends.
Not sure where to start?
Talk to your family doctor, pediatrician or your child's teacher. These Canadian organizations explain the signs and how to work with your child's school:
A tutor doesn't diagnose or replace the school's plan. Look for one who uses what the assessment says about how your child learns, teaches the hard skill in small, explicit steps, and builds on your child's strengths along the way.
A psychoeducational report can run many pages, and its recommendations are not always easy to use at home. If your child has one, share it and ask the tutor to turn its strengths, needs and recommendations into small, practical steps. No report yet? Start from what you see.
More of the same practice often doesn't help a child with a learning disability. Look for a tutor who teaches reading, writing, math or organization explicitly, one step at a time, with plenty of review. Tell the tutor which skill is hardest, so the work matches the area of need.
Your child may have accommodations on paper but feel awkward using them in class. A tutor can practise with what the IEP lists, like extra time, text-to-speech, graphic organizers or a calculator. You can also ask them to help your child get comfortable asking teachers for support.
Confidence often takes the biggest hit, and your child may start calling themselves bad at school. A tutor can build lessons around a child's interests and strengths and notice small wins out loud. Tell the tutor what your child is good at, so lessons can start there.
Wherever your child focuses best: online, at your home, or in a quiet study room at a public library.
A quiet study room gives structure without the distractions of home. Meet in an open study area or a booked room.
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Early on the focus is on core reading, writing and math skills; later it shifts to accommodations, study strategies and speaking up for what your child needs.
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Most learning disabilities are identified by about Grade 3, so help often starts before any label, with core skills taught step by step.
Reading and writing reach every subject, so the work adds strategies, tools and accommodations alongside the skills that are still growing.
Heavier reading, essays and tests, with help on study routines, using accommodations on assignments and explaining needs to each teacher.
A learning disability is lifelong, so the focus becomes strategies, self-advocacy and accommodations for college, university, an apprenticeship or work.
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No. The Canadian Paediatric Society says support should begin when a learning difficulty is noticed, not after testing. Many families start while they wait for a psychoeducational assessment, and if a diagnosis comes later, you can share the report with the tutor.
The Canadian Paediatric Society estimates that specific learning disorders, often called learning disabilities, affect 5 to 10 percent of school-age children in Canada (2024). Children with a learning disability have at least average thinking ability, and the right teaching and support can reduce how much it gets in the way.
Yes. A learning disability can affect reading, writing, math or several areas at once, and we have separate pages on dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia tutoring. If you're not sure which fits, start here and tell us what you see, and we match your child with a tutor who has worked with similar needs.
Yes. Every tutor on Connect Education is a certified teacher, and every profile is checked before it goes live.
Let us know. You can ask for a different teacher, and our team will help you find a better match.
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